About the Survey

About the PwC Family Business Survey 2012

We’ve talked to almost 2,000 respondents, large and small, around the world, from both developed and emerging markets, across a broad range of industries. We found remarkable similarities among the diversity.

Scaling Up

The next frontier for more and more family businesses is overseas expansion: 67% of respondents had some level of international sales in 2012. By 2017, that number will jump to 74%.

Skills

Recruiting and retaining the right talent is a challenge for family businesses: 64% of them are planning to bring in non-family management in 2012.

Succession

While 4 in 10 respondents will pass on ownership and management to the next generation, 25% will pass on ownership but bring in professional managers,citing the next generations lack of skills as an issue.

Territory insights

While our survey revealed striking similarities among all family businesses, we found -- as might be expected, given the vastly different regional economic conditions around the world -- some significant variations in outlook and habits.

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Read our report on what family businesses in 2012 are thinking and planning as they look to compete in an increasingly global marketplace.

We talked to 1,952 family business owners and managers in over 30 countries for our third global survey.

The survey highlights the significant contribution family businesses make to economies and communities around the world.

By talking to a large number of family and non-family members in board positions we discover how solid foundations for growth are established, the challenges these businesses face and what the future holds.

There is a lot that the wider business community can learn from this significant sector and vice versa.

1,952 interviews conducted in over 30 countries

How to use this map: Click to enlarge and hover over the map to see how many interviews we carried out and where.

Contacts

Eric Andrew: Global Network Middle Market Leader; Tel: +1 604 806 7500
Oriana Pound: Global Middle Market Director; Tel: +44 (0)20 7804 8611
Jillian Murphy: Global Family Business Survey Project Manager; Tel: +44 (0)20 7804 0774

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Family Business Survey 2012: Family firm: A resilient model for the 21st century

Learn more about the qualities that make family business unique, the current and future challenges they face and what they believe they need to do to compete in an increasingly global market place.

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Scale, skills and succession: Tackling the tipping points for family firms

How are companies like yours preparing to become more international? How are they recruiting and retaining the right talent? How are they preparing the business to hand over to the next generation?

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