Family Business Scale-Ups: Breaking Barriers to Growth

Family Business Scale-ups: Breaking Barriers to Growth

The challenges to growing and scaling family businesses

Access to markets

While trade is one aspect of their international growth agenda, 59% are also considering expanding their physical presence or operations overseas , while a further 23% say they may do so. When asked about relocating their headquarters overseas, 23% say yes, 34% say maybe, and 43% say they would not. Figure 24: Future business opportunities and relocation

Where would you consider locating your HQ to, If you were to move? 58% The EU 42% USA 14% Canada 14% China 12% other parts of Europe 12% UAE

When considering future business opportunities now, and in the future, do you see the business: Expanding physical presence / operations overseas

Yes 59%

No 18%

Maybe 23%

Relocating the business HQ overseas

Yes 23%

No 43%

Maybe 34%

What would the key drivers of that relocation be? Size of markets overseas

37% 37% 35% 33% 29% 29% 29% 14%

Better infrastructure Access to investors

A more favourable tax regime compared to UK

7% Africa

6% Elsewhere in Middle East

6% Indian subcontinent

6% Latin America

5% Other Parts of Asia

3% Australasia

More positive and proactive attitude to entrepreneurship and risk

Better understanding of your sector Ability to hire / access talent more easily

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