News & Updates Blog

It’s not too early to protect yourself and your family business employees from seasonal flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the flu costs the United States more than $87 billion annually and is responsible for the loss of close to 17 million workdays each flu season. Tens of thousands of people are hospitalized […]

MONTHLY MESSAGE  – August 2015 Developing a Successful Family Business Culture September 17 – 7:30-9:00 a.m. (Thursday morning) Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219 Donatos Chairwoman Jane Grote Abell will share her strategies for creating a great culture in a family business. She’ll teach you her four C’s — […]

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 D: D- Dynamics of Family Business.  One should never underestimate the effect family dynamics have on a successful family business.  Remember, in “familybusiness” there is often no space between […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]