Business Families Foundation Enabling Education and Research The Bi-Monthly Newsletter - April 25, 2012 ------------------------------- Feature of the Moment: New Video from the BFF Special Collections Why is it so important to research and understand family-owned businesses? (Added 2012/04/25) Listen to Dr. Joseph Astrachan, who teaches family business at Kennesaw State University share his views on the importance of investing in quality research on family business systems' dynamics in order to better understand and support business families and their enterprises. (Length: 2.5 min) Categories: Recurring Challenges and Trends Tip: Use the BFF videos to engage in a meaningful conversation or to help address an important issue with your peers. Watch this video: http://www.businessfamilies.org/newsletter20120425/en/virtual-library/why-it-so-important-research-and-understand-family-owned-businesses View our complete Special Collection of Short Videos & Audios: http://www.businessfamilies.org/newsletter20120425/en/virtual-library/special-collections Also available on the free iPad & iPhone app: http://itunes.com/apps/businessfamiliesfoundation ------------------------------- Recent News from BFF: Two upcoming Facilitators trainings BFF is training facilitators working with business families in Mexico and Canada this year through its hybrid online and face-to-face educational program on Business Family Fundamentals A BFF Academy is taking place in Mexico City on April 25th to 27th, jointly with Tecnologico de Monterrey to train more than one hundred facilitators who are working with business families throughout Mexico. This training and coaching on business family fundamentals comprises fifteen hours online and three days in class. A second BFF Academy is programmed in Montreal, Canada on September 26th to 28th. There are thirty-five places remaining for those educators and professionals working with business families worldwide who wish to participate in this training and reinforce their understanding of business family systems and related methods to better support business families in their growth, development, management, governance and transition processes. For more information, please contact: info@businessfamilies.org. ------------------------------- Visit our website for the latest BFF developments: http://www.businessfamilies.org/newsletter20120425/ Contact a BFF Affiliate Centre for more learning resources in your region: http://www.businessfamilies.org/newsletter20120425/en/affiliates/centres-family-enterprises You were forwarded this Newsletter and wish to subscribe? http://www.businessfamilies.org/newsletter20120425/en/subscribe-our-newsletter © Business Families Foundation 2012. All rights reserved.