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• Trust and transparency in a family enterprise
• Internal controls protect your business and your bottom-lineTransfer your business and keep your friends and family
• How innovation, entrepreneurship and an “employee family” built Sargento Foods
• Communication and Company Culture—Workforce Issues
• Next Generation Leadership – What does it take to be successful in leading your family business?
• A successful transition from 2nd to 3rd generation at State Collection Service, Inc.
• Preserving the family legacy through estate planning
• Integrating outside family members – Stories from the real world
• The Transition- turning over the reins of the family business to the next generation
• Management Compensation Plans, achievement should be rewarded
• Peace at The Family Table…Your single most untapped competitive advantage
• Managing conflict in the family business
• What does success look like in your family business?

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• Thursday, June 14, 2018
• 7:00 - 11:00 AM
• Italian Community Center

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