Family Enterprise of the Year Award (FEYA) season is back! Join us in-person for our Quebec FEYA celebration. It's time to come together to honour and celebrate this year's finalists - Ed Brunet and Associates Canada Inc., GROUPE AGF INC. and Southshore Industries Ltd.! For the past 35 years, our FEYA ceremonies have become a cornerstone of our community; giving us an opportunity to recognize and promote the achievements of Canadian family businesses. More than an award, FEYA is a…
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La saison du Prix de l'entreprise familiale de l'année est de retour ! Joignez-vous à nous, en personne, pour célébrer les entreprises finalistes québécoises de 2021 - Ed Brunet et Associés Canada inc., GROUPE AGF INC. et Southshore Industries Ltd. En 35 ans, les cérémonies du Prix de l'entreprise familiale de l'année sont l'occasion de souligner et de faire valoir les réalisations des entreprises familiales canadiennes, et sont devenues une pierre angulaire de notre communauté. Le Prix de l'entreprise familiale…
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Family Enterprise of the Year Award (FEYA) season is back! Join us online for the Prairies FEYA celebration. It's time to come together to honour and celebrate this year's finalists - Doortech Mfg. and Distribution Ltd., Wallace & Carey Inc. and WCD (formerly West Canadian Digital Imaging)! For the past 35 years, our FEYA ceremonies have become a cornerstone of our community; giving us an opportunity to recognize and promote the achievements of Canadian family businesses. More than an award,…
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FEAs come from a variety of disciplines with one major thing in common, we work with families. Though growing in numbers, few designates solely serve clients under the FEA umbrella. More often, FEAs work with families under their primary profession while tapping into FEA knowledge to better understand and serve clients. During this Community Call we will explore what it means to wear the FEA hat, how it fits with a variety of professions, and when it makes sense to…
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Business families are exposed a spectrum of risk both from within and outside of their enterprises. In a world of increasing volatility and uncertainty, many boards have embraced Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programs to manage and mitigate those risks, though they tend to focus exclusively on operations and compliance and fail to integrate risks unique to family-controlled systems. This module will introduce a Family Enterprise Risk Management (FERM) framework to address these shortcomings and support your deliberations about systemic enterprise…
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Join professors Christina Constantinidis and Teresa Nelson as they lead this two day (half days) workshop based on their groundbreaking research. Together, we will learn how gender influences family business dynamics and become familiar with tools that can help you leverage its impact on the family system. Half-Day 1 - Understanding the family business and its environment as a gendered system, with a focus on the immediate family and beyond. Goal: To analyze the key role and influence of gender…
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As we move towards a 'new normal' and adjust to the limitations COVID has imposed on our clients and our customers, how do you plan to move your business forward while we enter the third year of the pandemic? What have you learned about yourself and the resiliency of your business? What are your challenges and successes, or surprises? Event Details When Who Can Attend This call is open to all members of our community. Where Online via Zoom.A Zoom…
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Ever thought of being an entrepreneur and create something uniquely yours, but not sure how this could fit in your family enterprise and legacy? Let's look at Intrapreneurship as an option. Intrapreneurship is a way to capitalize on opportunities and minimize risks in the development of new projects/companies/product lines through the support of using your existing family enterprise structure and knowledge. To get started, all you need is a passionate and an innovative idea! Join us and Chris Massie, Co-founder…
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Did you know COBS Bread is a family-run business? Join us to learn about this family enterprise journey in an intimate family discussion with fellow members Margaret-Jean Mannix and Aaron Gillespie, 2nd generation and President of COBS Bread. Aaron will talk with us about his family's legacy, from when his parents Roger and Lesley established the Bakers Delight franchise in Australia 42 years ago, to their current success with over 700 bakeries led by Gen 2: Aaron as President of COBS…
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Many families experience conflict, particularly around succession issues. While conflict is inherent to life, it can adversely impact and even jeopardize the viability of a family business if managed improperly. During this Community Call, we will discuss the common sources of conflict, best practices to minimize and prevent it, and what to do when conflict raises its head in a family business. Using the recent Rogers family saga as an example, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss and apply…
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