President’s Message – EFBC 2017 Accomplishments
Earlier this month the EFBC Executive Committee met offsite to review the recent member satisfaction survey and to agree on our Committee’s direction for the 2017 fiscal year. As usual, I walked away that day amazed at how easy my… Read more→
President’s Message – It’s Not a Goodbye, It’s a See You Around
My highlight of the year was meeting all the new members and the February kick-off of the Roots course! Overall it has been a wonderful journey that opened my eyes to the reality of how the EFBC functions so successfully… Read more→
3 Steps to Healthy Family Business Communication
What is the “greater good” for the family and for the business? Is everyone in agreement? How are you communicating your family values? To answer these questions, we start with the first best practice: foster a family culture of healthy… Read more→
Preparing for an Untimely Death
In the case study that we used to examine this issue, the family business had no succession or transition plan and the President had just been diagnosed with a terminal illness. The thing that stood out to me as I… Read more→
Deepening Our Roots with Family Business Education
What is Roots? Last year, the CFBC proudly partnered with the Business Families Foundation (BFF); a non-profit organization that supports and helps empower business families to ensure their sustainability and harmony for generations to come. Through BFF we offer curriculum, known as Roots,… Read more→
President’s Message – Achievements, Growth and Success
I am happy to report that the launch of Roots: Anchoring Your Business on February 23rd was a success. Thank you to Deanna Salo, Dr. Harold Welsch, Judy, Liz and Megan for being a huge part of getting this curriculum… Read more→
Bringing BFF to CFBC
Family businesses need to make decisions quickly to deploy capital. Learn to be a fox and not a hedgehog. The Family Business System (Three Circles of Family Business Model): FAMILY, BUSINESS and OWNERSHIP are all equally important for a business… Read more→
