比较 · 17 实质性差异
Family Business Network (FBN) vs Family Firm Institute (FFI)
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已验证 September 2026
家族企业组织
已验证 September 2026 Family Business Network (FBN)
Members of business-owning families (owners, executives, non-executive shareholders and next-generation family members) where the family controls the business
专业行业协会
Family Firm Institute (FFI)
Advisers, consultants, educators and researchers who serve family enterprises, plus family enterprise members themselves, who join at the same individual rate
记录所示内容
- Minimum age: Family Business Network (FBN): Individual membership is open to family members aged 18 and over; Next Gen membership covers ages 18–34; Family Firm Institute (FFI): No published minimum age.
- Minimum ownership stake: Family Business Network (FBN): The family must hold a controlling ownership interest in the firm and control its strategic direction; Family Firm Institute (FFI): No published minimum ownership stake.
- Accredited-investor status: Family Business Network (FBN): No published accredited-investor status; Family Firm Institute (FFI): Not required for membership; FFI's Global Education Network certificates in Family Business Advising and Family Wealth Advising are optional and priced separately.
- Geographic restriction: Family Business Network (FBN): Applicants join through the FBN member association covering their country or region; there is no direct international membership; Family Firm Institute (FFI): No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: Family Business Network (FBN): S$7,000 a year; Family Firm Institute (FFI): $975 a year.
并排对比
| Family Business Network (FBN) | Family Firm Institute (FFI) | |
|---|---|---|
| 档案 | ||
| 类型 | Family-business organization | Professional association |
| 成立于 | 1989 (Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, per FBN's own About page.) | 1986 (FFI's history page states the organisation was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1986 with 22 founding members. It is now headquartered in Boston.) |
| 总部 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Boston, United States |
| Geographic footprint | A federation of 34 member associations covering 65 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East | Global membership; the annual Global Conference moves between cities and the 2026 edition is scheduled for New York |
| 成员 | 25,000as of September 2026 | Could not be independently verified: secondary sources describe "nearly 2,000 individuals and organizations from more than 80 countries", but FFI's own about, membership and contact pages do not publish a member or country count. |
| 分会 | 34 | FFI has no chapters. It organises members through virtual study groups, the Global Education Network and the annual conference. |
| Primary audience | Members of business-owning families (owners, executives, non-executive shareholders and next-generation family members) where the family controls the business | Advisers, consultants, educators and researchers who serve family enterprises, plus family enterprise members themselves, who join at the same individual rate |
| 典型会员 | Members are individuals from families that own and control an operating business that has reached at least the second generation of family ownership, management or involvement. Membership is typically taken out in the name of the family or family company and then extends to family members including spouses and next-generation members from age 18. | The core membership is professional: lawyers, accountants, wealth managers, family business consultants, psychologists and academics working with family firms and family wealth. FFI also admits family enterprise members, educators and researchers, and students, and sells organisational memberships to advisory firms, universities and associations priced by headcount. |
| Qualification | ||
| 最低年龄 | Individual membership is open to family members aged 18 and over; Next Gen membership covers ages 18–34FBN Asia terms. FBN International describes its NxG community as covering members aged 18 to 40.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No published minimum age |
| 最低持股比例 | The family must hold a controlling ownership interest in the firm and control its strategic directionStated as a qualitative test; no numeric ownership percentage is published. Criteria published by FBN Asia, the member association that discloses them most fully.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No published minimum ownership stake |
| 合格投资者资质 | No published accredited-investor status | Not required for membership; FFI's Global Education Network certificates in Family Business Advising and Family Wealth Advising are optional and priced separatelyverified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 地域限制 | Applicants join through the FBN member association covering their country or region; there is no direct international membershipverified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | No |
| Application process | Applicants approach the FBN member association for their country or region rather than FBN International. At FBN Asia, the published route is to review the eligibility criteria, complete and submit an application form, then be contacted by the association to work through the remaining steps. Membership is normally taken in the name of the family business, with a principal member plus alternate, next-generation and supplementary family members nominated afterwards. FBN International's central contact address is connect@fbn-i.org. | Applicants select a membership category on FFI's membership page and pay the published rate. There is no published sponsorship, interview or committee stage. Organisational memberships are bought by the firm, institution or association and cover a stated number of named people. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: FBN publishes eligibility criteria but no acceptance rate or applicant volume. | Not publicly disclosed: FFI describes membership categories and prices but no screening or acceptance process. |
| 费用 | ||
| 年度会费 | S$7,000 a yearFBN Asia corporate (family) membership, covering all members of the business family including spouses; FBN Asia states the rate drops to SGD 5,000 a year from year three. This is one member association's price, not a network-wide fee.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | $975 a yearIndividual membership: Professional and Family Enterprise members each pay this rate.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 入会费 | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | Dues are fully published by category. Organisational members receive 15% off Global Conference registration; conference fees themselves are separate from dues. |
| 项目费用 | FBN International publishes no network-wide dues. Fees are set by each member association and vary by country; the FBN Asia schedule above is recorded because it is published openly and gives an order of magnitude. | Not publicly disclosed: the FFI Global Education Network certificate fees are not published on the membership page.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual, renewed through the local member association | Annual |
| 结构 | ||
| Meeting frequency | Local member-association events year-round plus FBN International global and regional summits; FBN Ireland reports roughly 750 member activities a year across the network | Annual Global Conference plus virtual study groups and learning sessions through the year |
| Peer forums | Not a facilitated-forum organisation in the peer-advisory sense; FBN organises members into thematic communities (Next Generation, Impact, Now Gen, Entrepreneurs, Family Office, Large Families) alongside national associations | Virtual study groups organised by topic; no confidential peer-forum structure |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Chapter-based, Event-focused, Virtual | Event-focused, Virtual, Cohort-based |
| 保密式同伴论坛 | Partial | Partial |
| 本地分会 | Yes | No |
| 虚拟会员资格 | No | Yes |
| 在线社区 | Yes | Yes |
| 会员名录 | Yes | Yes |
| 活动 | Yes | Yes |
| 编程 | ||
| 教育培训项目 | Yes | Yes |
| 领导力发展 | Yes | Yes |
| 静修活动 | Not documented | No |
| 出行 | Partial | No |
| 家庭活动项目 | Yes | Partial |
| 配偶与伴侣项目 | Yes | No |
| 新生代专项项目 | Yes | Not documented |
| 投资议题讨论 | Partial | Partial |
| 投资机会 | No | No |
| 慈善公益部分 | Partial | No |
| 社交网络侧重点 | High | Medium |
| 社交导向 | Medium | Low |
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