Family businesses lived to see the definition of family business approved by the Czech government
What is a family business or a family trade? It will be clearer since Monday as the Czech government has approved a regulation defining the family business. For the first time, the Czech Republic has a definition that will make it easier to employ relatives and better support them through incentives.
Stewardship of Family Owned Businesses
Family businesses are responsible for most of the employment and value creation in Belgium. They are all too often equated with SMEs, but family businesses can range from one-man businesses to multinationals. This comprehensive study of the independent research group Itinera highlights the importance of Family Owned Businesses and the need for them to make […]
EFB Press Release – SPRING PROJECT
EFB is glad to announce its participation to the SPRING (Succession Planning and Regeneration in Family Businesses for New Growth through an innovative training programme) Program together with other 10 EU organizations from nine different European countries for a total duration of 36 months.
EFB Presentation – Defending your Business, Securing Continuity
EFB Defending your Business and Securing Continuity Presentation – June 2019.
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.