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National Family Business Day, Friday 19 September 2025, is just over a month away, so let's make make some noise and celebrate the family business sector! We have created a dedicated National Family Business Day website filled with resources, including social media images and videos, posters, key statistics, family business stories and even cupcake toppers. Everything you need to spread the word and celebrate.

We spoke with FBA member, Katie Lai, to learn more about her family business, her experiences as a second generation business owner and some major milestones at Golden Bakery.

Burnout is commonly experienced by Australian workers, with new Beyond Blue data finding it’s the country’s young people and parents who are most at risk.

The team at ANZ share nine ways to have more productive workplace conversations when you are in business with family.

We spoke with Margery and Erica from the Residential Lift Co. to learn more about their family business — the manufacturing company behind RESiLIFT®: Australia’s pioneering through-floor residential lift.

We spoke with the team at Blackman Recruitment to learn more about their family business, which is grounded in shared values, strong relationships and a genuine commitment to people first recruitment.

We spoke with Jane Diver behind the Diver Group to learn more about their family business, driven by a simple desire to offer reliable, high-quality plumbing and heating services to community.

In Ask the Advisor, we put your questions to the experts. Our FBA Family Business Accredited Advisors answer frequently asked questions from family business clients for your benefit. Responses are from trusted professionals who understand the ins and outs of family business. In this Ask the Advisor, Sarah Leo from Even Keel Leadership answers the question, "How do we talk about the difficult stuff – succession, strategy, or even who are we in the right roles – without it all becoming too personal or overwhelming?”

In Ask the Advisor, we put your questions to the experts. Our FBA Family Business Accredited Advisors answer frequently asked questions from family business clients for your benefit. Responses are from trusted professionals who understand the ins and outs of family business. In this Ask the Advisor, the team at Neometric answer your questions. Heidi Rawson answers, "Owner, Director, Parent, Leader - How Can I Be Clear About My Role When I Wear Multiple Hats?". While Mal Cooke explains how to deal with conflict.

Farm Foods is a Geelong-based, Australian family owned enterprise specialising in premium value-added meat products. Owned by brothers Richard, Simon and Nick Kerr, the award-winning business has grown from a small shop to a dedicated manufacturing site in Geelong with 150 employees. Farm Foods joined FBA in 2024.