SUMMARY
The present study deals with the influence on the development and continuity of family businesses exercised by non-family officials working there. The research was carried out in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina, in the years 2021-2022, taking a convenience sample of 20 family businesses of different categories and sizes. For this purpose, a research is carried out following the scientific method with a mixed approach, which aims to determine the influence of non-family officials on the development and continuity of Family Businesses in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina, during the period 2021-2022, with the hypothesis that non-family officials influence the development and continuity of family businesses in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Subsequently, a T-student statistical analysis is carried out using the SPSS Statistics version 2 statistical package. The results provide valuable information that could encourage family businesses to professionalize through the incorporation of non-family officials, lay the foundations of knowledge at the provincial level and open the way for further research. The contribution and innovation of this work aimed at establishing a framework of cooperation between researchers and intermediate entities, bringing this type of research closer to non-governmental institutions that associate family businesses in Argentina.