Membership
Family Business Forum membership provides your family enterprise with invaluable benefits, including:
- Access to industry leaders specializing in family business issues
- Unlimited number of family members attending monthly Family Business Forum events
- Networking opportunities with Family Business Forum member companies and other leaders who provide services to family businesses
COACHING FROM THE EXPERTS
Monthly Family Business Forum programs offer presenters from various industries that possess hands-on business experience and expertise in their individual fields, as well as family business owners themselves sharing their "tales from the trenches". This provides families with quality coaching and "real life" solutions for the unique challenges they face in all facets of a family owned business framework.
USD Family Business Forum members gain valuable insight and skills at monthly meetings and events, with an ever-changing curriculum designed to prepare them to manage a variety of critical business issues, including:
- Creating Vision, Values and a Mission Statement for Your Family Business
- Conducting Effective Family Business Meetings
- Communication in a Family Business
- Compensation for Family vs. Non-Family Managers
- Conflict Resolution
- The "4-D's" of a Family Business —Death, Disability, Depression, Divorce
- Strategic Business Planning
- Strategic Financing
- Leadership and Team Building
- Building a Board of Directors
- Estate Planning
- Wealth Transfer and Management
- Succession Planning
- Entry and Exit Strategies
- Philanthropy and Foundation Formation
- Conflict Resolution & Crisis Management
- Family Business Executive Coaching
- Entry/Exit Strategies
- Setting up Foundations and a Philanthropic Plan
- Sibling Rivalry
PEER ADVISORY GROUPS
Participation in a Peer Advisory Group is available for all family members, and it is encouraged for family members to separate and join different groups. PAG's are comprised of small confidential group meetings where families can openly discuss issues that affect the family enterprise. A professional moderator leads the conversation to create a safe and strategic environment (confidentialy agreements are required for participation). Personal goal-setting and accountability is emphasized amongst the members, and participation is capped to retain small group synergy.
UNIVERSITY BENEFITS
As a University of San Diego supporter, we are also proud to extend benefits for our members that include, but are not limited to:
- Access to the USD School of Business Administration Internship program
- Preferred participation in university programs and events throughout the year, including free attendance at:
- Torero football, men's and women's basketball, and men's soccer home games
- Access to additional USD Corporate and Professional Education programs and courses, including discounted registration in each of the following (for ANY Family Business Forum company staff member):
- 20% discount off of any customized training program
- 20% discount on meeting space at USD's Manchester Executive Conference Center
