The UK has become more environmentally conscious in recent years. In fact, the global pandemic encouraged people to become more...

Family firms are different, a real force for good and that can only be a good thing. The obvious thing that makes family businesses stand...

The world remains a volatile place in 2023, as businesses emerge from the COVID era, contend with the impact of geopolitical uncertainty,...

Family firms are the engine room of the national economy and those running them are passionate, motivated and entrepreneurial in their...

The post-COVID bounce back in M&A deals has led a lot of entrepreneurs to consider selling their businesses. Business owners are aware...

For a family-owned business nothing is more important to an organisation than the nurturing and protection of its reputation. Having a...

Stewardship: it’s a seemingly old-fashioned term, thought to have been first used in the 15th century, and, at first sight, maybe...

The media coverage of “The Great Resignation” has raised the profile of the ongoing and critical role of the board in succession...

Opening up the board of directors to talent from outside the founding family prevents family dynamics from disrupting the functioning of...

Given their portrayals in the media, it might be easy to dismiss family businesses as hotbeds of power playing, favour currying, and...

HE Simm is a family owned, £100m, engineering and services business. Their roots are in Liverpool, but they have progressed over the last...

Family-owned businesses have tremendous advantages stemming from their special status: deep community ties, values, family traditions,...

I was recently asked to give a talk about family businesses, and the conference organiser told me not to even mention the “three...

It’s a dilemma that faces family businesses all too frequently. We saw it recently when we worked with a $4 billion global manufacturing...

Dr. Joseph H. Astrachan, Executive Director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University, speaks on on the topic of...

Saxton Bampfylde have recently published their latest thought piece entitled Humanity at the Heart of Digital Prosperity. For this...

When we talk about the good practices of managing a family business, we refer to the layers of experience that have accumulated over the...

Stewardship matters for successful and enduring family businesses. Stewardship is a defining hallmark of businesses that achieve...

“What do you mean we can’t pay dividends this year?” Elisa was incredulous. The board of the watch company she and her husband Mark had...

Stephen Bampfylde shares his insights and observations specifically focused on the role of the Board and its evolution in the time of...