Wirebelt Co. of America
David Greer from Wirebelt Co. of America on left accepting the
2012 Family Business of the Year
from last year's winner, David Drolet from General Linen Services.
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Programs and Events
Each year the Center offers a series of interactive programs for family business members and key employees. All sessions are interactive and include ample time for family discussion of the topics presented. Whenever possible family businesses are featured on the programs.
Program topics include:
- Succession Planning,
- Planning for Ownership and Leadership Transfer,
- Managing Growth in the Family-owned Business,
- Mentoring the Next Generation,
- Strategic Planning for the Family-owned Business,
- How to Discuss and Resolve Tough Issues,
- Motivational and Compensation Strategies,
- Attracting and Retaining Key Non Family Employees,
- The Right Way to Bring Children into the Family Business,
- Sibling Rivalry,
- Retirement Needs of the Senior Generation,
- Women in the Family Business,
- Team Building and Communication,
- Non-active Family Members, and
- Successful Family Meetings.
2012-2013 Program Schedule
To download a pdf version of this year's brochure, click here.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
A “Taste” of Family Business Solutions
Location: The Derryfield Country Club, 625 Mammoth Rd., Manchester, NH
8:00-8:30 a.m.—Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m.-noon—Program; followed by lunch and networking
To kick off our 2012- 2013 presentations, the Center for Family Business will begin its year with a format that will give everyone a “taste” of family business solutions to their fundamental family and business challenges!
In this panel format, all family business sponsors will first present briefly on a selected central family business topic – each offering 15 minutes of useful family business nuts ‘n bolts tools and solutions.
Following these presentations, members will be set up at 6 round table stations for sponsors to rotate through in a 15 minute, “speed dating” format. Members can personally ask questions, receive informal consults and begin to develop some strategies for their unique situations with the sponsors. Sponsor expertise will include topics on: Insurance, Legal/Estate, Appraisals, Banking/Finance, Accounting/Finance, and Consulting.
Join us for this most informative and lively morning of great presentations and family business fare.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Let’s Talk Compensation in the Family Business
Presented by:
Peter Chandler, CPA, Baker, Neuman, Noyes; and
Rob Ravanelle, Pierce Atwood Law
Charles Schultz, Executive Pay Consultant, CFS Consulting
Location: Granite State College, 25 Hall St., Concord, NH
8:00-8:30 a.m.—Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m.-noon—Program; followed by lunch and networking
Please RSVP by 11/7/2012
Compensation for employees of family businesses can often be one of the most sensitive and complex issues that owners must manage. How does the business appropriately compensate owner/employees, non-owner family members, and professional management so as to retain and incentivize them?
Should the retiring generation be compensated after retirement?
This program will discuss the tools that can be used and the business and tax issues related to compensation including the use of bonus plans, deferred compensation arrangements and the various forms of equity and phantom equity as part of both on-going operations and business succession planning.
Joining the discussion for the first time will be executive pay specialist Charles Schultz from CFS Consulting, which specializes in the development and implementation of total compensation systems for companies.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The 5 Key Issues in a Successful Family Business Succession
Presented by: Moitoza Consulting
Everett Moitoza, Ed.D., MBA
Location: New Hampshire Distributors, 65 Regional Way, Concord, NH
8:00-8:30 a.m.—Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m.-noon—Program; followed by lunch and networking
In the lives of family businesses, the issues of successors and succession reigns supreme. While more is written about this area of family business than any other, it is often the most neglected area of activity (notice we didn’t say concern) by the typical family firm owner. The reasons are really quite simple—it is a daunting multiphase process that includes many personal and business related challenges. These challenges are always complicated and concurrent. Nevertheless, this program will present both a 5-Step Model for Succession and a Panel of professions and family businesses that have successfully utilized its various components and processes.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
How Outstanding Leaders Understand and Manage Emotions
Presenter: Vanessa Druskat, Ph.D.
UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Location: The Derryfield Country Club, 625 Mammoth Rd., Manchester, NH
8:00-8:30 a.m.—Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m.-noon—Program; followed by lunch and networking
Emotion has a bad reputation in family businesses. Just the word emotion conjures up pictures of disagreements and conflict. But, emotion is also at the root of the motivation, engagement, and pride that can increase the success of family businesses.
In this highly interactive program, we will discuss how outstanding leaders utilize emotional intelligence and their knowledge of emotion to build an emotionally resilient work culture that harnesses the power of positive emotions and that quickly bounces back from negative emotion.
Specific tools and approaches will be provided to help participants learn how to create a work culture that brings out constructive energy and emotion in both family and non-family members.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
"Hotels—Done Right" by the Roedel Family
Presenter: Fred B. Roedel, Founder, Rodel Companies, and his family
Location: Huddeleston Hall, UNH Durham Campus
8:00-8:30 a.m.—Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m.—Full buffet breakfast
9:00 a.m.-noon—Program; followed by lunch and networking
Come hear the story of Roedel family, a successful multi-generation hotel owner/operator family.
In 2000 Fred B. Roedel sold Chalet Susse International , which he founded in 1968 and grew to be the largest private hotel company in the Northeast. He then created the Roedel Companies with his sons.
The Roedel Companies, headquartered in Wilton, NH, is an integrated hotel investment, construction and management company. In addition to owning and operating their own portfolio of hotels they provide essential hotel services to third party hotel owners and investors. Fred most recently has transferred management control to his four children.
Fred along with his two sons will share their successes in the family owned hotel business based on their history of excellence and heritage of service.
Additional Programs
CEO Forum
The CEO Forum, established in 1997, is an outreach program of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and the Graduate School created to serve CEOs, presidents, and senior managers of companies in northern New England. The Forum provides its members with opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with their peers in business and industry in an informal setting. Beginning with networking time, along with a full breakfast, meetings feature a presentation by a corporate leader on a topic of current interest. Five breakfast seminars are offered each year. The annual membership fee is $795 and includes breakfast for you and an associate at all five seminars. For further information email Barbara Draper, Director, at barbara.draper@unh.edu or call her at (603) 862-1107. Click here to download the brochure listing this year's CEO Forum programs.
Leadership Development Program
The Center also offers a Leadership Development Program that helps the next-generation of management assume greater leadership roles in family businesses. Participants develop stronger leadership skills, reflect on their own abilities, talents and opportunities in the company and build a peer network of support. It consists of eight (8) full-day classes taught throughout the year by UNH Business School faculty and family business experts. The next class starts in October, 2012. For more information and costs click here or call (603) 862-1107.
New! Leadership Peer Group
The Leadership Peer Group is a confidential group of 8 to 12 leadership graduates meeting bi-monthly to discuss business and family matters and other issues of interest in a supportive environment. The goal is to provide an atmosphere where CFB members can continue their learning and growing through shared experiences with their peers in family businesses. All participants are anticipating—and/or are already committed to—ownership/leadership roles now or in the foreseeable future in their family business. The first meeting of the new Leadership Peer Group will be mid-October, 2011. For more information and costs click here or call (603) 862-1107.
Plan now to attend the 2013 Annual Dinner—
Wednesday, May 22!
Membership Cost for the
Center for Family Business
Membership fee for the year is $1,250 for a family.
For More Information
If you would like more information about the Center for Family Business and its programs, or know someone who is interested in joining, please contact the office at (603) 862-1107, or email barbara.draper@unh.edu.
To download a PDF of the brochure describing this year's programs, click here.