Scottish Family Business Association

About the Scottish Family Business Association Group

We want to see every family busienss properly educated and trained to maximise their business, family and personal goals.
This requires major changes in our university... more »
We want to see every family busienss properly educated and trained to maximise their business, family and personal goals.
This requires major changes in our university and colleges courses, training of advisors to family businesses, media coverage of family business, and government support for family businesses.
That's what we exit to do - make these changes. « less

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Martin S.

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Good family businesses have values of stewardship, loyalty to employees, commitment to local area. So when there isn't a natural...

Do you know of an existing private business that would make a good social enterprise? Why not take it over?

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George Stevenson, ex-MD of Mathiesons Bakers and I telling our family business stories at two events, in Renfrew and Hamilton. Hope you...

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Martin S.

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Welcome to our new group pages on LinkedIn. Our organisation has helped thousands of family businesses and their advisors since we formed...

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Martin S.

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Limited places at Strathclyde Univ family business conference on 20 June. I'm talking on fb and good society. #family business

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Mark T.

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Should Taxpayers be concerned at the new initiatives issued by HMRC?

Single Compliance Process, amnesties, evasion task forces, VAT crackdowns! Does it have sufficient resources to make these effective and ...

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Jack G.

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Delighted to join the Group and very much look forward to future discussions.

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Jim D.

Jim

Thank you for the invitation. Hope to catch up with you guys soon. All the best, Jim

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Fiona S.

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Good thinking Martin. Delighted to join group.

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Ilka H.

Ilka

I am delighted to learn about the SFBA group. Cheers, Ilka

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Reminder: two great events next week. Ayr 14th, Glasgow 16th. What every family business should know. Not your everyday dry bland...

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Caroline L.

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The Hunter Centre are proud to host the Forum for Family Business Advisers (FFBA), which aims to provide access to the latest thinking on...

The forum is supported by Law Society for Scotland, Entrepreneurial Exchange, Family Business Solutions, Society of Trust and Estate ...

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Martin S.

Martin

Family busienss conference at Strathclyde Uni on 20th June. I'm doing talk on family business and the good society. Open to all.

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Martin S.

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My take on the News of the World story from a family business perspective.

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Caroline L.

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The Hunter Centre are looking for local companies to host a student for our Venture Management in Practice class, honours students are...

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Martin

The3rdi magazine is a member owned co-operative business that you can own FOR LESS THAN £1 PER WEEK* Did you know that the Co-operative Bank, a successful and ethical financial institution, is headed not by a banker, but by a...

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Martin

Amazing longevity achievements in Britain's oldest family businesses. A butcher's business in Dorset has run in family hands continuously...

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With public trust in business at an all-time low this report signposts yet again that family businesses can be the ethical solution, good...

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