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.
The future is female: next generation women in family business part four
While there are more male chief executives than there are female ones in the FTSE 100, researches show how the next generation of women are empowering themselves in family business.
The future is female: next generation women in family business part three
Family businesses are on course to be led by more women: while it is still far more common to see men at the top in family business, and the gender pay gap closes at a glacial pace, some research suggests that inequality is less acute within family-controlled companies than other businesses.
The future is female: next generation women in family business part two
Next-generation women could be considered the keepers of the flame of their family’s values, a perspective which could make significant impacts on the policies and practices of the firms they inherit.
Family business. Premium performance.
The CS Family 1000 report assesses that family companies grow faster and generate better profitability than the non-family-owned companies.
The future is female: next generation women in family business part one
The next generation of women in families are advancing gender equality while leading their businesses to even greater success through innovation and collaboration, with challenges.