The Conway Center for Family Business helps family business owners and leaders solve business and family business problems and, when appropriate, with transitioning the family business to the next generation
Monthly educational programs provide valuable information on family business topics presented by family business leaders and experts. Peer Groups give family business leaders the opportunity to discuss key issues with one another in focused groups.
Annually, the Center offers ten educational presentations on family business issues and several Family Business Roundtables that focus on in-depth topics.
Join us for a Conway Center Program or Event!
RESERVATIONS may be made online or by emailing ADotts@FamilyBusinessCenter.com. Conway Center members are encouraged to bring guests to programs and events to introduce Central Ohio family business leaders to the resources provided by the Conway Center. Family business leaders attending for the first time are free. Educational programs and webinars are open to the public for a small fee unless otherwise noted. VIEW the Non Member Guest Policy.
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Friday Sep 14, 2018
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
Tuesday Oct 2, 2018
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Thursday Nov 8, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Community Engagement program with all-star family business panel
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Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Join us for insight into the sales process of two highly successful family-owned businesses. Stephanie Clarey, President of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Columbus and Doug Gleichauf, Regional Director of Sales and Operations for The Gordon Flesch Company will discuss the how and why behind their sales philosophy and best practices for family-owned business leaders to adopt. Facilitated by Ken Lazar of Ability Professional Network and sponsored by KeyBank.
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Friday Mar 8, 2019
Conway Center member OPOC.us facilitates this round table on how to use strategic planning to maximize healthcare coverage for your employees. This is the first in a series of startgic planning round tables. The next one will cover energy efficiency. Over the past several years, healthcare costs have skyrocketed at ...
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Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Sue Zazon, Central Ohio Regional President of Huntington Bank will lead a discussion on the importance of company culture. Panelists Lori Kaiser, Founder & CEO of Kaiser Consulting - and recent winner of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award - and Karen Carpenter, Vice President of Environmental Pest Management - and winner of Best Places to Work - will share their experiences and insight into creating, nurturing, and maintaining a company culture that puts people first.
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Friday Apr 5, 2019
Are you an owner/operator? Join us as Conway Center member Air Force One facilitates a round table on how to use strategic planning to save money, time, and resources by assessing facilities and determining operational goals. Issues surrounding sustainablity and efficiency goals will be discussed.
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Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Did you know 80% of businesses were targets of fraud in ’18. Join us for an informative conversation with experts to understand how you can detect what your potential fraud risks are and how you can put defensive measures in place to protect your business from the bad guys. Mike Kramer, VP of First Merchants Bank will moderate the conversation with Kurt Hoeft from EasyIT, Doug Davidson from GBQ Partners, Aimee Gilliland from First Merchants Bank. Nate Fisher, a family business leader, will discuss the way his company got caught in a phishing scam and how it cost them time and resources.
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Thursday May 16, 2019
Join us for a closer look at two companies that use re-invention and innovation to change their company culture, products, and bottom line.
Kimmi Wernli, President of Crazy Richard's Peanut Butter Company will take a deep dive into the initiatives she's developed and implemented since becoming president and how they have re-invigorated the company brand.
David Abraham, President and Co-CEO of Accel, Inc. will discuss the Buses for Hope program he launched and how innovation can be used strategically to resolve company needs and challenges.
Facilitated by Tim Feran, Business Reporter at the Columbus Dispatch and sponsored by KeyBank.
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Wednesday Aug 7, 2019
This workshop explores the various business transition channels and the pros and cons of each:
Learn how and why a business owner’s motives, financial and mental readiness impacts the transfer channel selected and ultimately the valuation and financing options
Learn how to give yourself more options based on developing a framework to analyze and prepare for a transition while analyzing the impacts to affected stakeholders
Learn how a thorough strategic option analysis can help owners minimize transition risk, negotiate higher sale prices, and make the deal process run more smoothly.
Presented by Michael B. Ella, CPA, CEPA
Director of Family Wealth Consulting
Key Private Bank
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Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
We are hosting a breakfast for new, returning, or any other family business or service provider members interested in learning more about getting the most out of your Conway Center membership!
This event will give everyone an opportunity to network with other family business leaders, and to learn more about the history of the Conway Center, its offerings and member benefits.
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