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Welcome!  The purpose of the Family Business Forum of the University of North Carolina  Asheville is to enhance the viability of closely held businesses in Western North Carolina. Guided by its members and supported by sponsors, the forum presents programs and activities that are meaningful and relevant to the membership. The Advisory Board, composed of sponsors, members and the executive director, develops programs for the year, which runs September-May. The forum is a resource to successful family-owned businesses seeking to support the entrepreneurial spirit of the family and the company.

Cindy Clarke
Executive Director

	UPCOMING PROGRAMS
	Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Lunch to Follow.  UNC Asheville Reuter Center Meridith Elliot Powell will speak to the Forum about making right contacts and making them count.  Meridith is the owner of MRP Profit Strategies LLC, and has taken a unique approach to business consulting with a blend of developing people and driving up revenues.  Her high energy, spirited wit makes her a fast-paced and effective speaker. Details to follow this summer Each program begins with registration, conversation and refreshments thirty minutes before.  Programs begin promptly at the designated time.   For more information on our programs contact Cindy Clarke by email: cclarke@unca.edu or call 828/232-5091.

We have resource materials in our Family Business Forum office, UNC Asheville - Owen Hall 303.  A list of resources:

CD - Move Your Business a Generation Ahead - Wayne Rivers

CD - Wonder, Thunder, Plunder or Blunder: Which Best Describes Your Family Enterprise? - The Family Business Institute

CD - My Closely Held Company: Now That I've Got It, What Do I Do With It? - The Famly Business Institute

CD - Dancing on the Deck of the Titanic: Strategic Listening- Bill Lindsley & Co

Family Business Forum
303 Owen Hall, CPO #1800
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-8503
Phone: 828/232-5091
FAX: 828/251-6142
cclarke@unca.edu