Spring brings wisdom from 100-year-old family businesses
Apr 12, 2022
Spring brings wisdom from 100-year-old family businesses
By Dan Beenken
Our last Virtual Breakfast Series session of the 2021-22 program year is going to focus on the Century Club! Rather, the session will feature business families that have longevity beyond 100 years.
How have they done it? What does the secret sauce look like? How can our family learn from what has helped others last so long?
We will have family members from a couple of those Century Club businesses on our panel. In addition, Dennis Jaffe, author of "Resilience of 100-Year Family Enterprises," (see "Bonus Content" below for a special workshop offer) will speak on what he has learned as a researcher and consultant with family businesses.
From the reading I've done, here are few takeaways on themes of 100-year-old firms:
These are just a few of the ingredients that go into the Century Club sauce recipe. I hope you can join us online on May 20, at 8 a.m., for far more discussion and sharing of experiences on how family businesses create and sustain longevity. Here's a link to register >>
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Bonus Content: Dive deeper into century-old family businesses with our Quarter Two book club on Dennis Jaffe's book, "Resilience of 100-Year Family Enterprises." Join us in April, May, and June, for discussions on the book and a Q&A opportunity with Dennis during the June meeting. Click here to learn more >> |