family business

noun

: a business owned or operated by one's family

She joined the family business after graduating from college.

Examples of family business in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Durst was a developer for the family business, but in the 1990s, his father passed on him as head of the company and instead enlisted his younger brother, Douglas Durst, in the role. —Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024

This is the family business of a nontraditional family. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

The move marks an important step forward for the third generation of Pinaults to carve their way into the family business. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024

However, Richardson didn’t have much choice in abandoning the family business. —Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024

Born in Marseille to lighting designer Henri Mathieu, Régis took the reins of the family business, Mathieu Lustrerie, at 19. —Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024

Part of the original farm now houses the Stone Pillar Winery, the Hoffs’ family business. —Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024

Product by product, the family business grew and grew. —Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024

Courtesy of Aflac Today, Dan Amos—who owns 0.5% of the company’s shares and 1.3% of voting shares—has turned his family business into a powerhouse, with more than 12,700 full-time employees globally. —Maria Aspan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024