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We strive to favor family businesses transmission, scale and entrepreneurial spirit. We encourage family talents, true entrepreneur-rebuilders, to take up the baton, grow family businesses and drive innovation, specifically by offering them mentorship and support through our incubators and accelerators. 

Through publications, testimonials and events, we foster dialogue and strengthen ties among family businesses in Europe—particularly France and Germany— while building connections with global partners to share insights and learn from diverse approaches to governance and longevity. 

We aspire to be a place where researchers, students, family talents and policymakers come together to strengthen the economic and societal impact of this vital ecosystem.

News

Cross Perspectives on the Transmission and Investment Issues Facing Family Businesses
Raising students’ awareness of the specific challenges faced by family businesses and their transmission is a core ambition of the HEC Paris – Dieter Schwarz Center for Family Business. In January 2026...
A joint webinar bringing together key ecosystem players to explore governance, purpose and long-term value creation in family businesses.
Cross-European Perspectives on Family Businesses at the Family & Business Forum Paris 2025
The HEC Paris Family Business Center had the pleasure of introducing the roundtable organized by the HEC Alumni Governance Club on the theme: “Governance: The Key to Ensuring the Longevity of Family...
Interest in family businesses is growing among HEC Paris students. Gathered for a first networking evening, they exchanged on succession, governance, and repreneurship. The Family Business Center will...
“There is a difference between being passive and being silent but supportive. A supportive family shareholder, even one who does not seek visibility, can be a real strength for the company.” — Dr Cécile...
If engagement is energy, how is the shareholder engine broken down to enable a shareholder to become a true actor alongside the family business (operationally or not)? How does a family shareholder move...
A look back at the Family Business Conference: 85% of French people see family businesses as a major asset, providing a means of handing down the family business and anchoring it in their local area.
Conducted in September 2025 among 1,001 French citizens and 400 business leaders, the Viavoice – HEC Paris – L’Express Decision-Makers Barometer highlights the unique role of family businesses in the...
Opening remarks at the 10th Georges Doriot Days at the School of Management Fribourg
HEC Paris Family Business Center Awards Research on Succession in Viticulture at the 10th Georges Doriot Days

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