Based on the voices of 2,650 successful business owners across Europe, Asia, the United States and the Middle East, the Global Entrepreneur Report examines the characteristics and motivators of Elite Entrepreneurs with a total net worth of $40 billion. They are highly motivated, resourceful and skillful in the art and science of entrepreneurialism. When looking deeper in the characteristics of what makes an entrepreneur distinct, patterns emerge and are clearer to see when considering the entrepreneurs by their generation, gender, or even by their practice of entrepreneurialism.
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Transitions in the Family
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Originally presented at the August, 2017 FOX Regional Member Briefing in Chicago, IL.Presenter:Rhona E. Vogel, CPA, CEO and Founder of Vogel Consulting
Helping Wealthy Families Navigate Challenging Times
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The families with the strongest governance plans are those that survive the most challenging times. They understand the importance of listening to younger generations and bringing them into the decision-making process. Other families find it more challenging to discuss wealth issues openly and to share decision making.
Why Your Board Should Refocus on Key Risks
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Companies manage many risks, and it’s easy for boards to get bogged down discussing financial and compliance risks. But that can mean they’re not paying enough attention to risks that are truly critical, including cybersecurity that is continually evolving or threatening. Directors need to make sure they have an effective risk management (ERM) program and are focusing on the right key risks—the ones that could spell success or failure for the company.
One of the most common concerns families have revolves around how to share wealth with family members without encouraging entitlement. With forethought and care, giving well and wisely can bring families together and strengthen the bonds between generations. The steps to giving wisely—and fostering flourishing over entitlement—include clarifying your intentions, understanding your recipients, communicating more rather than less, and letting go of what you cannot control.
This webinar analyzed the meaning and understanding of “situs” as it relates to Private Family Trust Companies, and focused specifically on the concepts of trust company situs, trust situs, and tax situs. Many people, in and out of the trust industry, utilize the term “situs” without a clear understanding of its many meanings. The speaker evaluated situs in terms of three relatively easy to understand precepts: trust company situs, trust situs, and tax situs with a focus on what to do “in” and “out” of a particular to state.
New findings in brain science and neuroplasticity provide clues on how to create and sustain better leaders, especially within family enterprises. Consider some of the roles and functions we commonly associate with effective leadership in such enterprises: clarifying vision; leading change; creating strong connections between disparate groups; making decisions; and overseeing the big-picture perspective. Each of these aspects of leadership requires elaborate orchestration of various neural networks across the brain structures.
Succession - Taking a Broader View
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Single family offices are increasingly faced with the topic of succession whether triggered by an upcoming departure of a family office executive or a broader transition in generational family leadership.
Breakout Session 2: The Business Owner’s Journey: Experiences Shared and Lessons Learned
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Giving up company ownership can be the largest and most important step in a business owner’s career and many successful entrepreneurs are not well prepared to take it. In this break-out, the panel will delve into former business owners’ journeys, providing insights and strategies for the challenges business owners face when deciding what the next step is for their business, whether that means selling the company or transferring it to the next generation. This panel will feature the recently released Columbia Business School and U.S.
Sara Hamilton and Steve Martiros will lead an interactive session on how family offices are supporting Family Education programs. We will draw from the experiences of the attendees to discuss what has been working in family education, and perhaps more relevant, what has not been working. We will share some possible approaches and ask for feedback on what you think are the most important topics for financial literacy for rising generations. Topics to be discussed are subject matter topics, methods of learning, time commitment, and age groups.