Creating A Sustainable Saleable Business – Summary
CFFB was very fortunate to have 6 experts from BDO Canada share their wealth of information with us regarding best practices for family businesses as they look to transition their…
Family Business Story – Dana Shortt Gourmet
Dana shared how important the support and influences of family is during the building of a business during the 15 years. Some of the key learning that Dana shared with…
Getting To Know Your Banker – Breakfast Seminar
Gary Chung, Managing Director with BMO’s Corporate Finance Group, talked about how to elevate your relationship with your bank to get value. Your bank is generally involved in 3 areas:…
Fraud Presentation By WRPS
On March 31/2017 Detective David Clark of the Waterloo Regional Police Service shared with us the many ways that our businesses or our personal affairs can be compromised. Some of…
Family Business Story Update – Georef/Bus Planner
Donald Linders shared the struggles that Georef encountered as they grew from a small company to a larger company. Georef was built on two basic principals: Listen to your clients…
“Playing With Sparks” Summary
Jen Davis – Playing with Sparks Communication is often challenging especially in family businesses. Jen shared a communication model using an interactive approach with the breakfast attendees to assist them…
Keynote Presentation Summary
From Personal Anxieties to Excellent Business PerformanceRick Baker began his presentation by sharing some very personal stories about his younger years in order to set the stage for his suggestions…
Lunch Summary
Jim Beretta provided a great deal of advice about social media and how family businesses can put it to good use. Here are some of the valuable things I ‘took…
Jim Beretta Visits Our Centre For Family Business [CFFB]
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Jim Beretta spoke at our last CFFB breakfast…at The Hub. The topic of the day was “Customer Attraction in the Google Era“. Here’s a summary of…
Geordie Raine Visits CFFB
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Geordie Raine serves as Montana Consulting Group’s Director, Corporate Learning. He traveled from Montreal to speak at CFFB’s breakfast event on April 27th. Geordie described his…