Financial Education Center

Family Businesses and Growth: Four Pitfalls of Growing Too Fast

Growth is critical for businesses that want to gain traction and become a dominant business in their industry. For family-owned businesses focused on longevity and multi-generational leadership, recognizing the warning signs and handling them appropriately can help ensure healthy growth in the future.

What Legacy Will Your Family Business Leave?

For family businesses, legacy can mean the succession of business and family assets from one generation to the next. In fact, Merriam-Webster defines “legacy” as: a gift by will, especially of money or other personal property, and/or something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past.

Webinar: The Unexpected You Didn’t Expect: Planning For and Dealing With the Unexpected

Business owners anticipate changes in the future with things like strategic planning, life insurance policies, estate and trust documents, and more. However, what happens when all of this is circumvented by life changing events with family members and key employees?

Webinar: Ladies Who Lead: A Discussion on Leading with Confidence & Overcoming Challenges

The Center for Family-Owned Businesses held a webinar on September 14, 2021. Shelley Seifert, First Bank’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and peer female family business leaders held a discussion on the obstacles they’ve overcome to achieve success.

Webinar: Strategic Planning as a Foundation for Family Business Succession

The First Bank Center for Family-Owned Businesses held a webinar on August 10th, 2021 covering strategic planning as a foundation for family business succession.

Webinar: Navigating The Hidden Dangers In a Family Business

The First Bank Center For Family-Owned Businesses held a webinar on navigating the hidden dangers in a family business.