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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Why are views on the value of advisory boards so mixed in the family enterprise community? The nature and circumstances of each enterprise and their advisory boards vary widely. Join us for this informative webinar where we will discuss the importance of your advisory board and the frustrations that come with it. What are the common threads? How do we decide when a board is important, and what kind of board is required? What are the things that make a difference…
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Join us online for a casual chat with other NextGen family business members as we welcome Special Guest David C. Bentall, Founder of Next Step Advisors. David brings a lifetime of experience working in his own as well as with some of Canada's most well-known family enterprises. Having experienced ALL 3 options available to family successors - failure, success, and a sale - David brings both candor and honesty when sharing his personal and professional experience. David will share his…
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Family Enterprise of the Year Award (FEYA) season is back! Join us online for the BC FEYA celebration. It's time to come together to honour and celebrate this year's finalists - Kalesnikoff and Prestige Hotels & Resorts! 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 reminder of how much family enterprises matter…
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Tension and friction are growing among shareholders and family members with hidden agendas, suspicion and power plays visible within the family business leadership. Promised opportunities as a shareholder for the next generation are not being honoured. The process and structures designed to measure the success of family members working in the business have been neglected. Communication is experienced as manipulative, protective, and guarded ongoingly erodes the trust within family and shareholders. The family, business and ownership governance created has become…
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This webinar will start a conversation with family business practitioners about the key role and influence that gender plays in the family business setting. We believe this work can help you smooth succession, access talent, understand conflict, and maintain healthy business family relationships. We will define gender and explore how it affects not only women but men, and also teams, families, businesses, and cultures. We will discuss two case studies from the field that will highlight key challenges related to…
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Family Enterprise of the Year Award (FEYA) season is back! Join us online for the Ontario FEYA celebration. It's time to come together to honour and celebrate this year's finalists - Gerrie Electric, Gilas Management and Tomlinson Group of Companies! 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 reminder of how much…
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When family business cases make the front page of the newspaper, it's not usually because of good news, but more of an "OMG - did you see what happened with the __________ family?" This summer, Richard Robinson passed away at the age of 84, and once his will became public, the decisions he had made regarding his shares of the family business became international news. Scholastic Corp., which Robinson took over from his father and built into a huge publishing…
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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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