Family Business and CFFB

Douglas Porter, BMO’s Deputy Chief Economist and Managing Director, helped CFFB kick of its 2011/2012 year. Douglas was the keynote speaker at our September…

Father-to-Son Business Lesson #28 From the 2005/2006 series of Father-to-Son Business Lessons… A little advice on people, failing, succeeding…and not giving…

David Wood spoke at CFFB’s April 29th breakfast…telling his family’s 3-generation business story and providing education and recommendations about strategic…

“Resolving Disputes in Business and in Life” That is the title of the presentation Mark Weber gave at our last Centre For Family Business breakfast. As…

Two separate paths came together. One path started at a farm near the Pioneer Tower, by our Grand River. The other path started in England…then crossed the…

‘Business Cards to Business Relationships’ Allison Graham gave an excellent presentation of her ‘business relationship’ ideas at our January CFFB…

Joan Fisk shared many personal stories with us at the October 22nd Centre For Family Business breakfast event. Several of Joan’s comments and stories struck…

When you sink that absolutely amazing putt at the Conestoga Golf Course do you think of the Wright family? Well, if I ever manage to sink a long putt then I…

‘ Obvious Adams ’ is a curious little book, roughly 6,000 words placed on 50 pages. The book, first published by Robert R. Updegraff in 1916, can be read in…

Children should be able to enjoy the fun of a hotdog at the ball game. Adults with Celiac disease and other similar problems should not have to miss life’s…

Another father-to-son note… “ There are carts and horses and chariot drivers and chariot warriors. I figure the Greeks, about 3000 years ago, looked at it…

Recently, I was chatting with a business friend and he felt family businesses had better values than other businesses. To be more specific, we were…