FOR MEMBERS ONLY: "Family Business -- How Sweet It Is!"
Thursday, September 29, 2016 -- 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Dinner and Program at the Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn
Featuring presentation by T.M. Klein & Sons Honey Producers
Menu will feature their honey as a main ingredient
"Family Business Leader Exit Strategy: Personal and Practical"
Thursday, November 10, 2016 -- 7:30 to 9:15 am
Featuring Larry Linne - Back by Popular Demand!
"Unraveling Your Hard-Wiring: Understanding Yourself/Understanding Others"
Thursday, February 23, 2017 -- 7:30 to 10 am
Featuring Jay Hawreluk, Acu-Max & Vistage Michigan
"Undefeated: The True Story of Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry Service"
Thursday, May 11, 2017 -- 4 to 5:30 pm
Featuring Don Steele, Author, and Members of the Shepler Family
Additional details for all 2016-17 events coming soon.
Joe Schmieder, Author, Educator, Family Business Consultant
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:30-9:15 am
Banquet Rooms A & B, Curtiss Hall, SVSU
How can family businesses honor tradition while pioneering change?
Drawing on his recent book, Innovation in the Family Business, Joe Schmieder will encourage entreprising families to take an intentional, thoughtful, and ultimately successful approach to innovation which will help promote long-term continuity.
Joe defines innovation as “creative change that produces meaningful results.” He’ll examine innovation in several FB dimensions, including product and service offerings, new ventures or business start-ups, as well as ownership structure and governance, succession, and leadership and organization development. From creating a culture of innovation to developing systems for innovation processes, Joe will inspire you to draw on your strengths as a family business to embrace creative change, adjust to marketplace trends and customer needs, and through innovation drive growth and value.
Larry Linne, Author, Thought Leader, CEO
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 7:30-9:15 am
Family businesses have the same problems as non-family businesses, but the solutions may differ. This presentation will help you gain clirty about how to lead through these challenges.
Jeff Havens, Author, Educator, Family Business Person
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 7:30-9:15 am
9:30-10:30 am, Peer Group sessions for SCFB Members only.
Note: Peer Groups will be a special expanded version, with facilitators using video vignettes and workbooks to guide participants through discussion of "Leveraging the Power of the Generations."
Seth Starner, President & CEO, NewNorth Center
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:30-11:30 am (Workshop)
Through disciplined creative systems, companies can embed repeatable innovation processes in their teams. This workshop will present immediately-applicable tools and processes to realize and optimize your innovative capabilities, in all aspects of your business.
Joshua Nacht, Educator, Consultant, Family Business Owner
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 7:30-9:15 am
Becoming a leader is a process, not an event! This presentation will provide a roadmap for developing Next Generation leaders, including an action list that can be tailored to the individual arc of each leader.
9:30-10:30 am, Peer Group sessions for SCFB Members only.
