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Concurrently Engaging in Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy

Date:
2012-11-05
BFF insight:
Listen to Denise Korn, owner-founder of both: Korn Design inc., and Youth Design Philanthropy explain how first-generation entrepreneurs can engage deep into philanthropy in the field they know and are passionate about, at the same time as they develop the family business. 
Categorie(s):
Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building, Giving back – Engaging in Philanthropy, Women in Family Business
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Imparting Family Values to the Next Generations

Date:
2012-10-10
BFF insight:
Watch Carolyn Greenspon, a 5th generation member of The New York Times Company, describe the influence her late great-grand-mother still has on the family to this day, and how business family leaders can act as role models to inspire generations to come. 
Categorie(s):
Conversation with Business Families, Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building, Giving back – Engaging in Philanthropy, Women in Family Business
Video

Creating a Long-Lived Family Business

Date:
2012-09-24
BFF insight:
Listen to Dr. Joseph Astrachan, who teaches family business at Kennesaw State University explain how the strength of a family business comes from the family working together to achieve a common goal.
Categorie(s):
Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building, Leadership Skills
Video

A Business Family's Tradition of Community Service

Date:
2011-11-27
BFF insight:
Watch the Woodmans, a third generation business family in the food industry in Massachusetts, USA with employees in the 5th generation, share their multigenerational experience of supporting their community through philanthropy.
Categorie(s):
Conversation with Business Families, Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building, Giving back – Engaging in Philanthropy
Video

Raising Children in an Affluent Society – an Advisor’s Perspective

Date:
2011-07-01
BFF insight:
Watch Patricia Annino, a family business lawyer specialized in estate planning, explain how living in an affluent society means that members of a family business need to engage as early as possible in stewardship and community building, and understand the various risks that the family face including family reputation risks in an open network society.
Categorie(s):
Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building, Family Relations and Code of Conduct, Giving back – Engaging in Philanthropy
Video

Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building

Date:
2011-04-15
BFF insight:
Listen to the Bruno family in Alberta, Canada talk about their experience of entrepreneurship inside and outside their Aboriginal Reserve.
Categorie(s):
Conversation with Business Families, Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building, Rural Family Business Development, Women in Family Business
Video

Welcoming the Next Generation in the Family Business

Date:
2011-03-17
BFF insight:
Watch the Kotelko family in Alberta, Canada – a 4th generation business family in agriculture who run Highland Feeders, one of the largest cattle feedlots in Canada (36,000 heads) and has two major spin-off businesses: (i) Spring Creek ranch, a multi-million dollar beef steaks, sausages and patties business and (ii) Highmark Renewables, a bio-energy company. We learn how the daughter was welcomed in the family business to lead Spring Creek Ranch.
Categorie(s):
Conversation with Business Families, Family Entrepreneurship and Community Building, Rural Family Business Development, Succession and Transitions