In our Monthly Message, we highlight news stories about our members and provide links to articles that may be of interest to family businesses. Here is what we have for August: Member & Service Provider News Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls adds yurts to its accommodations The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls has […]
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In a recent session of the Women in Family Business Peer Group at the Conway Center for Family Business, we discussed the following five key characteristics of a family business leader and the components of each: Commitment Immerse yourself in the business Understand the business Sacrifice personal pleasures when needed to benefit the business Show
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Each year, our Economic Outlook survey reflects the challenges that family business leaders have in finding and hiring qualified employees. Conway Center service provider Mike Devine of Devine Consulting addresses this issue in a blog post, The Difficulties of Hiring for a Family Business: When one looks at the hiring data, new hires fail 89%
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Nominations for our Family Business Awards Close July 28th! The definition of success is to achieve, advance, thrive, prosper or grow. Are you, or do you know of, a family business that deserves to be recognized for a significant accomplishment during a year full of challenges? Nominees can be any family business in
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Conway Center Monthly Message – June 2017 4th Annual Golf Open Monday, July 17, 2017 – Shotgun start at noon Join us at our 4th Annual Golf Outing at the beautiful Little Turtle Golf course! Registration deadline is JULY 3 and will sell out so sign up your golfers soon! All Conway Center members (family
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Take a look at all of the relationship building events we have coming up this Summer! Also, nominations for our November 8 Awards program are due soon…
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Family business owners are notoriously bad when it comes to estate planning. Too many demands and busy seasons are often cited as reasons to put it off, but as much as we don’t want to think about our own mortality or the painful loss of loved ones, there are numerous advantages to advanced planning. A
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Procrastination – to put off INTENTIONALLY the doing of something that should be done. We’re all guilty of this form of avoidance behavior, often giving in to feeling good now by delaying the task to do later. Family business owners often procrastinate when it comes to planning their estate, but doing so can be a
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Profile of a Family Business Success Story: Worthington Industries Sponsored by: KeyBank May 18, 2017 – 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. The Community Room at Alumni Hall Ohio Dominican University 1215 Sunbury Rd. Columbus, OH 43219 Conway Center co-founder Bea Wolper of Emens & Wolper Law is moderating a fascinating discussion with John McConnell of Worthington Industries
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