Resources

Contact Cooper Biersach at for specific dates and to register for events.

• Family Business Club
• “Introduction to the Family Enterprise Center” Meeting (Mod 1)
• Family Business Student Assessment (Mod 1)
• Next Generation Leadership Roundtables (Wednesdays, 12:30-1:45, Mods 3 & 4)

Workshops

Family Business Workshops are offered on select Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 pm., in Mods 1 & 2. Sample topics include:

• Compensation in the Family Business
• Valuation & Increasing Firm Value
• Creating a Board of Advisors/Directors
• Legal Issues
• Professionalization
• Identifying a Mentor

Webinars

The following Next Generation Leadership Webinars are available for playback:

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  Considerations for the Next Generation of Family Business: Motivations, Best Practices and Process During Succession
  with Thiago Penido, MBA '09, The Serveng Group in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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  Entrepreneurship in the Next Generation
  with Ted Wentz, MBA ‘08, Quadratec and FireCraft, in Pennsylvania, USA.

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  Preparing the Next Generation to Lead the Family Business, sponsored by the Global Business School Network
  with Steve Miller.

Next Generation Leadership Blog

The Next Generation Leadership Blog chronicles important FEC events and records leadership lessons shared by our speakers.

Here are a few highlights from Spring 2012:

• Entrepreneurship in the Next Generation – Ted Wentz, UNC MBA 2008, shared the experience of founding his own entrepreneurial venture, Firecraft, within his family’s enterprise.
• Preserving Wealth and Family Legacy - Michael Vlasic shares Life Beyond Pickles: How an Entrepreneurial Family Can Thrive.
• Thinking Outside of the Box at Shurtape – Stephen Shuford MBA ’97 shares the Shurtape Technology /Duck tape merger story.
• IMPACT on Family Business Leaders - Thiago Penido MBA ’09 talks about the impact of the Family Enterprise Center on his career.
• Lessons Learned from Biltmore’s Family Office - 6th Generation Family Leader Dini Pickering shares wisdom learned at Biltmore.
• Emotional Intelligence expert Richard Boyatzis visits the Family Enterprise Center.
• Kenan-Flagler professors Doug Shackelford and Michael Jacobs gave Family Business students important advice on critical tax, valuation, and governance issues.

Prospective students can find answers to frequently asked questions on the Prospective Students page.