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We celebrated our Family Business Excellence Awards on Thursday 22 May with a special masquerade gala dinner, honouring outstanding achievements across the family business sector. Congratulations again to all our award winners!

The Family Business Conference 2025: Asia-Pacific was held in Western Sydney, exploring everything Sydney had to offer, from the beautiful Blue Mountains to the SCG and Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb, and all the fantastic Family Business Site Visits in between. It was 4 jam-packed days of learning, keynote sessions, networking, social events and peer-to-peer family business learning.

Debra Chantry-Taylor is a Certified EOS Implementer, Family Business Advisor & Family 3-Circle Solution Guide. Read her article that underpins how family businesses can fall apart through unspoken assumptions.

We spoke to the team at Kate McLean Homecare, to learn more about the family business. Founded in 2002 by Aimee's mother-in-law, Kate, the business provides in-home care for elderly, convalescing, palliative and post-operative clients throughout Auckland.

In this Ask the Advisor, Craig Hook answers - What is the difference between a Governance Board and an Advisory Board?

We spoke with Wren Spence from Motor Brand Design, a second-generation family business with over 25 years in the creative industry known for our “Refreshingly Upfront” approach to building unstoppable brands, to learn more about the family business.

In Ask the Advisor, we put your questions to the experts. Our FBA Family Business Accredited Advisors answer frequently asked questions from family business clients for your benefit. Responses are from trusted professionals who understand the ins and outs of family business. In this Ask the Advisor, Aileen Day answers "How do we get customers choosing us and staying loyal to our business?"

With annual tax planning time upon us, here are a few things to think about and discuss with your business advisor well before 30 June. Importantly, effective tax planning isn’t a once-a-year activity when you submit your tax return; it should be a continuous cycle.

In Ask the Advisor, we put your questions to the experts. Our FBA Family Business Accredited Advisors answer frequently asked questions from family business clients for your benefit. Responses are from trusted professionals who understand the ins and outs of family business. In this Ask the Advisor, Michael Fox from Wright Evans Partners answers the question, "I’m in my 20s or 30s and my parents have a family trust - what should I know and why does it matter?"

We spoke with Sally, Peter and Divinia Eather from Eather Group to learn more about their family business - a transport and earthmoving company based in Western Sydney that has become recognised for providing sustainable solutions to traditional construction issues