bcbusiness.ca sePTeMbeR 2015 BCBusiness 45
1 to 3 ....................... 102 (16.7%)
4 to 19 ..................... 188 (30.7%)
20 to 49 .................. 171 (27.9%)
Over 50 .................. 151 (24.7%)
$1 to $5 million .... 161 (26.3%)
$5 to $10 million .. 226 (36.9%)
$10 to $50 million 147 (24.0%)
Over $50 million .. 78 (12.8%)
The Survey Respondents
(by # of employees and
business worth)
is your business a family-owned business?
How long has this business been in your family?
pOllStER MaRiO caNSEcO SayS:
"As you get bigger—especially over 50 employees—it
stops being a family business necessarily. It's almost
as if you're the victim of your own success"
This is the first generation
Yes no
Two generations
Three generations
Four generations or more
57%
43%
69%
31%
78%
22%
52%
48%
66%
34%
58%
42%
44%
56%
43%
57%
B Y N U M B E R O F E M P L O Y E E S
B Y N U M B E R O F E M P L O Y E E S
B Y B U S i N E S S w O R t H ( i N M i L L i O N S )
B Y B U S i N E S S w O R t H ( i N M i L L i O N S )
1 To 3
$1 To 5
4 To 19
$5 To 10
20 To 49
$10 To 50
50 +
$50 +
98%
0%
2%
0%
92%
6%
2%
0%
91%
4%
2%
3%
69%
31%
0%
0%
78%
16%
4%
1%
36%
36%
0%
27%
58%
33%
8%
0%
50%
0%
33%
17%
1 To 3
$1 To 5
4 To 19
$5 To 10
20 To 49
$10 To 50
50 +
$50 +
67%
86%
9%
3% 2%
33%
O V E R A L L
O V E R A L L
B Y # O F
E M P L O Y E E S
B Y B U S i N E S S
w O R t H
F U L L S U R V E Y R E S U Lt S :
B C B u s i n e s s . c a / S m a l l B i z
pOl
"As you get bigger—especially over 50 employees—it
stops being a family business necessarily. It's almost
as if you're the victim of your own success"
