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IFB Conference 2021: Re-imagining Family Governance
12th July 2021
Dr Claudia Astrachan and Professor Isabel Botero’s presentation at this year’s IFB Conference 2021 focused on family governance, or the mechanisms and structures used to coordinate and align an ownership group.
New report Highlights Family Business as Crucial to Pandemic Recovery
30th June 2021
The latest report by the IFB Research Foundation (IFBRF) reveals that in 2019, family businesses contributed to almost 30 per cent of the UK’s national income. Over 100,000 new family businesses were created in the year running up to the pandemic, with 5.2 million family firms in total who employ over 14 million people in the UK.
Family Governance in the UK and Around the World
16th April 2021
Insights from the IFB Research Foundation’s latest research project
Family Business in the UK: COVID-19 and Social Impact
23rd March 2021
The 2nd Family Business Research Workshop took place successfully online on 5th February 2021. The event was organised jointly by the IFB Research Foundation and the Centre for Family Business at the University of Lancaster
Family businesses continue to make long-lasting impact in their communities
27th January 2021
New research by the IFB Research Foundation highlights the important role family businesses play in their communities throughout the generations.
New report sheds light on the community impact of family businesses
16th November 2020
The latest IFB Research Foundation report, Family Business and Community Engagement, by researchers from the University of York, provides new insights into the ways UK family businesses work to support their communities.
Coronavirus–hit family business sector continues to be the backbone of the UK economy
14th September 2020
The latest IFB Research Foundation family business sector report shows the continued contribution of the family business sector the the UK economy and society.
Report Sheds New Light on the Largest Family Businesses in the UK
2nd July 2020
New research by the IFB Research Foundation sheds fresh insights into UK family business. Compiled by RepGraph, the new report The Largest Family Businesses in the UK analyses the largest UK family-owned firms.