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As the resource of choice for Connecticut's family business community, we are proud that through participation in the UConn Family Business Program,
our members have:

  • Developed policies and procedures to
    guide their business in periods of
    economic and managerial uncertainty
  • Increased productivity and learned
    which business practices have worked
    for others to increase return on assets
  • Incorporated a global strategy to
    compete internationally and best
    serve a more diverse customer base
  • Formed a functional and effective
    board of outside advisors
  • Improved communication with family
    members and employees
  • Implemented a succession plan and
    an estate plan to preserve wealth
  • Developed equitable compensation plans
  • Overcome the intellectual isolation
    common to family firms
Members are able to accomplish their organizational & familial objectives through a
multi-faceted approach integrating academics, peer interaction, expert intervention
and constituent resources. This is achieved through:
  • Family Business Speaker Series
  • Peer Advisory Groups
  • Graduate Solutions Program
  • Program for International Exploration, Collaboration & Education (PIECE)
  • Connecticut Family Business of the Year Awards
  • Summer Entrepreneur Internship Program
  • Research & Creation of New Knowledge
  • Newsletter &Extensive Family Business Library
  • Network of UConn School of Business Resources
  • Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship &Innovation (CCEI)
  • Sponsors &Facilitators

 
 




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