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May 2020
Ontario Region: FEC Family Meet-Up & Conversation
Our FEC Family Community: Together at Home Enjoy Social Distancing with Distant Socializing! Join us online for a casual chat with other family business members about what’s happening with your family and family enterprise during this unprecedented time. Your FEC Community is here to support, encourage and engage. We’ll take this time together to discuss what’s most important to you, share your insights and what’s on your mind. Stay connected, lean in and we will weather this storm together!! And, always…
Find out more »FBN Community Conversations
As the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, many of us are still in full crisis management mode, we are impacted in our families, our businesses and our communities. Now, more than ever, we are here to offer business families a place to share with, learn from and be inspired by each other. In a time that we are all required to implement social distancing, we invite you to practice “distant socializing”. Therefore, we have planned an FBN online conversation, designed to…
Find out more »Webinar: Understanding Grief
The current pandemic has given rise to a wave of emotions that many of us have little experience of dealing with and often do not even know what they are. To help us better understand what me may be feeling and how to manage our feelings as well as help others, we are delighted to sit down with Dawn Schooler, counsellor, coach, teacher and FEA who will provide insights on grief: what it is, how it shows up and offer…
Find out more »June 2020
FBN Canada Community Conversation
We would like to welcome you to join us for our next FBN Canada Community Conversation hosted by members; Pierre Morrisette, Founder and Executive Chairman, Pelmorex Corp and featuring Patricia Saputo, Chief Financial Officer of Placements Italcan Inc. As members of two of Canada’s most well-known business families, and ‘Pioneers’ both, in establishing Family Offices, our conversation will focus on their unique perspectives and experiences, touching on their family governance structures, family meetings, creating and nurturing culture in the Now…
Find out more »July 2020
FBN Canada Community Conversation – From Status Quo Philanthropy to Strategic Social Investing
"Ultimately, it is individual leaders, making strategic decisions every day, that propel our people and planet forward—or set us back for generations." Join us for our next FBN Canada Community Conversation with our guests, Lisa Wolverton President, Wolverton Family Foundation & Chair, Board of Directors, and Renee Kaplan, CEO from The Philanthropy Workshop; a not-for-profit, charitable international organization dedicated to the mission to ‘Accelerate social impact by mobilizing a global network of strategic investors united by their commitment to unlock…
Find out more »September 2020
FBN Canada – Community Conversation on Exploring Unity vs. Harmony in Enterprising Families
Unity or Harmony? Siblings bring with them natural differences in skill sets, style and personality traits. If these varieties to life and business are seen as complications rather than strengths, the family can start to feel fragmented and uneasy. Long-lasting business families achieve alignment by recognizing and applauding differences in family members and investing energy in finding the highest and best use for each person. One family member may excel in financial management, another in esthetics, another in engineering, another…
Find out more »October 2020
FBN Canada – The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer: Insights into Global Family Businesses
Implications for Family Business report shows a moment of reckoning for family businesses. Although family business remains more trusted than non-family business around the world (82% vs 79%), family business employees still view their employer as falling short on expectations. More than half (51%) of family business employees agree that their employers are not meeting the challenges of the pandemic with expected levels of competence. For example: compared to non-family businesses, family business employees are more concerned about job loss…
Find out more »November 2020
January 2021
FBN Canada – Community Conversation ‘Borrowed from your Grandchildren’
FBN Canada families are invited to join us for an unique opportunity to chat with Dennis Jaffe, Ph.D. Borrowed from your Grandchildren is a fascinating look at how large, long-lasting business families succeed across generations. Dennis Jaffe's latest book is based on interviews with 100 large, global families who have passed their 3rd generation of business together. Families who are successful in growing their wealth have been able to reinvent themselves and their business in the face of significant environmental…
Find out more »February 2021
FBN Canada – Chairs Cocktail Hour on Family Business as a Force for Good
“As a multi-generational business, West Canadian Digital Imaging has enjoyed a tradition of giving back to our community. We have found it to be engaging for our employees and given us a sense of purpose. Success to us means running a prosperous business that is able to give back, supporting our people to live fulfilling lives and ultimately leaving the world a better place. In today’s world, this is more important than ever” ~ Karen Brookman, CEO West Canadian Digital…
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June 2021
July 2021
Progressive Conversation – Raising Children in an Enterprising Family
Search "Raising Children in a Family Business" and you will be bombarded with 100's of articles, tips, tools - many of which include valuable information. What it doesn't provide you is the opportunity to share experiences with your peers - who are focused on the same issues as you are, with similar questions and a true passion to help you fulfill one of the most important missions of your life: raising the rising generation of your Enterprising Family. How can…
Find out more »September 2021
Progressive Insights on Urgency of ESG Investment for Family Business Reputation
As an enterprising family, you've been feeling the pressure: there's a call for change - and the ask is getting louder with the global pandemic, growing unrest against inequality, and alarming symptoms of climate crisis. Your employees, local communities and consumers expect your business to be ahead of the curve for sustainable development and positive impact. Will you rise to the challenge? Join us to discuss ways to exceed in these expectations and thrive in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)…
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