Don?t Become a Statistic: Secure the Future of Your Family-owned Business
Over two days, attendees will discover solutions to common family-business challenges, including family feuds, best management practices, miscommunication between generations, and estate and succession planning.
For the fifth consecutive year, internationally-recognized expert in family-business education, research and consulting, Ernesto J. Poza will lead NFDA?s Family Business Conference. A graduate of Yale University and Sloan School of Management at MIT, Poza is a top-rated speaker, author and consultant to family-owned businesses. His work has been featured on CNN, NBC and NPR, and in publications such as Business Week, Family Business magazine, Forbes and Fortune. Poza is a faculty member of the Thunderbird School of Global Management and president of E.J. Poza Associates, Inc.
?[NFDA?s Family Business Conference] was helpful to my husband and me, and it helped save my relationship with my father. I recommend this program to all family-owned funeral homes,? said Kristen Westwood of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
The Family Business Conference registration fee for NFDA members is $395 for the first registrant; $295 for the second registrant from the same firm; and $125 for the third registrant from the same firm. For nonmembers, the registration fee is $565 for the first registrant; $415 for the second registrant from the same firm; and $295 for the third registrant from the same firm. All conference registrations must be made by March 22. Registration can be obtained by calling NFDA at 800-228-6332, or by visiting www.nfda.org/familybusinessconference.
On-campus accommodations are available at the Thunderbird Executive Inn & Conference Center. To guarantee the reduced NFDA rate of $120 (plus tax) per night, reservations must be received by March 11. Attendees should call 602-978-7987 to make their reservations.
Aurora Casket Company, a family-owned and operated business, has generously supported NFDA?s Family Business Conference since its inception in 2006.