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.

Drawing from more than 100 years of experience supporting the world’s most entrepreneurial families, we have identified the success factors for family enterprise growth — the Growth DNA Model. This model and the EY 7 Drivers of Growth pinpoint the issues and areas of focus that will support family enterprise leaders in achieving their ambitions and building a long-term, intergenerational legacy.

As trusted advisors to enterprise-owning families around the world, we have the experience, authority and programs such as the EY NextGen Academy to support families to grow from generation to generation.

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Growth DNA model for the family enterprise

We understand the unique challenges that family enterprise owners face as they balance their ambition to grow with the effort to build the family legacy.

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How EY can help

Your values: Purpose and context

Fundamental to the success of generational families is a common sense of purpose and shared values, which are adopted by successive generations to preserve the family legacy.

Your business: Growth and innovation

Sustaining the growth and profitability of the family business is increasingly challenging in the face of a rapidly changing market environment driven by technology and disruption.

Your assets: Capital and security

The family operating model is the link between the family’s strategic intent and its ability to deliver on that. Leading families leverage their resources to optimize costs and enable growth.

Your family: Life and legacy

As families grow in number and complexity, a key challenge for a family business is how to plan for succession and implement a governance framework for decision making.

The EY 7 Drivers of Growth

The EY 7 Drivers of Growth is a framework to help companies align their capabilities with their growth strategies.

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The EY 7 Drivers of Growth

Using the wisdom of thousands of high-growth businesses, the EY 7 Drivers of Growth is a tried, tested and trusted framework that can help you think differently about your business and successfully deliver your growth strategy.

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