family-owned business

collocation in English

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business
noun
uk
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/us
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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(Definition ofbusinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffamily-owned business

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It may be afamily-ownedbusiness, where relations between management and employees are excellent.
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Even with eight years to pay, it is difficult to see how a medium-sizedfamily-ownedbusinesscan find the money to meet the tax bills.
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If exemption up to £100,000 were given for thefamily-ownedbusiness, what would be the cost?
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The company has continued to flourish as afamily-ownedbusinessthrough the complications and setbacks of financial institutions and changing leaderships.
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Thefamily-ownedbusinesshas 48 outlets, with approximately three outlets for each adult family member.
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It remained afamily-ownedbusinessthrough the ensuing decades, while continuing to grow.
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After 140 years, the company remains afamily-ownedbusiness, publishing both performance and educational music for students, teachers, and virtuosos.
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It became afamily-ownedbusinessin every sense of the word.
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The company was previously afamily-ownedbusiness; it published 18 daily newspapers, 27 weekly newspapers, and 26 free weeklies.
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The paper is a longtimefamily-ownedbusinessand community mainstay.
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It was afamily-ownedbusinessin every sense of the word.
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Thefamily-ownedbusinessexpanded to become a vertically integrated seafood processing and distributing company.
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In 2008, he ran afamily-ownedbusinessin the hospitality sector.
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Thefamily-ownedbusinessoperates a number of specialised departments, such as furnishings, furniture, video games, electronics, outdoor equipment and fashion, across several blocks.
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He helped out his family by working the cash register at thefamily-ownedbusiness, his father's gas station.
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The company is afamily-ownedbusinessand only produces a few crafts every year.
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Throughout its history, it has remained afamily-ownedbusiness.
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The vineyard is afamily-ownedbusinesswhich remained under family control after the death of the founders in 1977.
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Leleux's is a localfamily-ownedbusinessthat serves the local residents for their pharmacological needs.
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