News & Updates Blog

Our Awards judges met today. Here is who you’ll get a chance to mingle with at our 19th Annual Family Business Awards & Expo on November 8. Reserve your table now! Family Business of the Year: Ricart Automotive is a leader in their industry and a generous contributor to the community at large. They have […]

Save the Date:  Success Story: Profile of a Successful Family Business September 21, 2017 – 7:30-9:00 a.m. Ohio Dominican University Alumni Hall 1215 Sunbury Road Columbus, OH 43219 Our Educational Program series resumes on September 21 for a candid discussion with Artina Promotional Products. Join us for the remarkable story of this 50-year-old award winning […]

Here is a list of upcoming member events: The Conway Center is a community partner for the Women’s Small Business Accelerator’s annual fundraiser. The event is September 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium. Don’t miss special guest Jack Hanna! These community events and resources might be of interest to your family […]

In our Monthly Message, we highlight news stories about our members and provide links to articles that may be of interest to family businesses. Here is what we have for August: Member & Service Provider News Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls adds yurts to its accommodations The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls has […]

In a recent session of the Women in Family Business Peer Group at the Conway Center for Family Business, we discussed the following five key characteristics of a family business leader and the components of each: Commitment Immerse yourself in the business Understand the business Sacrifice personal pleasures when needed to benefit the business Show […]

Each year, our Economic Outlook survey reflects the challenges that family business leaders have in finding and hiring qualified employees. Conway Center service provider Mike Devine of Devine Consulting addresses this issue in a blog post, The Difficulties of Hiring for a Family Business: When one looks at the hiring data, new hires fail 89% […]

  Nominations for our Family Business Awards Close July 28th!  The definition of success is to achieve, advance, thrive, prosper or grow. Are you, or do you know of, a family business that deserves to be recognized for a significant accomplishment during a year full of challenges?   Nominees can be any family business in […]

Conway Center Monthly Message – June 2017   4th Annual Golf Open Monday, July 17, 2017 – Shotgun start at noon Join us at our 4th Annual Golf Outing at the beautiful Little Turtle Golf course! Registration deadline is JULY 3 and will sell out so sign up your golfers soon!   All Conway Center members (family […]

Take a look at all of the relationship building events we have coming up this Summer! Also, nominations for our November 8 Awards program are due soon…