Hiring non-family executives helps ensure longevity, but it requires strategic finesse. In this article, Morten Bennedsen from INSEAD...

The ability to carry on a successful intergenerational transfer of ownership and leadership (succession) is one of the most important...

Plan to succeed by considering both areas of succession as early as possible. Statistics have for many years shown that a depressingly...

Internationalising can be difficult for businesses, especially if their products are grounded in domestic cultural traditions and require...

Marketing has always been important to any business, regardless of sector and size, but can also be one of the most challenging...

Muntons began life back in 1921 in a small converted brewery in Bedford. Much has changed since then but much has remianed the same too!...

The succession of a family-owned business is often on the minds of its owners. For most, the transition of a family business from one...

Daro continue to be the UK’s leading name specialising in quality cane and rattan furniture for the home and all weather outdoor...

The circumstances behind Stalker’s entry into the haulage and logistics industry is certainly a unique one, as Paul Andrews found out...

Vigne Marina Coppi was established in 2003 in the town of Castellania, the birthplace of Marina’s father Fausto Coppi, one of the...

Broughton Removals, the Edinburgh family firm, are blowing out the celebratory candles on their 50th anniversary this year – with their...

Whilst many new businesses are founded each year it is not often that you find one that has been created by a number of siblings. Check...

RS Clare was founded in Liverpool in 1748 at the start of the Industrial Revolution and they are the longest established company...

The dandi® patch is a thin, discreet underarm patch that adheres to the skin. It holds up to 2,000 times the average amount of underarm...

Established in Great Britain in 1998, Ribeye Boats has been committed to building luxurious performance RIBs and as a family business...

Based in the heart of Stockport for almost two centuries, and owning around 260 tenanted and managed pubs, inns and hotels across the...

Family businesses should trust in next generation leaders to thrive in digital age according to the latest research. Family business...

Jonathan Gallagher, the youngest of three Gallagher brothers, founded Easigrass more than three decades ago and the business continues to...

Glossop Cartons is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of carton board packaging products. Paul Andrews met the sisters behind this...

William Santus and Company have been making a variety of sweets for over 100 years. Paul Andrews visited them in Wigan to find out more....