MC Gavin Duffy interviews Mount Charles Group Managing Director Trevor Annon and Sales and Marketing Director Gavin Annon as part of the 2022 DCU NCFB Annual  Conference - Continuity through Regeneration and Resilience - the key metrics of success and sustainability in Irish Family Businesses which was held at The Helix on 20th October 2022 Building on the Centre’s previous conferences and the launch of ground breaking new research, this conference focuses on the Regenerative Power of Family Businesses.  This conference provides viewers with insights on how resilience and regeneratio ..read more

Gavin Duffy interviews Kevin O'Connor, Chair, General Paints Ltd as part of the 2022 DCU NCFB Annual  Conference - Continuity through Regeneration and Resilience - the key metrics of success and sustainability in Irish Family Businesses which was held at The Helix on 20th October 2022 Building on the Centre’s previous conferences and the launch of ground breaking new research, this conference focuses on the Regenerative Power of Family Businesses.  This conference provides viewers with insights on how resilience and regeneration is key to continuity, success and  sustainability ..read more

Gavin Duffy interviews Vincent Cleary as part of the 2022 DCU NCFB Annual  Conference - Continuity through Regeneration and Resilience - the key metrics of success and sustainability in Irish Family Businesses which was held at The Helix on 20th October 2022 Building on the Centre’s previous conferences and the launch of ground breaking new research, this conference focuses on the Regenerative Power of Family Businesses.  This conference provides viewers with insights on how resilience and regeneration is key to continuity, success and  sustainability of their Family Business. F ..read more

Gavin Duffy interviews Dr. Catherine Faherty and Professor Maura McAdam to review the new research launched by the DCU NCFB team.   Continuity through Regeneration and Resilience - the key metrics of success and sustainability in Irish Family Businesses focusses on five Irish family businesses, The Barry Family, The McKeon Family, The Darrer Family, The Scrivener Family and the Wycherley Family. Continuity through Regeneration and Resilience - the key metrics of success and sustainability in Irish Family Businesses which was held at The Helix on 20th October 2022 Building on the Cent ..read more

DCU National Centre for Family Business has produced this podcast series in association with the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and our partner AIB Bank. On 25th January the NCFB launched “Surviving a Crisis as a Family Business” report in association with the University of Central Florida, Ulster University and the Northern Ireland Family Business Forum.  The survey had two main aims.  Firstly, to conduct the first all island research study that assessed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Irish family businesses. Secondly, to unde ..read more

DCU National Centre for Family Business has produced this podcast series in association with the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and AIB Bank. On 25th January the NCFB launched “Surviving a Crisis as a Family Business” report.  The survey had two main aims.  Firstly, to conduct the first all island research study that assessed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Irish family businesses. Secondly, to understand how family business teams respond during crises. 84.8% of CEO’s surveyed were concerned about insufficient cash flow over the ..read more

The NCFB Annual Conference 2020 - Family Business for the Future was held on the 22/10/2020. Industry experts Eddie Evans, Partner, Beauchamps, Lorraine Greene, Head of SME Market Engagement, AIB and Owen McFeely, Director, PwC in conversation with MC Gavin Duffy give interesting insights into how family businesses are managing during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Key takeaways from the panel - Planning is everything - have clear purpose and values and a well thought out succession plan for your family business. This podcast was produced by Stephen Bergin, SB Video Base Ltd. NCFB is supported b ..read more

Few studies have been undertaken to identify the gender related barriers and opportunities to succession and top leadership for women in Irish family businesses. This study comprised of interviews with female leaders in family businesses, of various sizes and sectors, from across the Republic of Ireland. Participants were women who are, or recently have been, managers and/or directors of their family businesses in which a male family member of the same generation is also involved in management or directorship. Half of the participants came from family businesses that have not yet undergone suc ..read more

MC Gavin Duffy interviews co-chairs of the NI Family Business Forum Darren McDowell and Dr Ian Smyth.  They discuss family business in Northern Ireland as part of the 2022 DCU NCFB Annual  Conference - Continuity through Regeneration and Resilience - the key metrics of success and sustainability in Irish Family Businesses which was held at The Helix on 20th October 2022 Building on the Centre’s previous conferences and the launch of ground breaking new research, this conference focuses on the Regenerative Power of Family Businesses.  This conference provides viewers with insight ..read more

Hear from Dr Eric Clinton, Director of NCFB; Professor Daire Keogh, President Dublin City University; Paul Hennessy, Chair NCFB Advisory Board; Jim O'Keeffe, Managing Director, Retail & SME, AIB proud partner of the DCU NCFB. Continuity through Regeneration and Resilience - the key metrics of success and sustainability in Irish Family Businesses Building on the Centre’s previous conferences and the launch of ground breaking new research, this conference focuses on the Regenerative Power of Family Businesses.  This conference provides viewers with insights on how resilience and regener ..read more