Business
The top 500 family businesses are job-creation giants
And almost half of them are in the fourth generation or more, putting paid to the old adage that three…
Dyson leads the UK’s embrace of family businesses
Inventor James Dyson is bringing his son into the fold, and he is not alone.
The three archetypes that make good non-family CEOs
What makes a good non-family business CEO?
Why the family business brand is becoming so important
An increasing number of family businesses are using the family part of their business in their branding…
How should you measure a business’s success?
In the business press it's usually all about money.
The Schmidheinys cement their position
A huge merger between Holcim and Lafarge appears to be going through despite numerous hurdles.
10 giant family businesses you have never heard of
They have revenues in the billions and make a huge difference to the world, but their low profile means…
Soy sauce family rises from the rubble
When it was destroyed by the 2011 tsunami ninth-generation Yagisawa Shoten looked doomed.
How shipping families defeated the private equity titans
After the financial crisis buyout specialists bet on a resurgence in the global economy, but the old…
News round-up: Hikma joins the FTSE, Hilton hits turbulence, “buxomgate”
A second-generation Jordanian firm becomes only the fourth drug-maker on the flagship London index.
Tax is becoming a big issue for family businesses
European family businesses are starting to protest more about higher tax burdens, and a Swiss report…
We aren’t all dead in the long run, just ask a family business
Increasingly policy makers don't like the short-term ideas of Keynesian economics, but when it comes…
Italy’s dual-share scheme will cement its family business culture
The government's change of tack has been painted as a victory for institutional shareholders, but it…