Predictable Futures Inc | Family Business Advisors’ Workshop

Understanding the Heart of Business Families

Friday March 16, 2012

7:45 am to 4:00 pm

Royal Mayfair Golf Club

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Gordon D. Wusyk, President & CEO of Predictable Futures Inc. – The Business Family Centre, Author of Drift, Drown or Decide – Navigational Tools for Business Families in Transition.

Learn how to build meaningful, trusting relationships with your family business clients in this one-day, holistic workshop on Family Business Advising.

Gordon D. Wusyk, and other seasoned family business professionals will share their knowledge and experience to increase your understanding of the complexities of family businesses. We’ll demonstrate how focusing on “heart” issues as well as “hard” issues will help you communicate to family business clients in a language they understand, appreciate and most importantly, respond to.

Even though business families provide:

70% of all new jobs
60% of all tax revenues
55% of the GDP
50% of all charitable gifts…

…succession statistics are tragic. Only 3 out of 10 business families succeed to the next generation and only 1 in 10 to the third generation.

The good news is, YOU can be part of the solution! Succession planning is a two part process and goes beyond the “technical myopia” offered by most professionals including bankers, lawyers, accountants and insurance advisors.

This workshop will help you understand the “human side” of business family challenges and provide you with essential tools to become a trusted advisor to a very large and dynamic market.

On March 16^th, you will understand:

What a “family business system” is
Two reasons why family businesses fail
The enigma of the founder
A “pathway to predictability” that works
How to overcome the owner’s concern about fees
Dynamics within the family including family member roles and how to deal with conflict
The impact of communication and trust, and how to build and maintain it
New ways to market your expertise, run meetings, and interview families
The difference you can make in a business family’s future

Your investment of $395.00 plus GST includes all session materials and tools, breakfast, lunch and a number of valuable take-away resources.