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Business and leather: Sole Ferragamo starts up outside the family

January 24, 2019

SO-LE Studio creates unconventional and striking jewellery using leather remnants from the luxury fashion industry. Fresh from winning the Top Next Generation Entrepreneur Award at our European Families in Business Awards, founders Sole Ferragamo, an artist, designer, and the granddaughter of Salvatore Ferragamo, and Leila Hoda, a banker turned humanitarian turned entrepreneur, spoke to Alexandra Newloveabout offcut inspiration, chance meetings, and the double-edged sword of a famous name.

Pluck of the Irish as Musgrave Group takes home top award

December 12, 2018

Family and non-family principals of Ireland’s leading food retail and wholesale company crowded the stage to accept the Top Family Business Award 2018 as next generations vowed to build on the success of their families at the gala ceremony in Madrid.

The Irish family that claimed this year’s leading prize at the CampdenFB European Families in Business Awards paid tribute to the “fantastic families” who shared their “best in class” stories on the stage.

The future is female: next generation women in family business, part four

September 28, 2018

There are more chief executives named David or Steve than there are female chief executives in the FTSE 100, but the next generation of women are empowering themselves in family business.

There are more chief executives named David or Steve than there are female chief executives in the FTSE 100, but the next generation of women are empowering themselves in family business.

The future is female: next generation women in family business, part three

September 19, 2018

Family businesses are on course to be led by more women, as responsibilities and wealth transfer to the next generation, and the dividends to society and the balance sheet are already clear.

Family businesses are on course to be led by more women, as responsibilities and wealth transfer to the next generation, and the dividends to society and the balance sheet are already clear.

While it is still far more common to see men at the top in family business, and the gender pay gap closes at a glacial pace, some research suggests that inequality is less acute within family-controlled companies than other businesses.

Madrid toasts the winners of the 2018 European Families in Business Awards

June 13, 2018

Ireland’s Musgrave Group has taken out the top honour at the seventh European Families in Business Awards, presented in Madrid on 12 June.

Ireland’s Musgrave Group has taken out the top honour at the seventh European Families in Business Awards, presented in Madrid on 12 June.

The food retail and wholesale company, whose brands include SuperValu, Centra and Daybreak, impressed the judges with its cutting-edge governance structure, and commitment to sustainability and customer well-being.