Reports
These reports present research, insight, and guidance by the Family Business Research Foundation on family-owned businesses, their impact on the economy and society, and the challenges they face.
All of our outputs are available to access free of charge and on an open-source basis.
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.
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.