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PwC’s 11th Global Family Business Survey

Friday, 05 May 2023

PwC’s Family Business Survey 2023 comes at a time of great change. The optimism of a post-covid world has been sorely tested by the geopolitical

 

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A guide to family business succession planning

Friday, 11 February 2022

Succession planning is one of the most sensitive issues, and COVID-19 appears to have concentrated minds in this area.   Topics such as

 

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Tánaiste and Minister Donohoe launch new €90m fund for Irish start-ups

Thursday, 10 February 2022

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD launched a new

 

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European Family Business Barometer - Sustaining future growth

 

In summer 2013 European Family Businesses (EFB) in conjunction with KPMG launched the first European Family Business Barometer.  The barometer was created to primarily gauge the confidence levels of family business in the EU.

 

Some 600 responses were received from across 14 countries.  Key findings are as follows:-

 

44% confident about the economic situation of their family business for the next 6-12 months

 

43% had increased turnover in the previous 6 months

 

40% had increased staff numbers

 

92% were thinking about invesment opportunities, with 57% looking to expand market share in their own country and across the EU.

 

49% had no problems accessing finance

 

The full report can be found on www.europeanfamilybusinesses.eu