About Us

The Scottish Family Business Association is the definitive authority on family business issues in Scotland. We are not a quango, consultancy or academic institution but a non-profit solutions-focused organisation created for family business people, by family business people.

The only one of its kind in Scotland.

Family firms account for a staggering 85% of private enterprise in Scotland and produce 45% of the UK’s GDP. Family businesses are therefore an important source of employment and wealth-creation. They are also vital to the survival and well-being of local communities.

Family businesses dominate the Scottish economy yet have no voice. There is no official recognition of this very important sector.

Family businesses are a very different business model with very different issues. The SFBA are working to help family businesses and business families realise their full potential, and thrive from generation to generation.