Webinar - Entrepreneurial Spirit: Keeping It Alive Through Generations

Overview

Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012 - 10:00am
Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012 - 11:30am

Where would we be without such remarkable and brilliant entrepreneurs like Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs?  Many wealthy families promote, foster and achieve the cultivation of entrepreneurs in order to sustain family wealth across generations.  But how do they do it?  Today’s family leaders are experiencing different and more intense dynamics that require constant development of new strategies, new roles and new understandings in order to support family interests, talents, dreams, careers to their fullest potential.  Listen in to this webinar to understand what being entrepreneurial is truly about, how to develop an entrepreneurial culture and discover critical entrepreneurial competencies.

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     Ann Dugan is the founder of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, a self sustaining Institute of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh which was created to foster the growth and development of family businesses and entrepreneurial firms. The Institute provides consulting services, educational programs and exclusive peer networking opportunities to businesses at every stage in the business lifecycle.  Since inception, the Institute has helped start over 1,000 businesses, raised $250 million in capital and provided educational programs to 25,000 business leaders. In addition, Ann serves  as an assistant dean of the business school and is  a senior consultant with HEADWATERS SC providing strategic advisory services to the closely held enterprise.