Family businesses are a big phenomenon around the world and they seem to propel economies of nations. In the US, they are estimated at 5.5m, accounting for 57% of the nation's GDP, employing 63% of the workforce. In the UK, they are about 5.1m (2018), accounting for 87.6% of all private sector firms
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