Family businesses make up a significant portion of businesses worldwide, ranging from 65-80% and contributing 30-65% of GDP. However, family businesses often fail due to internal family and management issues rather than external market forces. The main reasons for failure include a lack of succession planning which leaves the next generation unprepared to lead, unfairly promoting family members based on attributes other than skills, and fraternal conflicts between family members over control of the business and inheritance. Failure to change with the times and reluctance of older family members to relinquish control also contributes to family business failures.