Education - Conway Center for Family Business

Education

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. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Roundtable
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Wealth Transfer and Philanthropy - Discussion will include: • Recommended amount to save for healthcare in retirement • Family Office considerations Generously sponsored by The Fortis Group at Morgan Stanley. It is never too early to think about succession planning in a family owned business! This dynamic monthly peer group is facilitated by Bea Wolper of Emens & Wolper Law Firm, Thaddeus O’Brien of O’Brien & Associates, and Meredith Sugar of Taft Law. They provide a forum to discuss all aspects of succession planning - from inter-family dynamics to strategic planning - in interactive sessions that will provide the foundation for transitioning your family business to the next generation. This program is not just for founders/owners – attending together with successors or next gens is very important and beneficial. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Collaboration - This Peer Group exists to empower ourselves as leaders to build better culture that improves our business and others. Facilitators Jonathon McKay and Sarah Ahern with PATH will lead these leadership sessions on various topics focusing on the most relevant challenges and opportunities for your business today. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Creative ways to Recruit & Retain Employees - Low unemployment. High turnover rates. Millennials. Gen Z. There are more job openings than people to fill them. With attracting and retaining employees at the top of the list of what keeps us up at night, we’ll have a candid conversation in a moderated roundtable format about what we’re doing now and what we can do differently to grow our teams and sleep better at night. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
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. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Captive Insurance Companies - Business owners generally have three common goals; to reduce taxes, reduce business risk, and reduce health care costs. In this session, we will be introducing Captive Insurance Companies, commonly called ''Captives,'' as an innovative (and somewhat-secret) solution to accomplish these goals. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Right People/Right Seat - Being a non-family leader in a family-owned business can be incredibly rewarding… and challenging. This peer group will help determine strategies of influence and impact for non-family leaders. Led by experts from Driscoll Learning. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
When the next generation of leadership took over The Strait & Lamp Group, a company with five distinct and different locations, they realized a need to create a unified organization. Hear from president and owner, Steve Arnold, as he describes the process of how The Strait & Lamp Group embraced a fresh approach yet honored their rich history of more than 100 years. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Wednesday May 8, 2019
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday May 9, 2019
Conflicts of Interest in the Family Business In a family business, a dispute of family issues, business issues, or ownership issues can be very detrimental to the business. This session explores situations that cause conflicts, the need for boundaries and the necessary resolution to avoid such conflicts in a family owned business. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday May 9, 2019
Join us at our Spring Family Business Tour & Networking event at Sutphen in Hilliard. Come learn the history of this 129-year-old family business while seeing how fire trucks are made! Tours will be given through the manufacturing departments including Cabs, Pumps, Bodies, Ladders, Paint, Service, and Final Assembly. Light appetizers and drinks will be provided, courtesy of KeyBank. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
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. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuckman's Model - Team Formation & Development - This Peer Group exists to empower ourselves as leaders to build better culture that improves our business and others. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday May 21, 2019
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday May 23, 2019
Are we Connecting? Behavior styles and Driving Forces that effect our business relationships Being a non-family leader in a family-owned business can be incredibly rewarding… and challenging. This peer group will help determine strategies of influence and impact for non-family leaders. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday May 23, 2019
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Monday Jun 3, 2019
Root for your home team as the Clippers take on the Toledo Mud Hens!. Enjoy an evening with your family, employees, clients, and others who care about family business. We've purchased a block of tickets in Sections 2&3 - reserved seats are $10 per ticket (adult and youth). ... read more
Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events

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