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

For the Ronettes, superstardom was a family business. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

While learning the technical aspects of floor safety testing through the family business founded by his father, Sotter viewed much of the work through an operational lens. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Trump took in tens of millions of dollars in fees from a flurry of new hotel, resort and condo deals overseas that amounts to the biggest property expansion ever in the century since the family business was founded. — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Today Per's sons run the family business, whose interests span offshore shipping, tourism, real estate, renewable energy and maritime services. — Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for family business

• agribusiness
• nonbusiness