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The Conway Center for Family Business will host Better Your Bottom Line: Incentives, Resources and Tax Breaks for Your Family Business from 8-9 a.m. on January 28 at Ohio Dominican University’s Griffin Student Center, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, 43219. The roundtable discussion will be led by Jim Bechtel, Director of Assurance & Business Advisory Services […]

The Conway Center for Family Business honored 29 local businesses and individuals at its 16th annual Awards Program. Nearly 500 guests gathered at the Aladdin Shrine Center on November 7 to celebrate another year of family business success! Joanne Dager, of Family Business of the Year, Velvet Ice Cream Company, Inc., and Farah Majidzadeh, founder […]

Monthly Message — January 2015 Family Business Advisory Boards from A-Z January 15 – 7:30-9:00 a.m. Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219 Program presented by KeyBank You’ve either heard it before – “Your family business needs an advisory board. It’s an important tool that will help you grow your […]

The Conway Center for Family Business will host Family Business Advisory Boards from A-Z from 7:30-9:00 a.m. on January 15 in Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, 43219. The program will be led by Howard Task, president of Howard Task Marketing, Management and Advisory Services. Task has served on many boards […]

Healthcare is top of mind in most organizations as we head into a New Year. Sequent, a Conway Center member, provides insight into Health Savings Accounts: Helping Employees Understand How HSAs Work – Part 1 and Helping Employees Understand How HSAs Work – Part 2

Monthly Message — December 2014 Strategic Planning: Re-Invention and Diversification Strategies for Your Family Business December 18 – 7:30-9:00 a.m. Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219 Program presented by: What can you do if your family business “hits the ceiling” and stops growing? What if changes in your industry […]

By Thomas Hurley – Principal, Findley Davies & Conway Center Service Provider Compensation Strategies for Family Business Compensation is an emotional topic for both business owners and employees. Organizations are constantly trying to balance the bottom line with paying its workers fairly. That balancing act can become more difficult in a family business if a […]

Submitted by KeyBank, a Conway Center Service Provider – Timing wise, fraud always picks up around the fourth quarter/holidays so it’s the best time to be vigilant and set parameters in place.[/testimonial] The threat of fraud often centers on the continually evolving technologies used to conduct business and online banking.  According to the 2014 Association […]

By Alex Freytag, Partner at ProfitWorks LLC and Conway Center for Family Business Service Provider. Alex will be presenting at our December 18th Educational Program on Strategic Planning. Don’t miss it! Cascading and Communication There’s a great visual metaphor for business related to the concept of cascading. The idea is that you can conceive of […]

Ten Top Reasons You Are NOT Ready To Lead The Family Business Emens & Wolper Law Firm Bea Wolper and Kelly Jasin   10…Mom and Dad still proof all your letters and professional correspondence. 9…Your allowance covers all your living expenses. 8…Dad still has to wake you up in the morning for work. 7…Your address […]