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3rd EFB NextGen event
The EU from the Inside: Navigating Strasbourg
6-7 May 2025, Strasbourg
With a visit to the European Parliament hosted by
MEP Pierfrancesco Maran

Is the EU federation of national associations representing long-term family owned enterprises,
including small, medium-sized and larger companies.

MILLION JOBS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR

OF THE TOP-100 COMPANIES

0 %

OF TOTAL BUSINESSES

MILLION FAMILY-RUN BUSINESSES

Family businesses account for an important part (on average 40 – 50% of all jobs) of European private employment.
Family businesses reinvest profits responsibly preferring equity as opposed to debt financing.
Act as responsible owners because of their long-term strategy towards stakeholder interests, including employees, customers, shareholders and local communities.
Transmission of family values with a high sense of social responsibility.
Special concern for the local or regional base.
Natural incubators of an entrepreneurial culture, they foster the next generation of European entrepreneurs.
Stewards of social and economic capital from one generation to the next.