The initiative, promoted by the Multisectoral Association of Companies of Córdoba (ASFACO) with the collaboration of the provincial institution, includes the execution of a market study on the dimensions and characteristics of Cordoban family businesses during the last quarter of 2026. This study will be developed by Loyola University.
The delegate for Economic Development, Promotion, and Employment of the Provincial Council of Córdoba, Félix Romero, explained that the project aims to obtain a snapshot of the size, number of employees, turnover, sectors of activity, age, and the generation currently leading these companies, as well as succession processes.
Romero added that the study will identify good management practices and the main challenges and opportunities these companies face, particularly regarding generational handover, governance, innovation, professionalization, and project sustainability.
The president of ASFACO, Miguel Ángel Tamarit, highlighted that family businesses are part of Córdoba's economic identity, creating employment, remaining linked to the territory, and building projects that often span generations. He stated the goal is to rigorously understand their reality in Córdoba, their main challenges, and to develop tools to support them in crucial areas like generational handover, governance, and professionalization.
The project targets business owners, managers, successors, future business leaders, advisors, consultants, institutions, and organizations linked to economic development, as well as service companies, students, and young professionals. ASFACO plans to disseminate the actions among a database of approximately 300 companies, entrepreneurs, and institutions from Córdoba and its province.
Following the study's completion, its presentation is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027 through an event and a roundtable discussion within the framework of the ‘Foro Empresa & Familia’ (Business & Family Forum) of Córdoba, promoted and organized by ASFACO with funding from the Provincial Council.
Tamarit concluded by emphasizing that the effort should not end with the report; the aim is for knowledge to translate into action, consolidating a continuous line of work from which experiences can be shared, problems anticipated, and family businesses helped to continue growing generation after generation, thanking the Provincial Council for its support.
Loyola University's collaboration in this project reinforces its commitment to Córdoba and its business community, contributing knowledge, academic rigor, and a future vision to the Cordoban business ecosystem.
