EFB Position Paper on SME Listing
Do we need to encourage more family SMEs to list or are there better ways of injecting capital into a business? In response to the Commission’s consultation on building a proportionate regulatory environment to support SME listing, EFB lays out its recommendations on what family businesses need.
Family Firms and Listing: Opportunities for Public Capital Markets
The global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, published a report into family businesses, investigating the opportunities and challenges for family firms when considering public equity as a source of funding.
FBs in the News:The Need for a Family Business Index to Monitor the Global Economy
FamCap’s David Bain argues that a family business index needs to be constructed in order to provide us with an accurate depiction the global economy.
FBs in the News: The pros and cons of IPOs in Family Businesses
Ian Smith writes about the benefits and the risks facing family businesses who choose Initial Public Offering as a source of finance
FBs in the News: Why Family Businesses are Thriving in the 21st Century
Sarah Farrer, freelance copywriter, children’s story writer and mother, writes a guest article for Virgin about the successes of family businesses in the UK in the 21st century.
FBs in the News: Survey shows how private equity can help family businesses
Family Capital argues that private equity paired with family businesses improves the business’ performance.
FBs in the News: Nature vs Nurture: Is an Entrepreneur Born or Raised?
According to Peter Jaskiewicz’ and James Combs’ article “Nature vs Nurture: Is an Entrepreneur Born or Raised”, ‘being raised in an entrepreneurial home is the winning factor, [but] other elements do come onto play’.
EFB and KPMG release the 6th Edition of the Family Business Barometer
In the 6th edition of the European Family Business Barometer, European Family Businesses (EFB) and KPMG once again seek to bring an insight into the confidence levels of family businesses, the challenges affecting their everyday operations and the solutions they seek to ensure their development and sustainable growth.
EFB Addressing the EESC
On November 6th, 2017, at the European Economic Social Committee, EFB’s senior policy advisor Darius Movaghar discussed possible ways to improve SME’s access to finance in the coming years. He spoke alongside representatives of organisations of COPA COGECA and the European Commission. He noted that part of what characterises family SMEs is their tendency to […]
FBs in the News: Family Businesses and Startups have Much in Common… Bring them Closer Together
Nadine Kammerlander, chair of family businesses and academic director of the Institute of Family Businesses at WHU, argues that family businesses and startups are similar and need to realise this and start working together with an approach benefits both sides.