family-run 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-run business

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I recently visited a well-established,family-runbusinessin my constituency and went behind the scenes to see how everything was baked fresh on the premises.
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It is afamily-runbusiness, with personal guarantees from the family, who invested substantial sums.
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The site changed hands in 1996 after many years of good stewardship by afamily-runbusinessthat paid great attention to the management of the site.
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However, dancers at the club have tended to be long-term employees, loyal to thefamily-runbusiness.
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It still thrives as afamily-runbusiness, occupying the purpose-built gunmaking factory built around the turn of last century.
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Henkel has been afamily-runbusinesssince the beginning.
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Thefamily-runbusinessoperated from 1977 to 2013.
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The brand is not afamily-runbusinessas such.
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The company has remained afamily-runbusinesssince their establishment in 1806.
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Several other brothers were engaged in thisfamily-runbusiness.
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Over the years, thefamily-runbusinesshas evolved to include airline, amusement, fast food, fishing, ground handling service, hotel, information technology, financial services, logistic services, publishing, retail, and wholesale subsidiaries.
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