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- Conversation with Business Families
- Conversation with Young Successors
- Family Communication and Conflict Management
- Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building
- Family Franchise
- Family Meetings and Councils
- Family Office
- Family Relations and Code of Conduct
- Giving back – Engaging in Philanthropy
- Governance System
- Innovation in Family Business
- Leadership Skills
- Ownership System
- Recurring Challenges and Trends
- Rural Family Business Development
- Shareholders Agreements & Relations
- Succession and Transitions
- Women in Family Business
BFF Learning Philosophy
The BFF Learning Philosophy puts Participants at the heart of the educational experience to increase their retained learning and ensure they have tools to implement at least one change for themselves and their family enterprise after taking a BFF program or course.
The BFF approach to learning focuses on the family dynamics and family values in action. We believe that the best way for families to learn is together and in cooperation with other business families. Through our three-day Road Map in-class program, participants have the opportunity to learn from, reflect on and discuss their business family’s challenges and to listen and learn from the experiences of other business families.
BFF also embraces new modes of interactive learning. We now offer you online courses that will introduce you to the range of challenges business families face and provide you with some essential tools for exploring and managing those challenges while preparing for in-class programs.
BFF’s aim is to provide you with easy access to powerful educational experiences that will help you better understand the dynamics of your family business and achieve more balanced and harmonious approach to family enterprise.
The Key Areas of Learning
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Concepts of the Business Family
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Fundamental structures and processes for the family enterprise
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Inter-generational Business Family dynamics and transition phases
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Governance models and mechanisms for the family enterprise

