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Second and third generation members of the Ricart family will lead a lively program about Ricart Automotive’s past, present and plans for the future during The Conway Center for Family Business program, Ricart Automotive: A Family Business Success Story.

MONTHLY MESSAGE  – August 2016 Ricart Automotive: A Family Business Success Story September 15 – 7:30-9:00 a.m. Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University 1215 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219   Three generations of the Ricart family will discuss the successes, opportunities, and challenges they face as one of Central Ohio’s most successful family- owned businesses. This […]

Working in a two-room office over a car dealership in Honesdale, Pennsylvania with a tiny band of co-workers, the Myerses created the first issue of Highlights for Children – a magazine for children they had long imagined. This year, Highlights for Children is celebrating 70 years of bringing happiness and learning to children all across […]

MONTHLY MESSAGE  – July 2016 Nominations for our Family Business Awards Close July 27th! 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 […]

MONTHLY MESSAGE  – June 2016 Upcoming Events! Breakfast with Business First – This Friday! June 17, 2016 – 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. Griffin Student Center at Ohio Dominican University 1215 Sunbury Road Columbus, OH 43219   The Conway Center for Family Business and Ohio Dominican University prepare and support business leaders in Central Ohio. The […]

The Conway Center for Family Business is excited to share our biannual newsletter, Communicator, with you in digital format for the first time. Our first electronic version of this popular communication from the Conway Center features the results of our Annual Economic Outlook Survey, as well as information about events you don’t want to miss […]

MONTHLY MESSAGE  – May 2016 Bringing the Next Gen into the Family Business: Are You Ready? Are They? May 19 – 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University 1215 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219   The program is facilitated by Bea Wolper, Conway Center co-founder and President of Emens & Wolper […]

The Conway Center for Family Business will host Bringing the Next Gen into the Family Business – Are You Ready? Are They? from 7:30-9:00 a.m. on May 19 in the Community Room in Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University, 1215 Sunbury Road, Columbus, 43219. Bea Wolper, Conway Center co-founder and President of Emens & Wolper […]

MONTHLY MESSAGE  – April 2016 Where Are You in the Succession Planning Process? Tips to Move Any Family Business to the Next Level  April 21 – 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University 1215 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219 Sponsored by:  Tony Kington, a partner at Taft/ and a Conway Center […]

 By Jennifer Griffith, Conway Center Service Provider and Ohio Regional President of First Merchants Bank.  Last summer, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced plans for a redesign of the $10 bill, marking the first time in more than a century that a woman will be featured on a United States bill. We will be joining ten other […]