16th Annual Family Business Awards and Expo

The Conway Center for Family Business Awards Program annually recognizes family businesses that have:

• Successfully transferred the leadership of the company from one generation to the next
• Found a unique solution to a complex business problem
• Made a contribution to our community
• Gone above and beyond the call of duty to help an employee, customer or vendor

More than 150 companies have been honored during the past 16 years and represent many of Central Ohio's finest family-owned businesses.

Award Categories and Descriptions
The Conway Center for Family Business Awards Program was established in 1999 to recognize excellence in family business and has honored more than 100 Central Ohio family businesses during its first 15 years.

Beginning with the 2009 awards, the program honors recipients in categories consistent with the success and longevity of a family business: leadership, planning, communication, support and community service. This year's honorees include:

Family Business of the Year:  
Velvet Ice Cream, Inc.

Lifetime Achievement: 
Farah Majidzadeh, Resource International, Inc.

Communication: 
Champion Real Estate Services
Integrated Leadership Systems, LLC

Community Engagement:
Luebbe Hearing Services
ms consultants, inc.
Safex Inc.
Sugardaddy's Sumptuous Sweeties

Milestone Achievement: 
10 Years - timeless skin solutions
15 Years - Advance Sign Group
20 Years - EclipseCorp
25 Years - Jendco Safety Supply, Inc.
25 Years - IGS Energy
30 Years - Air Force One
30 Years - Katzinger's Delicatessen
35 Years - Cashmans Horse Equipment
40 Years - Rotolo's Pizza
60 Years - DāNite Sign Co.
65 Years - Kirk Williams Company
80 Years - Dublin Cleaners & New Albany Cleaners

Re-Invention: 
ABC Home Services
CASTO Management Services
Rinkov Eyecare Centers

Succession Planning/Implementation:
Diehl-Whittaker Funeral Service, Inc.
Miles-McClellan Construction Co., Inc.
Sound Communications, Inc.

Supporter of Family Business: 
GREENCREST
Johnson Investment Counsel

Family Business Expo
Conway Center Family Business and Service Provider members and Awards Honorees are invited to take advantage of this outstanding business development opportunity. The Family Business Expo is a great way to showcase your business, products or services to more than 400 family business leaders and advisors who will attend the Awards Program.

• Expo display tables may be reserved for just $175
• Final registration date is October 24, 2014
• Table reservations include two Awards Luncheon tickets

To reserve your place, please request a Registration Form from Jill Hofmans, then submit the completed form along with your registration fee to: Conway Center for Family Business, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, OH 43219. To request more information, please contact Jill Hofmans or 614-253-4820.