Like all businesses, family-held concerns often find themselves in need of capital. For many, an influx of funds can help their business development plans, both in the short and long term. That might mean deploying capital to organic growth in existing markets—adding staff and building new facilities. It also might be funding more ambitious plans like acquiring a competitor or entering into new markets or product lines.

External developments are heightening the urgency for companies to raise capital. Changes in business dynamics are occurring rapidly, meaning that companies are recognizing and feeling the need to move fast to acquire technology or enter into new regions and service lines. Business uncertainty is a factor from Brexit to trade issues to regulation and government  instability—to the low interest rate environment. These outside trends have a lot of family businesses focused on securing capital now to make sure the business has the funds to address changing dynamics— not only within their own families but also on a macro level.