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All about family business.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Smith Family Business Initiative (SFBI) Family Business Roundtables explore various topics relevant to family business. We invite a small number of members of family businesses, scholars and practitioners to join us to discuss current issues. These intimate and engaging forums feature a mix of business owners, thought leaders, and family business scholars exploring numerous angles on the selected topic for the day. Each day is highly interactive and informative. Students are encouraged to join in the roundtable sessions, and we welcome them to present specific topics at each roundtable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For each Family Business Roundtable, the SFBI partners with a strategic partner to explore topics in depth. If you or your organization is interested in hosting or supporting a Family Business Roundtable, please contact Dann Van Der Vliet (dgv9@cornell.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous family innovations roundtables<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Responsible Ownership and Family Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Family Forward: The Family Office and the New Generation of Wealth Stewards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Previous family roundtables<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Hospitality and Family Business Roundtable: An Exploration of Intrapreneurship Intrapreneurship, held jointly with the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Good Governance and the Multi-Gen Family Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Family Business Conflict: From the Inside and Out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The Future of Family Business – Envisioning the Evolving Role of the University-Based Family Enterprise Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Women, Leadership and their Family’s Business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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