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Family enterprise
Unlocking ambition in family-owned enterprises from one generation to the next.
Family enterprise owners face unique challenges as they balance their ambition to grow with the effort to build the family legacy.
The EY approach to working with family enterprises is anchored in the EY Family Enterprise DNA Model. This model supports both the personal and business performance agendas of family enterprise leaders by pinpointing four key areas of focus to achieve their ambitions: family, values, business and assets. We combine our understanding of these focus areas with decades of experience working as trusted advisors to the world’s most entrepreneurial families to create a framework for guided conversations on topics that matter most to family enterprise owners.
Our experience, authority and global leadership platforms such as EY NextGen support families as they grow from generation to generation.
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How the world’s 500 largest family businesses build and sustain value
The 2025 EY and University of St.Gallen Global 500 Family Business Index ranks the world’s largest family businesses. Read more.
12 Mar 2025
Lauri Oinaala
How family enterprises are embracing sustainability
Family enterprises play their role in the global sustainability agenda.
13 Dec 2021
EY Global
How the world’s largest family businesses are proving their resilience
The 2021 EY and University of St. Gallen Family Business Index tracks the world’s largest family enterprises. Read the key insights.
14 Sep 2021
EY Global
How to secure your legacy with a family office
Successful family offices seek to grow and preserve wealth as well as address issues of succession, governance and taxes.
13 Aug 2021
Desmond Teo
How an IPO can strengthen family businesses for generations to come
EY Private Perspectives: family businesses should consider opening doors to new sources of capital in order to build a long-lasting legacy.
25 Mar 2021
Martin Steinbach
How EY can Help
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The EY Family Enterprise DNA Model pinpoints the key areas of focus for family enterprise leaders to achieve their personal and business ambitions.
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Our family office professionals can help you evaluate best practices of leading family offices to support the family’s vision and legacy. Find out more.
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Our private client tax services team can help you maintain your business and personal goals while achieving full reporting compliance. Learn more.
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Our 7 Drivers of Growth framework can help your business successfully execute your growth strategy over the long term. Find out how.
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