The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. (FBCG)

What The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. (FBCG) does

The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. (FBCG) is a private, boutique advisory firm founded in 1994 and headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, specializing in consulting services for family-owned enterprises and family offices. The firm is organized as a community of practitioners owned by its consultant members, with no external private equity or institutional investment indicated. Headcount is reported at 11-50, and FBCG has cumulatively worked with more than 3,000 enterprising families globally across its 30-year operating history. The firm operates a perpetual governance model intended to perpetuate across generations, with leadership continuity managed through a Board Chair succession structure (Michael Fassler became the third Board Chair in March 2024).

FBCG delivers ten interconnected advisory service lines: succession and continuity planning, organizing and educating the family, ownership alignment, board development and search, preparing the next generation, communication and conflict resolution, family office services, strategic planning, policy development, and presentations and workshops. Service delivery is human-led, customized per engagement, and supported by a deep content library including the Family Business Leadership Series book imprint, The Family Business Advisor newsletter, webinars, articles, case studies, and video content. The firm holds FFI certifications for its consultants and maintains a partnership with the Family Firm Institute, anchoring it within the professional family business advisor ecosystem.

Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees structured as custom, quote-based engagements reflecting the individualized scope of each family engagement. Distribution is direct-to-client via principal and senior consultants, supported by top-of-funnel content marketing (articles, webinars, books, newsletters, podcasts) and mid-funnel educational programming. FBCG addresses six customer segments: family enterprises (primary), family offices and wealth, family business programs, franchises and dealer groups, trade associations, and trusted providers and advisors. The firm is privately held, has no public listing or ticker, and operates as a perpetual member-owned entity reinvesting in its methods and intellectual capital.

Name

The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. (FBCG)

Legal name

The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc.

Website

https://thefbcg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Family Business Consulting Group (FBCG) is a private boutique advisory firm that counsels family-owned enterprises and family offices on succession, governance, ownership alignment, and multi-generational continuity. Founded in 1994, the member-owned firm has served over 3,000 families globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Business & Succession Advisory (FSAAADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Founder/Entrepreneur & Family Business Executive Coaching (EDABANAM), Family Office Administration & Operations (Accounting, Reporting, Payroll) (FSAAADAD)

Keywords

• Family business consulting
• Succession planning services
• Family governance advisory
• Ownership alignment consulting
• Family office advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Bryn Mawr

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for family business advisory services including succession planning, governance development, family council facilitation, and strategic planning engagements with enterprising families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Family Business Consulting Group provides advisory consulting services to family enterprises, covering ten interconnected practice areas: succession and continuity planning, family organization and education, ownership alignment, board development, next-generation preparation, communication and conflict resolution, family office services, strategic planning, policy development, and presentations/workshops. Services are delivered directly by a team of principal and senior consultants with expertise in psychology, counseling, finance, and organizational behavior.

Product overview

The Family Business Consulting Group (FBCG) is a consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of advisory services for family enterprises. Rather than a software platform, the firm provides human-delivered consulting across ten interconnected service areas: Succession & Continuity Planning, Organizing & Educating the Family, Ownership Alignment, Board Development and Search, Preparing the Next Generation, Communication & Conflict Resolution, Family Office Services, Strategic Planning, Policy Development, and Presentations & Workshops. These services work together to help enterprising families protect family integrity and business performance across generations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Succession & Continuity Planning
• Organizing & Educating the Family
• Ownership Alignment
• Board Development and Search
• Preparing the Next Generation
• Communication & Conflict Resolution
• Family Office Services
• Strategic Planning
• Policy Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Worked with over 3,000 enterprising families around the world since 1994

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Family Firm InstitutecoreOthersFBCG consultants hold certifications from the Family Firm Institute (FFI), the premier professional association for family business advisors. Joshua Nacht received the 2016 FFI Best Dissertation Award, demonstrating the firm's commitment to advancing family business knowledge.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Family Office Exchange (FOX): Membership and education organization for single-family offices and advisors. Ecosystem partner and indirect peer — FBCG presents at FOX events and serves overlapping family-office clients.

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global strategy consultancy advising family-owned and founder-led businesses on strategy, governance, and succession; overlaps with FBCG on larger family-enterprise engagements.
• McKinsey & Company (Family Office Practice): Global strategy consultancy whose family office and private capital practices overlap with FBCG's Family Office Services and Strategic Planning offerings for ultra-high-net-worth families.
• Deloitte Private: Deloitte's private-company arm serves family-owned enterprises with succession, tax, governance, and wealth advisory services — a scaled competitor with overlapping service lines.
• KPMG Enterprise (Family Business): KPMG's dedicated family business and private enterprise practice competes for similar succession and governance engagements from a global, multidisciplinary delivery platform.
• EY-Parthenon (EY Family Enterprise): Big-Four advisory practice dedicated to family enterprises, offering succession, governance, and next-generation services at global scale — overlapping meaningfully with FBCG's core.

Direct peers

• Williams Group: Boutique advisory focused on family business continuity, succession, and next-generation preparation. Comparable in mission, scale, and service scope to FBCG.
• Cambridge Family Enterprise Group: A boutique consulting firm specializing in family enterprise and family office advisory across generations. Comparable in niche focus, boutique scale, and thought-leadership-driven go-to-market to FBCG.
• Family Business Institute: Consulting practice serving family-owned businesses with succession planning, family meetings, and governance services. Direct competitor in the U.S. family business advisory niche.
• BanyanGlobal: A boutique consulting firm focused exclusively on family business succession, governance, and next-generation leadership. Closely comparable service portfolio and client base to FBCG.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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