Please no written by hand and no emage Watch the short video from the link below read the information below the link and share your comments about franchises as family-owned businesses? Franchise Economy(Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. Family-owned businesses are the original mom-and-pops of Main Street, and they're feeling optimistic in the new year, according to new data. Pricewaterhouse Cooper's "US Family Business" survey finds family businesses are feeling upbeat on growth projections, as 79 percent of respondents expect "steady growth" in the next five years. What's more, 70 percent reported revenue growth in the past year, according to the survey released Tuesday. This sunny outlook is also in line with the National Federation of Independent Business' optimism index for December, which broke 100 for the first time since October 2006. PwC's survey was conducted among 154 family-owned and operated U.S. businesses across industries from manufacturing to retail to wholesale. The research found recruitment of tech talent is at the top of the respondents' agenda, with one-third saying this is the main priority. Such hiring commitment also signals that business owners are optimistic and want to invest for the long haul. "These businesses are putting more into resources like finding top talent, or making investments in technology," said Alfred Peguero, a PwC Family Business Services leader. “You don't do that if you don't think your business will be doing well in the future.” Despite such optimism, succession planning remains a perennial challenge. Nearly one-third of businesses in the U.S. are family-owned, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent data. Many family-owned businesses struggle with handing off the reigns to their successors as nearly 60 percent say they will stay on at their company longer than planned, according to the PwC survey. What's more, 47 percent of next-generation family members working in the business view succession as becoming more difficult because of the growing age gap between the current leadership and those in line to take over. Peguero says this is because older business owners are staying on longer than they have in the past. “We are seeing more hesitation on behalf of older generations. We're calling it 'sticky baton syndrome.'
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Family-owned businesses are the original mom-and-pops of Main Street, and they're feeling optimistic in the new year, according to new data.
Pricewaterhouse Cooper's "US Family Business" survey finds family businesses are feeling upbeat on growth projections, as 79 percent of respondents expect "steady growth" in the next five years. What's more, 70 percent reported revenue growth in the past year, according to the survey released Tuesday.
This sunny outlook is also in line with the National Federation of Independent Business' optimism index for December, which broke 100 for the first time since October 2006.
PwC's survey was conducted among 154 family-owned and operated U.S. businesses across industries from manufacturing to retail to wholesale.
The research found recruitment of tech talent is at the top of the respondents' agenda, with one-third saying this is the main priority. Such hiring commitment also signals that business owners are optimistic and want to invest for the long haul.
"These businesses are putting more into resources like finding top talent, or making investments in technology," said Alfred Peguero, a PwC Family Business Services leader. “You don't do that if you don't think your business will be doing well in the future.”
Despite such optimism, succession planning remains a perennial challenge.
Nearly one-third of businesses in the U.S. are family-owned, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent data.
Many family-owned businesses struggle with handing off the reigns to their successors as nearly 60 percent say they will stay on at their company longer than planned, according to the PwC survey.
What's more, 47 percent of next-generation family members working in the business view succession as becoming more difficult because of the growing age gap between the current leadership and those in line to take over.
Peguero says this is because older business owners are staying on longer than they have in the past. “We are seeing more hesitation on behalf of older generations. We're calling it 'sticky baton syndrome.'”
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