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Why Family Business Consulting?

There are times when a family business reaches a point where individual conversations, good intentions, or technical advice are no longer enough. Things may feel stuck, emotionally charged, or unclear, even though everyone wants the best outcome. Often the challenge is not knowing what to decide, but how to have the right conversations, in the right order, so decisions can be made with confidence and shared ownership.

As Family Business Advisers we provide calm, independent support to help families navigate this complexity together. We create the space, structure, and continuity needed to move beyond surface issues and address what is really shaping behaviour, relationships, and decisions. The outcome is not a fixed solution imposed from outside, but clearer thinking, stronger alignment, and practical progress that reflects your family’s values, ambitions, and reality, now and for the long term.

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What challenges does Consultancy address?

What will you gain?

When consultancy works well, it creates more than short-term answers. It builds the clarity, trust, habits, and capability a family needs to navigate future challenges with confidence. 

Shared Clarity

A common understanding of direction, priorities, and purpose

Stronger Relationships

Improved trust and understanding across the family system

Confident Decisions

Clear processes that support timely, well-held choices

Practical Governance

Structures that genuinely support how your family work

Sustainable Progress

Momentum that continues beyond our time together

THE FAMILY BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Your Team

Coach | Facilitator | Family Business Adviser

Russ Haworth ACFBA

I am a UK based family business adviser and I have been working with families in business for 15 years. My passion for this work has seen me move from a successful career in financial planning and wealth management to setting up this business.

I hold the Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising, awarded by the Family Firm Institute and recognised globally as one of the leading qualifications for those providing advice to family owned businesses.

Coach | Facilitator | Family Business Adviser

Alec Broadhurst

I work with families in business together to make sense of their challenges, communicate more effectively, and develop a shared purpose so they can move forward with clarity.

I’m proud to be part of The Family Business Partnership, alongside the founder, Russ Haworth and Martin Stepek. We support families, and the individuals in them, to explore what success means to them, and to create the conditions where that can happen…

THe Family Business Partnership

Bespoke Consultancy

"because You can't read the label of the jar you are in"

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Why Family Business Consulting is right for you

Growing Complexity

Multiple perspectives need holding together

Important Decisions

Clarity and confidence really matter

Interconnected Relationships

How you make decisions together matters

Long-Term Stewardship

Progress needs structure and continuity

Shared Vision
Eight Features of our Consultancy Service

1

Bespoke Design

Shaped entirely around your family

2

Principles Framework

Grounded in ten proven principles

3

Independent Adviser

Calm, neutral, expert perspective

4

Ongoing Continuity

Support across months, not moments

5

One to One Support

Individual space for reflection and clarity

6

Facilitated Conversations

Difficult discussions held safely

7

Practical Structures

Governance that works in real life

8

Online Platform

Shared resources, notes, and continuity

Start with Alignment

Take Our Assessment

A clear sense of alignment often makes everything else easier. This short, confidential assessment is designed to help you reflect on how your family is working together today, and where greater clarity or alignment might be helpful.

Many families find this a thoughtful first step before deciding what support, if any, would be most valuable.