SAVE THE DATE: 2021 EFB Summit in Helsinki
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, EFB were forced to postpone their Helsinki Summit to 26th-27th May 2021. The highly anticipated event was due to feature several high-profile speakers from the European Institutions, Family Business Community and National politics. EFB would like to thank our Finnish partner, Perheyritystenliitto, for their help in the organisation and rescheduling […]
Erasmus + Project updates
Despite the outbreak of COVID-19, EFB were able to keep on track of their 2 EU Erasmus + funded projects, SPRING and SUFABU. The SUFABU project looks directly at succession in family businesses and aims to make a flexible training system for the process. The second project meeting was meant to take place in Oslo, […]
Family Businesses fighting back against COVID-19
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, EFB have had to be creative in how we engage with our members and the creation of our COVID-19 webinars to bring the chapters from across to Europe have been a revelation. These webinars have enabled the network to stay up to date with the developments of the crisis across Europe, […]
Message from the President
The past 6 months have been a whirlwind, not just for our family business community but for the whole of society. COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect globally and thrown our societies and economies into complete disrepute. My best wishes go to all our members, families and friends, and my sincere condolences are offered to […]
Business and individual investors organisations issue statement on the European Commission’s upcoming initiative on sustainable corporate governance
Business and individual investors organisations issue statement on the European Commission’s upcoming initiative on sustainable corporate governance
EFB Member Chapter Updates
Finnish Family Firms Association elected EFB Vice-President Alexander Bargum as its new chairpersonEFB Vice-President Alexander Bargum has been elected as the new Chairperson of Perheyritys (Finnish Family Firms Association). Mr Bargum is the 4th generation owner of Algol, a Finnish multi-industry group in imports, wholesale and industrial services, and has been group CEO since 2012 […]
A word from our sponsors, KPMG
Creating value through good governance: How to balance what is right for the business and for the familyChoosing the right governance practices in a family business is a critical ingredient for its long-term sustainability. While business governance is essential for effective business processes and establishing control mechanisms, family governance processes and structures serve a different […]
SUFABU
On 5th and 6th October, the third transnational meeting of the SUFABU Project looking at succession in family businesses, organised by the project’s Italian Partner CEDIT, took place on a hybrid platform due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Some project partners were able to be physically present in Florence, whilst others, including EFB’s team joined the meeting online. […]
SPRING
In the latest transnational meetings, EFB presented their finalised educational module on family business governance structures and were able to share this with the fantastic team of academics and organisations that make up the SPRING Project consortium. The transnational meeting saw some excellent modules presented in what promises to be a vital research project for […]
Privacy concerns for Family Businesses
Following discussion with the Management Committee and the Board in October, EFB drafted a letter to DG CONNECT in response to the European Commission’s consultation on high-value data sets. In their proposal, the European Commission intended to make specific types of data sets publicly available. This proposal included making public the data of business owners […]