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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2023 Family Business Index

2023 EY and University of St.Gallen Family Business Index ranks the world’s largest family enterprises. Read more.

16 Jan 2023 EY Global

How single family offices are balancing tradition and transformation

As the role of single family offices evolves, how will they manage regulation, risk, technology, governance and strategy? Learn more from our research.

11 May 2022 EY Global

How NextGen decision makers can meet tomorrow’s challenges

Next generation family enterprise leaders can bring value to the board. Learn more.

11 Apr 2022 Lauri Oinaala +1

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


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