The importance of community
It’s these experiences and the feedback from Members about
Community matters to all of us. It’s where we find connections, seek security and share experience. At FBUK our Communities are a core benefit of your membership, allowing you to connect with other Members from across the organisation. They are organised around a specific role or area of interest such as: • NextGen and NowGen – for those at different stages of their journey in their family business. • Chairs, Family Office and Non- Family Executives – groups for individuals with a specific role or function in the business. • Policy – for those interested in keeping informed on our work and shaping the political landscape. Members often tell us that their involvement with our Community groups ranks among the most valuable time they spend among their peers – learning, sharing and, critically, addressing a common challenge: feeling they are alone in dealing with family and business issues. Isabelle Coles, part of the NextGen Community is fifth generation at FBUK Member James Coles and Sons (Nurseries) Ltd: “Being in a space with like-minded people of a similar age is a refreshing experience, and not something you get to do that often.” C-J Green is Chair of the Family Council at Notcutts Ltd and part of the Family Council Community: “The calls we have provide a valuable space to understand how other Family Councils are navigating challenges and gives us a reminder that we are not facing those
how our Communities can evolve to better suit your needs and challenges that has led to us launch three new Communities:
Women in Family Business: supporting women in senior
leadership roles who are working within family businesses. Our first meeting is already scheduled online for 19 September 2026. Philanthropy and Foundations: for Members that are passionate about making charitable giving or community investment as part of their family business and advancing the narrative of philanthropy in business. Family Office: set up by many family businesses to help them manage their investments and wealth. This Community is for family business owners who have or are considering setting up a Family Office. To find out more and to register your interest in any of the Communities, please email Laura: laura.wakerley@familybusinessuk.org or scan the QR code below.
Laura Wakerley Membership Manager
Chairs
NextGen
NowGen
Family Council
Non-family Executives
Policy
Women in Family Business
Family Office
Philanthropy & Foundations
challenges in isolation.”
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