Definition:
Family-driven describes companies whose strategic direction, values, and decision-making processes are deeply shaped by a family-owned or family-led structure.
The term is used for organizations that prioritize long-term stability, trust-based relationships, and sustainable growth rather than short-term, purely profit-focused goals.
Description:
A family-driven business is guided by one or more entrepreneurial families and operates according to principles such as responsibility, continuity, and reliability. Decisions are typically made with a multi-generational outlook, ensuring consistency and long-term value creation. In the context of project development and investment in industrial real estate, family-driven typically implies:
- long-term investment strategies instead of short-term speculation
- collaborative, trust-based partnerships with investors, municipalities, and project stakeholders
- high quality standards in the selection, development, and management of industrial properties
- value-oriented corporate governance and sustainable business development
Example:
IPEC Group is a family-driven business with expertise in industrial real estate development – building, selling and renting ware houses, production halls, commercial spaces and developed land.