The now generation to the new generation. Members of our multi-disciplinary team talk about some of the key issues impacting family and owner-managed businesses.
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Finding solutions for family businesses that may be in financial distress
Crowe Recovery Solutions partner Steven Edwards chats with Jo Ford, Partner at
Cripps LLP about how they work with family businesses. They discuss where directors should concentrate their efforts so businesses can get back on track.
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Family Business Week Special
Surviving through tough times
Our panel discuss some of the unique challenges family and owner-managed businesses face. Based on the popular game show, Family Fortunes, we asked business owners some key questions about their short and long term challenges. But did the panel predict the top answers?
In this special two-part edition of Crowe Casts, for Crowe's Family Business Week, Nick Latimer, Partner in our Private Clients team, talks with fellow Partner and Head of Crowe's Professional Practices Group Louis Baker.
Louis, not only plays an important role as Partner at Crowe, but he is also a Non-Executive in his own 250-year-old family Business, Barkers and Larners of Holt.
In this first episode, Nick and Louis discuss the ups and downs of the past few years, as the business battled with the global pandemic, a fire at one of its large-scale stores – and what they face now as we enter the cost of living crisis.
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David Ford, Tax Partner, sits down with David Marrable, Managing Director at The Hub (London) Limited. The two David’s reflect on how the business adapted through the pandemic, new challenges and his thoughts on selling the business and possible retirement.
In the style of Family Fortunes, during the run up to Family Business Week we asked business owners some key questions about their short and long term business challenges.
But did the panel predict the top answers?
Watch the session to find out more and their tips on facing these challenges.
In this special two-part edition of Crowe Casts, for Crowe's Family Business Week, our Partner and Head of Manufacturing and SME Corporates Johnathan Dudley talks with fellow Partner and Head of Crowe's Professional Practices Group Louis Baker.
In this second episode Johnathan and Louis, discuss the challenges faced by a long-standing business in operating with a complex mix of family members, non-family members, and shareholders.
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Family Business Week Special
Management and succession in a family business
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Trevor Ling, Corporate Tax Partner talks to Kingsley Tedder, an Independent Finance Director and Business Consultant about Employee Ownership Trusts, and why they are an attractive proposition for family and owner-managed-businesses.
Family Business Week
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1. What do you think the biggest immediate threat or challenge to your business?
Securing the right staff
40
Managing inflation
28
Rising interest rates and access to funding
20
Other
11
Supply chain integrity
4
2. What is the medium term (next three years) challenge to your business growth?
Impact of the latest Budget
1
Access to finance and funding
10
Other e.g. data security, regulation, exporting
22
Coping with price volatility
26
Market attitude to risk in a downturn
32
3. How do you see yourself exiting the family business, securing the best outcome both personally and for your business?
Wind up the business
3
Trade sale
18
Management buyout including Employee Ownership Trust
18
Gift or sell to my children/other family members
20
I am just going to carry on
36