In  2008 Howard escaped from Grant Thornton UK LLP, where he had been a partner for over 25 years, to establish his own boutique practice.

Ovation Finance are a firm of financial planners in Bristol. It was set up by Chris Budd and has very recently been sold to an

Ian Marsh returns to the show for a second time following his previous discussion on episode 5 about the importance of communication.  We build on

We first met Jonathan at the FBU Conference. We had a brief chat following his presentation and during that chat I cheekily asked for a

We speak with Elle Hansen, Mairi Mickel and Jim Hutcheson about the particular challenges facing family business founders when it comes to succession planning.  Elle

Each year Paul Andrews of Family Business United holds a conference to celebrate family business in the UK. Russ takes his roaming mic to speak

Thursday 8th March is International Women’s Day and so I chat with Jo MacSween about her role with Women’s Enterprise Scotland, Vistage and her own

Russ, is a Chartered Financial Planner and advises family business owners on how to achieve & maintain financial independence.  Succession planning comes with many barriers

Ever wondered why your Mum or Dad won’t discuss succession?  Are you a business owner but scared of what life outside the business may look

In this interview with Martin Stepek we explore many of the challenges that families in business together face.  The story of how Martin’s father came

Mark Bergman is a serial entrepreneur and invented HANDypaint Products whilst painting his basement. The initial inspiration was a coffee can and some duct tape! 

Josh Daspit is an Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University and has a passion for understanding the factors affecting family businesses ability to innovate.  Josh

Ernst and Young conducted some research into the role of women in family businesses to see if they were leading the way or lagging behind

Family business is in my blood. I grew up with the family businesses owned by my father and grandfather. And like you, I am a

It all started back in 1989 when a much less dishevelled Grant and John gave up fencing and landscaping for the Shedlife. Locals would come to