Yorkshire Family Business Day 2025

Yorkshire family businesses to celebrate success and resilience on Yorkshire Family Business Day 2025

Family Business United, the leading organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting family-owned enterprises, is delighted to announce the upcoming Yorkshire Family Business Day which is taking place on February 13. This special day is designed to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of family businesses to the Yorkshire economy.

Family businesses play a crucial role in fostering economic growth, creating jobs, and maintaining a strong sense of community. Yorkshire Family Business Day provides an opportunity for these businesses to showcase their stories, share their experiences, and highlight the unique aspects that make family enterprises thrive.

Paul Andrews, CEO of Family Business United, is delighted to be organising the day again this year, adding; “Family businesses are the backbone of the economy, and Yorkshire Family Business Day is a fantastic annual occasion to shine a spotlight on their achievements. These businesses embody resilience, innovation, and a commitment to their communities, and we are proud to celebrate their success.”

Participants in Yorkshire Family Business Day can expect a day filled with insightful discussions and insights on social media, profile raising opportunities and engagement with plenty of recognition for their dedication to building enduring enterprises. The event will bring together a diverse range of family businesses, from small local enterprises to large, multi-generational companies as well as the advisers that support them.

Family Business United encourages all family businesses and advisory firms who work with family business clients across Yorkshire to join in the celebrations. By coming together, the family business community can amplify the impact and showcase the strength and resilience that characterises family-owned enterprises, as well as the contribution they make each and every day.

The West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce will be hosting our prestigious Leeds Chamber Annual Dinner later this month (Thursday 27th February), themed around family businesses and the wonderful organisations that have been established across the district. This event will host a panel of individuals, all speaking about their journeys and the many challenges or obstacles they have overcome throughout their company’s existence. Our very own Leeds Chamber President, Chris Black, is a prime example of this being the Managing Director of Sound Leisure Ltd based in Leeds. This family-run company have been manufacturing British built jukeboxes in the heart of Yorkshire since 1978.

To put their success into perspective, Sound Leisure export around 80% of all the Classic Jukeboxes they build in an average year to over 40 countries worldwide. They are a leading example of how family organisations can flourish and develop over time, whilst staying true to their roots and being forward-thinking. The Leeds Chamber Annual Dinner intends to highlight stories like this one, celebrating the hard work, dedication and unique challenges behind family-run businesses that enrich our community. This event ties in nicely with the celebration of Yorkshire Family Business Day on Thursday 13th February 2025.

As Paul concludes, “This is a day for us to highlight the significant contribution of family businesses across Yorkshire, in terms of the jobs they provide, the income they generate and the wealth they create, as well as the massive impact that they have on communities across the country.  Each family business has a story to tell, and we are encouraging them all to share pictures of who they are and what they do, share their narrative and the things that they do so that we can amplify their voice and demonstrate their impact too.  Each year the day gets bigger with more and more activity on social media and we are looking forward to a fabulous #YorkshireFamilyBizDay which shines the light on this sector and all that it does to support the region and contribute to the national economy too.”