Membership
Membership in the Forum is available to 30 select family businesses.
The Forum is directed at family businesses whose owners and managers
include members of two or more generations or members of different
groups of descendants of a founder. The Forum is intended to provide
owners and managers of established family businesses with information
on succession planning, conflict resolution and other issues that
must be addressed to assure the survival and success of those businesses
over several generations. |
Confidentiality
One purpose of the Forum is to provide opportunities for owners and managers
of family businesses to gain -and to exchange -information about challenges
and issues that confront family-owned firms. Knowledge, expertise and perspective
are derived from information provided by University resources, invited experts,
sponsors and members themselves. Relationships developed through participation
in the Forum have been valuable to all involved. To
foster an environment necessary for trust and the exchange of
information and sharing of experiences among members, the proceedings
of the Forum are to be held in confidence. Solicitation
of Business
The overt solicitation of business from participants by members, sponsors or
others is inconsistent with the purpose and goals of the Forum and is prohibited.
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The Forum limits membership to businesses that, on
the basis of family ownership, size and type of industry, will derive
significant benefits from participation and contribute to the benefits
of participation by others. |
