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Family publisher Crain closes UK business title

June 23, 2010

Crain Communications Inc, the family-owned US publishing company, announced yesterday it is closing its UK regional title Crain’s Manchester Business due to a lack of advertising revenue.

Crain Communications Inc, the family-owned US publishing company, announced yesterday it is closing its UK regional title Crain's Manchester Business due to a lack of advertising revenue.

Campden FB/Mishcon de Reya survey: family businesses reveal views on economic turmoil

September 9, 2009

Campden FB and Mishcon de Reya carried out an exclusive global survey on the views of family business owners to the current economic climate between May and August. The results, published today, show family businesses are feeling the effects of the recession but it has not made the majority more willing to sell up.

Campden FB/Mishcon de Reya survey: final results

September 9, 2009

The Campden FB/Mishcon de Reya survey canvassed opinion from family businesses all over the world as to their views on the economic climate. The final results are presented here

Campden FB/Mishcon de Reya survey: how views differ from region to region

September 9, 2009

The main results of the Campden FB/Mishcon de Reya survey provided some telling insights into the general mood of family business. However, responses differ from region to region (four were surveyed: Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America and South America) and show some cultural variations that affect how families and their businesses operate.

Families confirm trading conditions are “bad” or “very bad"

August 25, 2009

Back in May, Campden FB and leading law firm Mishcon de Reya joined forces to launch a survey that aimed to assess what impact the current economic turmoil has had on families in business. Katie Barker reports on the latest findings

Families confirm trading conditions are "bad" or "very bad"

June 25, 2009

The preliminary results of the Campden FB/Mishcon de Reya survey on the current economic climate confirm family businesses are not escaping the effects of the recession. Jonathan Berman, partner in the Families in Business Group at Mischon de Reya, believes this shows the recession is deeper and more biting than previously thought.

Depression vs recession

June 11, 2009

Economists have many fine qualities, writes Roger Nightingale, but an ability to forecast is not one of them. The problem is that they don't understand what makes an economy tick. As a result there is much debate as to the nature of the crisis we are currently embroiled in. Crucially, there are more questions than answers.

Porsche admits recession will affect business

November 26, 2008

It might have beaten the hedge funds at their own game, briefly made VW the most valuable company in the world and announced the most successful year in the company’s history, but family-owned Porsche cannot escape the worldwide recession.

It might have beaten the hedge funds at their own game, briefly made VW the most valuable company in the world and announced the most successful year in the company's history, but family-owned Porsche cannot escape the worldwide recession.

On the day it announced that it had set new records with profit, turnover, sales and production figures reaching all-time highs in the year 2007/8, it also admitted that it expects a significant drop in sales in 2008/09.

Peter Leach: When the going gets tough, you must get going

November 1, 2008

This is no ordinary recession. Rather than sliding into a downturn as economic activity and confidence gradually ebb away, this time it seems we are heading into a deep recession, complicated and fuelled by a global banking crisis involving staggering – and currently still unquantified – sums of money.