Succession in family firms: the conversation most owners put off
Most family businesses do not survive the second generation, and the failures are usually about unplanned handovers rather than bad trading.
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Marcus Vale
Editor-in-ChiefEditor-in-Chief & Business & Markets Editor
Marcus Vale is Daily Junction's Editor-in-Chief, accountable for the editorial standards and integrity of everything we publish. He also reports on markets, the global economy and corporate strategy, translating financial jargon into plain English.
How dividends work and why some companies never pay them
Dividends are board-declared distributions of realised profits, hedged by Companies Act rules and ex-dividend mechanics, and a company's…
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Franchising in the UK: what the glossy prospectus leaves out
Franchising sells a business-in-a-box, but the box comes with fees on turnover, tied suppliers and an exit that needs the franchisor's…
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How supermarket own brands are actually made
Own-label groceries now account for roughly half of UK supermarket spending, and much of it rolls off the same factory lines as the brands…
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What happens when a bank fails: deposit protection explained
The FSCS covers £85,000 per person per authorised institution and the Bank of England can resolve a failing bank over a weekend, but shared…
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How loyalty cards really pay for your discounts
Loyalty schemes fund member-only prices by selling basket-level shopping data to brands, advertisers and insurers, turning the shelf-edge…
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12th BdF-BoE-BdI International Macroeconomics Workshop
12th BdF-BoE-BdI International Macroeconomics Workshop. A business report — sourced from Bank of England Events.
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6th University of Oxford, Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bank of England Monetary Economics Conference
6th University of Oxford, Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bank of England Monetary Economics Conference. A business report — sourced…
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7th International capital flows and financial policies workshop
7th International capital flows and financial policies workshop. A business report — sourced from Bank of England Events.
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