So your website talks about how proud you are to be a family business. Team photos of key family members and a lovely 'family history' timeline with black and white photos of generations before.  

You build on the fact that that you're a family-run company, trusted for years by loyal...

Change. Such a small word but can often cause such BIG problems in a family business. Especially when it comes to transitioning the leadership of the company from the current leader, to their next generation. 

That's because, on the surface, change is the antithesis of everything we...

When you say ‘family business’ it conjures up images of personal service, quality and trustworthiness. Cider makers, construction firms, farm shops, funeral directors, hotel owners. Family firms provide hundreds of thousands of jobs to industries around the UK. 

So why then, do...

By Amalia Brightley-Gillott

If you've been working in your family business for a few years now, you're probably starting to think about taking on much more responsibility. Not to mention the possibility that maybe, one day, you could be leading the business when your Dad retires. 

Let's...