German Family Businesses Up For Sale?
Many of Germany’s predominately family-owned Mittelstand businesses are likely to come under the hammer over the next ten years...
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Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Preparing Your Family Business For Sale
There comes a time when most families seek to sell their business, whether it be five years after its creation or two hundred years. The...
Natalie Wright - Mazars
Jun 29, 20203 min read
Is A Management Buy-Out An Option For Your Family Firm?
Could a Management Buy-Out (‘MBO’) be right for you, your family and your business? Having built up a successful family business, you may...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 22, 20205 min read
The Magnificent History Of Indian Family Businesses
India has a rich and magnificent history of family businesses. The country’s rich history and culture have molded the edifice and...
Greg McCann - Generation6 Family Enterprise Advisers
Jun 19, 20203 min read
Meeting the Need for White Space
In turbulent times there is a clear need for “white space” – that is, quality time for reflection with a trusted neutral person. Greg...
Ben Fowler - Western Pension Solutions
Jun 19, 20203 min read
Beacon Of Hope For Legacy Pension Challenges
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued new guidance to help protect savers and give employers and trustees more choice ahead of...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 17, 20203 min read
How To Influence And Engage Through Storytelling
Stories are a great way of connecting with people as good storytelling is emotive. That’s what makes great books and great movies: they...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 2, 20203 min read
The Benefits Of Working With Family Firms
For many years, partly as a result of their portrayal as ‘ma and pa’ lifestyle businesses, family firms have not been recognised for the...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 1, 20194 min read
Handling Embezzlement In The Family Firm
Hearing about embezzlement in a public company rarely shocks anyone, but when it happens in a family business, people are often stunned....
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 2, 20182 min read
Will An MBO Secure The Family Business Future?
Are management buy-outs a means of ensuring viable futures for established family businesses? Selling or handing over the family...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
May 31, 20185 min read
The Importance Of Exporting
With more than five million family firms across the UK and a large majority of them taking a long term view, it is no surprise to see...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 3, 20173 min read
Weathering A Storm
When crisis strikes a family business, advisers need a clear plan, with an emphasis on honesty, to minimise reputational damage Many...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 3, 20173 min read
In-Laws & Influence In Family Businesses
In-laws hold a unique position in family businesses. This may be said for both in-laws who work within the business and those who, for a...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 1, 20173 min read
Failing Your Way To Success
Mitzi Perdue’s story is summed up in the title of her website: ‘Insider secrets from wildly successful families’. She’s the daughter of...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 1, 20173 min read
The Dominance Of Family Firms In Turkey
Yaşar Holding is a great example: born out of a trading concern in the 1920’s, it evolved into the country’s leading paint business in...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Oct 31, 20164 min read
We Do – Couples in Business, The Birth Of A Family Business?
An important segment of family businesses is spouses in business together or copreneurs. Copreneurs share the ownership and management...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 1, 20165 min read
What They See Is What You Get!
Social intelligence, a slippery concept that is nevertheless crucial to family business success. Your reputation is your biggest asset....
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 1, 20166 min read
Manufacturing Needs To Be On The Agenda
Jessica Penny from family firm Penny Hydraulics adds her voice to the challenge for manufacturing that needs to do more to fill...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Oct 13, 20153 min read
The ‘Family Factor’ in Family Businesses
Understanding family businesses entails understanding the ‘family factor’, more specifically family ownership, involvement, commitment,...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Dec 2, 20145 min read
Wealthy Chinese Look Beyond The American Dream
China’s rich visa-seekers are discovering alternatives to foreign investment visa schemes in the US, Canada and Australia, and are...
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