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Success and succession: Five characteristics of a good family business

Chances are high that seven out of 10 of the businesses you know are family owned.

As defined by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a family-owned business is one where the majority of votes are held by the person who established the firm, or their direct descendants, with at least one family member involved in the company’s management.

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