Family Business Resource Center

The Women Leading the World’s Largest Family Enterprises

According to the article, “The Women Leading the World’s Largest Family Enterprises,” written by Lee Hoverd and originally published in Tharawat Magazine, there is a rise of women in leadership positions in America, however, that same presence has not yet been met globally.

Transitioning the Business: Building Your Legacy

This article, “Building Your Legacy,” written by Joshua Nacht and originally published in Family Business Magazine, discusses the process in which multi-generational family businesses develop a sustainable legacy.

Educating the Next Generation

Charlie Rhomberg shares how Crescent Electric Supply overcomes the challenges of keeping over 100 shareholders across seven family branches informed and on the same page.

The Inheritance Experience

This article discusses the different experiences of family business wealth inheritors. For some, the experience gives them purpose. For others, wealth is a double-edge sword. Find out how to guide the next generation to find a meaningful path of their own.

Webinar: Finding the Right Level of Conflict in Your Family Business

Presented by the First Bank Center for Family-Owned Businesses and Josh Baron of Harvard Business School and BanyanGlobal Family Business Advisors, the webinar, “Finding the Right Level of Conflict in Your Family Business” discusses how family businesses can manage conflict to find a “Goldilocks Zone.”

Best Practices for Successful Leadership Transitions in Family Businesses

Finding, grooming, and retaining top talent to grow a family-owned business is critical to its long-term success. First Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Shelley Seifert is retiring at the end of the year and Mikel Williamson, an experienced banking executive and First Bank president, will be promoted to CEO. This important transition is bringing executive leadership transitions front and center for First Bank.