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

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

The judge also extended the appointment of an independent monitor, a watchful outsider to keep an eye on the family business. —William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024

Roehm hopes to continue the family business's goal: Spreading joy. —Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024

The family business outlasts the Civil War, moving north, expanding the portfolio to coffee and tobacco. —Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024

In the particular case above, the real issue was the parent's worries about the son-in-law interfering in the family business. —Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024