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Family Business Conference: Asia Pacific, Cairns 2024

Family Business Conference: Asia Pacific, Cairns 2024

Be Part Of Our Family

Welcome to the Family Business Association, where tradition meets innovation and success spans generations!

We are dedicated to supporting and empowering family-owned businesses across diverse industries. If you're a family business owner or part of a family enterprise, joining us today will prove to be a game-changing decision.

Be Part Of Our Family

Meet the Owners

Meet the Owners gives FBA members an opportunity to gain insight into the running of a successful family business. 

Meet the Owners

Forum Groups

Join more than 250 Family Business leaders to benefit from our peer-to-peer discussion groups. Guided by a professional facilitator, our Forum groups are a platform to collectively share and learn from others’ perspectives to drive positive change. 

Forum Groups

Advisor Connect

Join your fellow advisors at the upcoming Advisor Connect meeting to learn from each and build a network that is required as trusted advisors to the unique Family Business sector.

Advisor Connect
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Supporting families in business for over 25 years

As the peak bodies for family businesses in Australia and New Zealand, Family Business Association provides tailored education programs, networking opportunities and invaluable resources for its members.

2,500

members across multiple countries and over 2,500 organisations

70%

of consumers trust family owned businesses more than corporate competitors

50%

of the workforce is employed by a family business

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NZ Celebrate Event 2023 - Christchurch

Cascade Bar and Courtyard, 219 High Street, Christchurch 8011

Join us for FBA's NZ Celebrate Event 2023! On Wednesday, 6 December, we're bringing together the FBA NZ family business community for a special end of year event - acknowledging the achievements of family businesses in 2023.

WA Celebrate Event 2023

Public House, Shop 2, 263 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA 6000

Join us for FBA's WA Celebrate Event 2023! On Thursday, 7 December, we're bringing together the FBA WA family business community for a special afternoon acknowledging the achievements, challenges and triumphs of family businesses in 2023. Enjoy fine company, delectable canapés and refreshing drinks, whilst sharing stories and experiences with your family business peers.

NSW/ACT FBA Celebrate Event 2023

Swaab, Level 4/20 Hunter St, Sydney NSW 2000

Join us for our FBA's Celebrate Event 2023! On Thursday, 7 December, we're bringing together the FBA NSW/ACT community for a special evening acknowledging the achievements, challenges and triumphs of family businesses in 2023, hosted by Swaab at their mid-city venue's unique open air-terrace. Enjoy fine company, delectable canapés, and refreshing drinks while sharing stories and experiences with your family business peers.

Navigating an evolving cyber insurance market and an insight into claims trends (Webinar)

Webinar - Australia Wide

Hackers and cybercriminals continue to pivot and succeed in deploying new attack strategies, with family businesses being among the most commonly targeted entities for cybercriminals. Join us for this webinar to understand the actions your family business should take in navigating the current cybersecurity insurance landscape.

Family Business Essentials Workshop - March 2024

Online via Zoom

Research indicates family businesses consistently out-perform non-family businesses in terms of return on investment and market value. So what are the advantages available to a family business that can make them more successful?

Governance and Directorship for Family Business Course - Apr 2024

Online via Zoom

This course will enable you to understand Family, Business and Shareholder governance, your duties as a director, and how to implement appropriate structures to meet your family’s needs.

Navigating the Impact of Inflation on Commercial Contracts

After decades of low inflation, New Zealand finds itself in a high inflation world where rapid price rises have become the new normal and many businesses are suffering from margin compression. Many longer-term contracts have been negotiated with little thought about the possibility of high inflation returning. Some will become difficult or unprofitable to perform. By being proactive, family businesses can take steps to protect themselves from the negative effects of inflation and margin compression.

Intergenerational Discretionary Trusts

Discretionary trusts, often called family trusts, are important structures frequently used in intergenerational family business. As multiple family members are usually beneficiaries of such trust entities the treatment of the assets of these trusts are often considered in family law proceedings.

To AI or not to AI, this is not the question. Balancing Strategy and Insurance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are revolutionising the business landscape and driving unprecedented changes across industries. Businesses are leveraging these technologies to create scalable solutions, improve production processes, automate tasks, and optimize customer service. However, this digital transformation is not without its challenges. It brings with it a host of reputational, regulatory, and legal risks.

The value in joining FBA's Forum program

Learning through shared perspectives and having a trusted ‘’safe space’’ to workshop challenges are 2 pillars of FBA’s highly successful Forum program. Our Forum Group program helps members become part of a trusted advisory board, leading to improved family business dynamics and personal and professional enrichment.

What do award-winning family businesses do to keep the family & the business happy?

Let’s look at some of the things that world-leading family businesses do to keep things clear & achieve the best results. The best family businesses have clearly defined & separated their family from the family business & ownership of family assets.

Cybersecurity - #1 Concern for SMEs in 2023 Are you and your business protected?

These days, we seem to take technology for granted. It has become so intertwined in our daily lives, that we simply assume everything will just work and that there’s no need to worry about what’s “under the hood”.

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Are you ready to reach your business potential?

We’ve been supporting families in business, helping them thrive and prosper through generations for over 22 years. Discover the benefits of joining Family Business Association today.

$618.18 Plus GST year
  • License to use the 'A family owned business' emblem & directory listing
  • Member-only events
  • Webinars – available for viewing at anytime
  • Networking with other family business owners
  • Your invite to the member-only Facebook group
  • Member discounts to FBA conferences, education courses & events
  • Access to Accredited Advisor directory
$872.73 Plus GST year
  • License to use the 'A family owned business' emblem & directory listing
  • Member-only events
  • Webinars – available for viewing at anytime
  • Networking with other family business owners
  • Your invite to the member-only Facebook group
  • Member discounts to FBA conferences, education courses & events
  • Access to Accredited Advisor directory
$1,318.18 Plus GST year
  • License to use the 'A family owned business' emblem & directory listing
  • Member-only events
  • Webinars – available for viewing at anytime
  • Networking with other family business owners
  • Your invite to the member-only Facebook group
  • Member discounts to FBA conferences, education courses & events
  • Access to Accredited Advisor directory
$1,650.00 Plus GST year
  • License to use the 'A family owned business' emblem & directory listing
  • Member-only events
  • Webinars – available for viewing at anytime
  • Networking with other family business owners
  • Your invite to the member-only Facebook group
  • Member discounts to FBA conferences, education courses & events
  • Access to Accredited Advisor directory
$2,181.82 Plus GST year
  • License to use the 'A family owned business' emblem & directory listing
  • Member-only events
  • Webinars – available for viewing at anytime
  • Networking with other family business owners
  • Your invite to the member-only Facebook group
  • Member discounts to FBA conferences, education courses & events
  • Access to Accredited Advisor directory
$381.82 Plus GST year
  • License to use the 'A family owned business' emblem
  • Business listing on the dedicated Family Business Directory
  • Email communication
  • Access to online resources
  • Access to Accredited Advisor directory
$786.36 Plus GST year
  • Sharing and learning with your peers as part of the Advisor Connect business networking events
  • Invite to the Family Business Association's Advisor member-only LinkedIn Group
  • Member only events & member rates

Not sure which membership is best suited to you?