The Lessons of War: Ukrainian family businesses in the war for survival

Vladislav Burda is the founder and president of FBN Ukraine, the Association of Family Business Owners of Ukraine, and the founder and owner of RedHead Family Corporation.

Ukrainian family companies are managing to live and work under war. The history of family business in Ukraine is being written right now.

Larysa Mudrak, CEO of FBN Ukraine, is a top-level political communications expert, political and public figure, journalist, and publicist. Since the full-scale invasion, Vladislav and I, together with our team, have collected several volumes of stories, and we aim to share them to transform the pain and experience of war into strength.

The current Lessons of War book continues a series about family business during the war. The first book of the series was published in 2023.

FBN Ukraine The Association of Family Business Owners of Ukraine is a Family Business Network (FBN) International chapter founded in 2009 by Ukrainian entrepreneur Vladislav Burda. The head office is located in Odesa. The Association works to develop the family business culture in Ukraine. www.fbn.ua

FBN International The international association was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. Its purpose is to enable business families to thrive and transform across generations to build a sustainable future. The global network unites 4,000 business families in 65 countries. www.fbn-i.org