European Family Business

European Family Business
AbbreviationEFB
Formation1999
Founded atBrussels
PurposeFamily business associations federation
HeadquartersBrussels
Location
  • Brussels, Belgium
Region served
EU
Official language
English
Websiteeuropeanfamilybusinesses.eu

European Family Business is a private European non-profit organization created in 1999 that acts as a federation of national associations representing long-term family businesses, including small, medium and large enterprises.[1]

Family businesses employ more than 40% of workers in the European Union, excluding the public sector.[2]

Members

  • Andorra: Empresa familiar Andorrana
  • Belgium: FBN Belgium
  • Bulgaria: FBN Bulgaria
  • Estonia: Estonian Family Entrepreneurs Association
  • Finland: Perheyrysten liitto
  • France: FBN France and Mouvement Des Entreprises de Taille Intermédiaire
  • Germany: Die Familienunternehmer
  • Italy: The Italian Association of Family Businesses (AIdAF)
  • Malta: Family Business Office Malta
  • Netherlands: FBNed
  • Portugal: Associação das Empresa Familiares
  • United Kingdom: Institute for Family Business
  • Romania: FBN Romania
  • Spain: Instituto de la Empresa Familiar
  • Sweden: Family Business Network
  • Others: The Henokians

References

  1. ↑ "European Journal of Family Business". elsevier.es. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. ↑ Magretta, Joan (1998-01-01). "Governing the Family-Owned Enterprise: An Interview with Finland's Krister Ahlström". Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2023-10-07.