Sitting right at the intersection of those questions is Family Business Network Asia (FBN Asia), the regional chapter of one of the world’s largest global family business communities. Operating as a nonprofit, FBN Asia has become a trusted space where families can learn from one another, experiment with new ideas, and navigate the complexity of “family plus business” in an environment that understands both. PART OF A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, ROOTED IN ASIA The Family Business Network was founded in Switzerland in 1989. What began as a small circle of family business principals wanting to share experiences has grown into a global organization spanning around 65 countries, 33 national and regional chapters, and close to 5,000 family members worldwide. FBN Asia, headquartered in Singapore, was established in 2009 by a group of Asian family business leaders who saw an unmet need in the region: a trusted platform where families could openly discuss the unique issues that arise when ownership, management, and bloodlines intersect. From the beginning, the vision was simple but powerful. Family businesses across Asia tend to face remarkably similar issues – succession planning, governance structures, constitutions, wealth transfer, and family roles – yet often feel they must solve them alone. FBN’s founders believed that not every family needs to reinvent the wheel. If one family has found a way through a complex transition, another family may be able to learn from their journey and adapt those lessons to their own context. Today, that principle remains at the core of FBN Asia’s work.The network exists first and foremost as a space for honest dialogue among peers: a place where the challenges of being a daughter, son, sibling, in-law, or next-generation leader in a family enterprise can be explored without judgment and without agenda. LOCAL ROOTS, REGIONAL REACH, GLOBAL CONNECTIONS FBN Asia’s members are spread across eight to nine key markets, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, 71 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 07, ISSUE 12 FAMILY BUSINESS NETWORK ASIA
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