New Report: “The state of the nation”. The UK Family Business Sector.

A new report, launched by UK Family Business Sector, shows family businesses remain the backbone of the U.K economy. In addition to this, it reveals the sizeable contribution family firms continue to make to the UK economy.  The report shows how the family business sector continues to grow, shining a light particularly on how small […]

Building European Growth and Regional Development! 15 proposals to boost the European Economy

The METI (Mouvement des Enterprises de taille intermediaire) together with Croissance Plus, have released a report which contains 15 proposals to boost the European Economy. Most notably, they call for the creation of a “European growth passport” (which would protect mid-sized enterprises and rapid-growth SMEs from the effects of thresholds, in particular during their phases of […]

Statement from the European business community on the 2019 European Parliament elections

Today, EFB, together with the European business community, urges the citizens of Europe, especially our colleagues from business, to help shape our common future by voting in the European Parliament elections on 23-26 May 2019. Together, we must continue to defend the common values that are the foundations of the EU: democracy, human rights, freedom and […]

High-Level Meeting with the Commission and Parliament – REPORT

Summary report of our High-Level meeting with Commissioners Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner for Single Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and Günther Oettinger (Commissioner for EU Budget and Human resources), MEP Martina Dlabajová (Committee on Budgetary Control) and MEP Angelika Niebler (Committee on Industry, Research and Energy).

Why family businesses matter so much to the world economy

Most of the largest companies are family companies and, on average, family companies perform better than non-family companies and they survive longer. This article suggests how much these companies contribute to the world economy, stating how they wield significant influence in their industries and on the broader, global economy. 

EFB Position Paper on the New Europe

We are living in an extraordinary and challenging time for Europe. For it to survive to help the Next Generation, the EU must renew itself. Discover our Position Paper on New Europe, launched today in conjunction with the 5th European Family Businesses Summit.

Why family businesses are better equipped to deal with a fractured world

A large number of family businesses have committed themselves to sustainability, adopting an approach that aims to be both principled and long-term. Counterintuitively, it has brought them better financial returns than those of other firms over the last decade, as recent studies have confirmed.

European Family Business Barometer 7th edition

Today we launched the seventh edition of the European Family Business Barometer in partnership with KPMG Enterprise. Our survey, which received more than 1500 contributions from family companies across all the continent, underlines how family businesses are still growing.