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Family Business Alliance vs Family Business UK
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Verificado September 2026
Organización de empresas familiares
Verificado September 2026 Family Business Alliance
Family-owned businesses in West Michigan — owners and family leaders running the business, next-generation family members preparing to lead, and the non-family executives who work…
Organización de empresas familiares
Family Business UK
UK family businesses of any size and generation — owners, shareholders, family directors, next-generation family members and the non-family executives and NEDs who work with them
Lo que indican los registros
- Geographic restriction — Family Business Alliance: West Michigan, centred on Grand Rapids; Family Business UK: United Kingdom.
- Annual dues — Family Business Alliance: $625 a year; Family Business UK: £550–4,675 a year.
Lado a lado
| Family Business Alliance | Family Business UK | |
|---|---|---|
| Perfil | ||
| Tipo | Family-business organization | Family-business organization |
| Fundado | 2006 (The Alliance's about page states it was "Founded in 2006 by family business leaders who saw the need to establish a supportive community for family business professionals" and marks 2026 as its 20th year. Secondary sources describe the launch as being spearheaded by the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce and the Family Owned Business Institute at Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business.) | 2001 (Incorporated at Companies House on 25 July 2001 as The Institute for Family Business (UK); FBUK's own about page dates the organisation to 2001.) |
| Sede | Grand Rapids, United States | London, United Kingdom |
| Geographic footprint | West Michigan, based in Grand Rapids | United Kingdom-wide, with regional events across the UK regions and nations |
| Miembros | 200as of September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed — FBUK describes itself as the UK's largest organisation dedicated to family businesses but publishes no member figure. |
| Capítulos | A single-market organisation with no chapters. | FBUK has no formal chapters. It runs regional events plus six member communities segmented by role and generation. |
| Primary audience | Family-owned businesses in West Michigan — owners and family leaders running the business, next-generation family members preparing to lead, and the non-family executives who work alongside them | UK family businesses of any size and generation — owners, shareholders, family directors, next-generation family members and the non-family executives and NEDs who work with them |
| Miembro tipo | Members are family-owned companies in the Grand Rapids region across a wide size range. The dues scale runs from a Small Business tier restricted to firms under $3 million in annual revenue up to a $10,000 Community tier, so both very small family firms and substantial regional employers sit in the same organisation. Peer groups also admit non-family key executives. | Members range from very large, long-established British family firms to first-generation businesses, across every sector. Membership is taken by the company or group and covers the whole family and the whole business: any shareholder, family member or employee, including non-family executives, non-executive directors and next-generation members, may take part in activities. |
| Qualification | ||
| Restricción geográfica | West Michigan, centred on Grand Rapidsverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | United KingdomFBUK represents UK family businesses and works with European Family Business to represent UK interests in Europe.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Companies join by selecting one of the five published membership tiers. Peer group entry is separate: applicants complete an FBA Peer Group Application or contact the Director of Membership, who advises which of the three streams fits, and are then placed into a group of eight to ten peers at a comparable career stage. | Applicants complete the online form at familybusinessuk.org/members/apply and select the fee band matching their three-year average turnover; a membership brochure is published as a PDF. No sponsorship, interview or vetting stage is described. Communities are joined afterwards by contacting the FBUK office. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed — membership appears open to family-owned businesses in West Michigan at the published rates. Peer group placement is curated by staff rather than open. | Not publicly disclosed — no acceptance criteria or rejection process is published; membership appears open to any UK family business at the published band. |
| Costo | ||
| Cuotas anuales | $625 a yearSmall Business tier, for businesses earning less than $3 million annually: 2 signature event tickets, 1 peer group slot, leadership programme and partner workshop access.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | £550–4,675 a yearEight published bands set by average turnover over the preceding three years, excluding VAT: under £500k = £550; £500k–£999k = £1,090; £1m–£4.99m = £1,520; £5m–£9.99m = £1,955; £10m–£49.99m = £2,530; £50m–£149.99m = £3,360; £150m–£499.99m = £4,000; above £500m = £4,675.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Cuota de inscripción | No membership initiation fee is published.verified September 2026 | No joining fee is published.verified September 2026 |
| Cuota del programa | $625 one-timeOne-time placement fee for the NextGen Peer Group. Placement fees for the NowGen and KeyGroup streams are not published.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | Not publicly disclosed — the Future Leaders Programme fee is not published; conferences and masterclasses are charged separately at discounted member rates.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual | Annual |
| Estructura | ||
| Meeting frequency | Peer groups meet monthly for half-day sessions; the Alliance holds more than 16 events a year alongside its succession, leadership and governance programmes | Annual conference and policy summit; masterclass series, regional events and community sessions through the year; Family Business Week annually |
| Peer forums | Peer groups of eight to ten members with a seasoned outside professional as moderator, in three streams: NowGen (family members currently running the business), NextGen (younger family members not yet leading) and KeyGroup (non-family key executives) | Six member communities — Chairs, NextGen, NowGen, Family Council, Non-Family Executives and Policy — described as private, curated peer groups organised by role and generation |
| Confidentiality | The Alliance describes its peer groups as confidential spaces built on a circle of trust, and states that networking primarily for lead generation is not a programme goal. No written confidentiality policy is published. | FBUK describes the communities as a safe space to share experiences; no formal written confidentiality policy is published. |
| Time commitment | Peer group members commit to a monthly half-day meeting | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Event-focused | Event-focused, Forum-based, Virtual |
| Foros confidenciales entre pares | Yes | Yes |
| Capítulos locales | No | No |
| Membresía virtual | No | Partial |
| Comunidad en línea | Partial | Partial |
| Directorio de miembros | Partial | Partial |
| Eventos | Yes | Yes |
| Programación | ||
| Programación educativa | Yes | Yes |
| Desarrollo del liderazgo | Yes | Yes |
| Retiros | Not documented | Not documented |
| Viajes | No | No |
| Programación familiar | Yes | Yes |
| Programación para cónyuges y parejas | Not documented | Not documented |
| Programación para la nueva generación | Yes | Yes |
| Debates sobre inversión | No | No |
| Oportunidades de inversión | No | No |
| Componente filantrópico | No | No |
| Énfasis en el networking | Medium | High |
| Énfasis social | Medium | Medium |
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