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WELCOME TO SPGC.
Welcome to our website, we are an institution that does research on family businesses
STRATEGIC DOTS.
RESEARCH
Since the founding of the Stichting STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) in 2005, a number of scholarly and practitioner-focused publications have been written based on Stichting STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) ideas and data. Scholarly output includes journal articles, conference presentations, dissertations, and books.
The Stichting STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) focuses also on promoting global, regional and intercultural exchange in education. The Affiliates institutions have a long tradition of developing family business teaching cases which are shared across the network.
EDUCATION
INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
At the Stichting STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) we are engaged in developing global reports based on both global survey data and knowledge gathered through family business case studies.
UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT.
The STEP Project Global Consortium Family Business Summit 2026 committee warmly welcomes the family business community of scholars, family owners, now- and next-gen members, and practitioners to congregate, connect, and contribute in France in May 2026!
SAVE THE DATE! We are thrilled to announce the next STEP PROJECT GLOBAL CONSORTIUM (SPGC) Global Family Business Summit, scheduled to be held from May 26-29, 2026, in Nice, France.
The 2025 Stichting STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) and KPMG Private Enterprise Global Family Business Report is now LIVE!
Download the full report!
20 YEARS
We are pleased to let you know that we are celebrating 20 years of the Stichting STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) and thank everyone who has supported us over the years
Newsletter December 2025
Read our latest newsletter Issue 15.0 to know more about our activities, news from our Affiliates and call for papers
SPGC Conversation Series
Watch the latest conversation series co-hosted with our affiliate…
SPGC'S POWER NUMBERS.
family business cases
family businesses surveyed
journal articles
books published
OUR AFFILIATES.
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Join the most prestigious academic institutions around the world
The Stichting STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) is a worldwide leading association, which embraces academic institutions to do applied-based research on business families.
Academic institutions, professionals, researchers, and educators join the STEP Project Global Consortium SPGC to engage in a multidisciplinary and context-sensitive approach to better understand family firms and their business families.
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