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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Thursday Sep 12, 2024
If you are new to succession planning, need expert advice, or simply don't know where to start, don't miss this in-person roundtable where we will cover the fundamentals! Bea Wolper of Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin and Meredith Sugar of Taft/ will facilitate this discussion, give practical advice, and answer any questions you may have.
Topics we will discuss in this session include:
* What kind of owner are you? There are several types of owners and identifying which you – and other stock-owning family members - is a great place to start.
* What are your criteria for next gens to join the business? When, along with compensation and expectations – all important considerations. We’ll cover best practices on this sometimes controversial topic!
* Buy-Sell Agreements: Who needs them and the important reasons behind them.
* Seven Keys to Family Business Succession: It’s more than signing over ownership! We’ll tackle the succession of ownership, management, leadership, authority, relationships, and values, and respect.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, CCFB Peer Group, Succession Planning
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Meet the Zambitos! ZSG (Zambito Search Group) was founded 21 years ago by John Zambito, a nationally-recognized recruiting expert. ZSG is a recruiting firm specializing in professional to executive-level searches. Join us for a candid conversation with John and his sons Ben and Max as they discuss the founding of the company, the son's entering the family business, and their approach to succession and succession planning. Facilitated by Sara Canterbury, Rider + Reinke Financial Group
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
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?
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
