Family Business Place was created in 2008 in order to become a leading resource centre for the family business community. The team behind Family Business Place have many years of experience of working in family businesses and as consultants to family business owners in many diverse and exciting sectors of the economy.
Throughout the world there has been a growing recognition for many years of the contribution that the family business makes to the global economy through employment, revenue generation and support for the community at large and Family Business Place is an opportunity to share success stories, promote the achievements of family businesses, provide resources in terms of articles and useful insights from experienced family business owners and advisers, engage with the professional services community to ensure that the information provided is of relevance to the sector and also to provide a platform to promote all that is good about this vibrant sector.
All too often family businesses are portrayed in the media as lifestyle enterprises when in fact some of the largest businesses in the world today remain family controlled or influenced - SC Johnson, Ford, The Morgan Motor Company, Fiat, Samsung, Hallmark, Villeroy & Boch, The Goring Hotel, Shepherd Neame, John Smedley, Everards, Floris, Bernard Matthews and JCB. Family Business Place embraces all family businesses and continues to strive to dispel the myths that surround the sector and celebrate the achievements which include businesses that have flourished for many generations.
Family Business Place publishes the only magazine in the UK aimed specifically at the family business sector – Generation, manages the online resource centre and also runs an anual conference, Family Ties.
More and more activities are being developed to further embrace the passion and drive found within the family business community and the team at Family Business Place are always on hand if there is something that we can do to be of assistance.
Whether you already work within the family business sector, or see it as a vibrant expanding market for your products or services, Family Business Place gives you a perceptive insight into the world of the family business and the issues that they face.
