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Monthly Meetings & Family Business Roundtables

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.

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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.

Education

Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
You have probably heard the statistic that 70% of family wealth is lost by the 2nd generation and 90% is lost by the third generation. What are you doing to lower that number for your business? ... read more
Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
As Rhett Ricart said at one of our ed programs, ''There is no guarantee we’re going to make it just because we’ve made it this far.” Deciding to sell the family business is indeed more than a simple transaction. Our panelist Bill Mead, formerly of Golf Car Company, will talk about his journey at that crossroad and how he made the decisions he did…as a family member and a business. Facilitator, Jon Eesley, Windsor Advisory Group Generously sponsored by GREENCREST ... read more
Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
A well designed and dynamic system of internal controls is needed to safeguard your business assets, protect against fraud, and ensure complete and accurate financials. Learn how family-owned businesses can assess their risk areas and implement or strengthen internal controls….and sleep more soundly at night! By tapping into our firm's experience of implementing, testing, and remediating internal controls at large corporations, we have developed an assessment of the internal controls that are key to smaller organizations. We’ll cover entity level controls, business process controls, and key IT controls as well as how to navigate the challenges that are specific to smaller organizations. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
There are several areas of opportunity that you can turn a discerning eye toward and proactively audit to potentially save your family business thousands of dollars and lots of headaches. Conducting internal audits of your HR and HR-related functions isn’t magic – It’s just good business sense! Join us on October 31 to hear spooky stories about what happens when you are not prepared. The typical EEOC settlement is $40,000 but one Ohio company was just ordered to pay $1.25 MILLION in a class action lawsuit. And did you know non-compliant I-9s can cost you several hundred to several thousand dollars per violation? Fines, penalties, and attorney’s fees can add up scary fast! We’ll cover the essential audits you should conduct in broad strokes, including worker’s compensation, handbook, forms, safety, and so much more! ... read more
Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Human Resources
Thursday Nov 7, 2024
Every organization has a brand whether they like or not. We can choose to have our brand defined by our customers. Or we can choose to define it ourselves. But what does ''brand'' actually mean? Together, we'll shed light on what branding is, the value it brings to an organization, how to intentionally create your brand, and when to think about changing it. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Join C-Suite executives from successful family-owned businesses as they reveal their most effective tax strategies and share invaluable insights from their personal experiences. They'll offer practical advice on what has worked well and discuss what they might do differently in the future. This is a great opportunity to learn from their successes and mistakes to optimize your own tax planning. ... read more
Categories: CCFB Educational Program

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