Reports
Our reports and research papers present evidence, analysis, and insight on a wide range of family-business topics - for example, the social and economic impact for family businesses, the practical challenges they face, and the policies that affect family businesses in the UK. All of our publications are available to access free of charge and on an open-source basis.
Business Family Governance 2.0
This report by Dr. Claudia Binz Astrachan and Professor Isabel Botero suggests that family governance plays a key role in achieving a multigenerational legacy in family firms.
The State of the Nation: The UK Family Business Sector 2020-21
This report presents detailed evidence on the UK family business sector and estimates the contribution it made to the UK economy in 2019. It investigates the family business sector’s characteristics and identifies the challenges faced by family SMEs in the year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK government’s policy response. This report also includes statistical analysis of data from the UK's Small Business Survey to investigate how family ownership of a firm affects its adoption and use of technology.