An essential element of the University of Connecticut’s mission is
the development of knowledge that helps shape the global community - and the Family Business Program supports the School’s commitment to basic and applied research. Together, the Family Business Program and leading faculty researchers strive to increase the contribution of students to their employers in an increasingly complex environment. Recent research includes studies in ambidexterity and performance in small to medium-sized enterprises and altruism in family firms.

Founded in 1941, the mission of the School of Business is to create and disseminate knowledge that significantly influences and enriches the students, the community of business scholars and the global world of business practice. To that end, the School of Business has established a strong reputation for high quality research and academic programs. Continuously accredited since 1958 by AACSB International, UConn’s School of Business is consistently ranked among the best business schools by BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, and The Princeton Review - putting it in the top 5% of business schools worldwide.

The University of Connecticut Family Business Program also partners with the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) to develop the State's annual Family Business Survey. This survey, unique in exclusively surveying family firms in Connecticut, explores key issues facing family business owners today and examines concerns they have about the future. The survey is critical to developing programming that is timely and relevant to family business owners - and also gives advisors and key industry personnel the information they need to better understand their clients.

2009 Connecticut Family Business Survey (in pdf)

Webcast of the 2009 Connecticut Family Business Survey (Overview, Findings, Trends)