Press release from UNC Asheville:
A pre-Thanksgiving session on the conflicts that can hamper family businesses, and a December session on legal and tax issues will be the final events of 2016 from UNC Asheville’s Family Business Forum.
Nov. 17 – Gap the Conflict – Marla and Leonard Chalnick of Stonebridge Connection, an Asheville-based consulting firm, will provide guidance on dealing with conflicts within family businesses. Marla, a licensed professional counselor, and Leonard, an attorney and CPA, are a husband and wife team specializing in helping manage the dynamic – and often conflicting – relationships between families and their family businesses. This pre-Thanksgiving session will begin with a skit to depict the sometimes absurd but real dramas that occur at holiday dinners when there are underlying conflicts. Following the skit, a panel of family businesses will share how they have dealt with holiday challenges. Gap the Conflict takes place on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 3- 5 p.m.
Dec. 1 – Closing the Legal and Tax Gap – Rollin Groseclose and Mickey Dale, both from Johnson Price Sprinkle, will discuss changes in tax laws and possible changes in tax law and policy following the election. Completing this session, attorneys Rebecca Crandall and Sabrina Rockoff of McGuire, Wood & Bissette will provide tips on protecting a brand, and on the new federal overtime pay rules. This session takes place on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 8-11 a.m.
Both sessions take place in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center, in the Mission Health Mountain View Room. Admission is free to Family Business Forum members and $49 for non-members, with online registration at https://fbf.unca.edu/register.
The Family Business Forum is a member-driven organization located at UNC Asheville. All forum events are based on feedback from members, and membership in the center is open to family and privately-held businesses. The mission of the UNC Asheville Family Business Forum is to provide professional learning opportunities to help family owned businesses maximize the overall well-being of their company and to assist with transition planning for the next generation of family ownership. The Family Business Forum is the only ongoing professional development and awareness-raising environment specifically designed for family businesses in Western North Carolina.
For more information, visit fbf.unca.edu or contact Family Business Forum Executive Director Cindy Clarke at cclarke@unca.edu or 828.232.5091.
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