5 Ways to Keep IT Cool This Summer
By Conway Center |
by Chip Chapman, President of Conway Center for Family Business member Integrated Building Systems Summer weather can overheat technology systems. Prevent costly repairs by following these 5 easy tips to keep your office technology systems cool this summer: Control the temperature. From small equipment rooms to large data centers, work cubicles to private offices, a cool […]
Monthly Message — July 2015
By Conway Center |
MONTHLY MESSAGE – July 2015 12th Annual Family Business Tour and Networking Event Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service 229 East State Street, Columbus, OH 43215 August 13, 2015 4:00 – 6:30 p.m., Open House and Tours 5:30 p.m., Short Presentation by Mike Schoedinger, President Network and visit with family business peers while you learn about […]
Communicator Summer 2015
By Conway Center |
With more than 6,000 family-owned businesses in Central Ohio and statistics that place family businesses at 80-90 percent of all business enterprises in North America, it’s clear to the Conway Center that family businesses are a key economic driver and a valuable resource in our community.
Monthly Message – June 2015
By Conway Center |
MONTHLY MESSAGE – June 2015 BREAKFAST WITH BUSINESS FIRST June 26 – 7:00-9:00 a.m. Ohio Dominican University, Griffin Student Center, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, OH 43219 The Conway Center and Ohio Dominican University are teaming up again to host this great networking event with Business First. With anticipated attendance of more than 300, great […]
Article on Central Ohio Family Business CEO Concerns
By Conway Center |
Columbus Business First published an article based on our annual survey of Central Ohio Family Business leaders. They also spoke with Conway Center Executive Director Dick Emens about his take on the numbers. Here’s a snippet: “The Affordable Care Act has led significant changes in the way Central Ohio’s family-owned businesses manage health care, says […]
Velvet Ice Cream to Share Family Business Success Story
By Conway Center |
The Conway Center for Family Business will host Velvet Ice Cream: A Family Business Success Story from 7:30-9 a.m. on May 21 in the Community Room in Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, OH 43219. Members of the Dager family, the founders and owners of 101-year-old Velvet Ice Cream, will lead […]
Advantages of Using Life Insurance in Business Succession Planning
By Conway Center |
By Conway Center Service Provider Kelley King of SG Financial Services, LLC You have lived and died with the family business. Well, the “died” part may be an exaggeration. Nonetheless, you have poured your life into the business and nurtured it to be what it is today. The questions are: What do you want it […]
Monthly Message – April 2015
By Conway Center |
Monthly Message — April 2015 Eradicating Entitlement in Your Family Business April 16 – 7:30-9:00 a.m. Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219 What does entitlement mean to you? Is it an annoying attitude displayed by the next gens in a family business? Is it unreasonable expectations that alienate family […]
Monthly Message – March 2015
By robintek |
Monthly Message — March 2015 Keys to Engaging and Motivating Non-Family and Family Employees in Your Family Business March 19 – 7:30-9:00 a.m. Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219 Sponsored by KeyBank Some business owners have the mindset that if “I sign their paycheck, that’s all the motivation they […]
Family Keys Alphabet – C
By Conway Center |
From time to time, we’ll post Bea Wolper’s “A-Z Keys to Family Business Success” followed by a question from one of our members on the topic – here’s C: C- Communication. This is the single most important factor for success—without which the family business will fail. All family members, whether working in the business or not, and non-family managers, […]