It’s time to recognise the families that built India.
Some families define the story of Corporate India.
And that makes them truly worthy of special accolades.
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  • Nomination Deadline May 15, 2023
  • Jury Meet May 31, 2023
  • Award Ceremony Aug 19, New Delhi

Family businesses in India have consistently shown strong performance and growth, even during the pandemic. It speaks of the fundamental strength and resourcefulness of these companies, that has helped nurture an ecosystem of wealth creation and distribution. By incorporating modern business practices, while retaining their traditional networks and deep-rooted community ties, family businesses have become the bedrock of micro and macro financial stability in India.

After the grand success of our last season, Network18 and Waterfield Advisors announces the second edition of Indian Family Business Awards that recognises the contributions and rewards leading Family Businesses. Spanning all regions of the country and different sectors, we turn the spotlight on family-owned enterprises that have emerged as standard bearers in the realms of business and commercial processes. The stage is set and it's time to size up the contenders!

Calling all the prestigious and outstanding Family enterprises to nominate themselves for the Indian Family Business Awards 2022

Participating companies must be:

  • Set up in India
  • At least 10 years old (5 years for start-ups)
  • The single largest stake and/or management control belongs to a family
Who can participate
Meet the      jury
Soumya Rajan

Founder & CEO, Waterfield Advisors

Vishesh C. Chandiok

CEO, Grant Thornton Bharat

Sonu Bhasin

Founder of FAB (Families and Businesses)

Gopal Srinivasan

Chairman, TVS Capital Funds Limited

Gaurav Dalmia

Chairman, Dalmia Group Holdings

Sanjeev Bikhchandani

Founder, Info Edge

The award categories

SUPER (Annual turnover up-to ₹ 1000 cr.)

  • Best Family Business This category intends to award the organization which has been able to demonstrate sustained business growth and expansion across generations of family, ensuring value generation and growth for its shareholders and stakeholders backed by established systems, practices and processes.
  • Best Governance This category intends to award the organization which has been able to establish systems, practices and processes for ensuring sustainable growth while ensuring value generation, growth for its shareholders and all stakeholders.
  • Most Innovative, Disruptive & Transformational This category intends to award the organization which has been able to showcase innovation/(s) in its products/processes/services to enable sizeable transformation in its existing ecosystem.
  • Best Family Business led by a Woman This category intends to award the organization led by a Woman leader which has been able to showcase sustainable growth, innovation and value generation in its existing ecosystem and amongst peers.

MEGA (Annual turnover between ₹1000 - ₹5000cr.)

  • Best Family Business This category intends to award the organization which has been able to demonstrate sustained business growth and expansion across generations of family, ensuring value generation and growth for its shareholders and stakeholders backed by established systems, practices and processes.
  • Best Governance This category intends to award the organization which has been able to establish systems, practices and processes for ensuring sustainable growth while ensuring value generation, growth for its shareholders and all stakeholders
  • Most Innovative, Disruptive & Transformational This category intends to award the organization which has been able to showcase innovation/(s) in its products/processes/services to bring about a sizeable transformation in its existing ecosystem.
  • Best Family Business led by a Woman This category intends to award the organization led by a Woman leader which has been able to showcase sustainable growth, innovation and value generation in its existing ecosystem and amongst peers.

GIGA (Annual turnover over ₹5000 cr.)

  • Best Family Business This category is meant to award the organization which has been able to demonstrate sustained business growth and expansion across generations of family, ensuring value generation and growth for its shareholders and stakeholders backed by established systems, practices and processes.
  • Best Governance This category intends to award the organization which has been able to establish systems, practices and processes for ensuring sustainable growth while ensuring value generation, growth for its shareholders and all stakeholders.
  • Most Innovative, Disruptive & Transformational This category intends to award the organization which has been able to showcase innovation/(s) in its products/processes/services to bring about a sizeable transformation in its existing ecosystem.
  • Best Family Business led by a Woman This category intends to award the organization led by a Woman leader which has been able to showcase sustainable growth, innovation and value generation in its existing ecosystem and amongst peers.

BEST STARTUP FAMILY BUSINESS (Annual turnover under ₹1000 cr. & 5 years in existence)

  • Best Startup Family Business This category is meant to award the business which has a lighting speed of a start-up but with the roots of a family-owned business, having the spirit to achieve new heights in the start-up ecosystem

PHILANTHROPY AWARD (Best Family Business)

  • Philanthropy Award This category intends to award the leadership organizations who advanced innovative solutions and demonstrated meaningful progress in a community, good causes, associations, or other nonprofit organization.

Nominations closed

Waterfield Advisors is India’s leading Independent Multi-Family Office and Wealth Advisory Firm. Established in 2011, we advise on over USD 4.3 Billion of assets on behalf of several prominent Indian business families whom we serve from 8 offices in India.

Built on the fundamentals of trust, integrity, and transparency, Waterfield was one of the first financial services firms, in the country, to introduce and pioneer the concept of Investment Advisory in Wealth Management.

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The firm's Private Clients Services practice works with HNIs and families, business owners and family offices to help them structure their domestic and international affairs in an efficient and compliant manner. The team comprises specialists who leverage their multi-disciplinary skills to holistically advise family-owned businesses on diverse matters.

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