Family Business Forum

Achieving Success Across Generations

Welcome! The purpose of the Family Business Forum of the University of North Carolina at Asheville is to enhance the viability of closely held and family owned 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 their entrepreneurial spirit of the family and the company.

Cindy Clarke
Executive Director

The Family Business Forum offers free membership to UNC Asheville students and their families who have family owned businesses.  This year's programs include: Raising your kids to become financially independent; Branding the family business; Year end tax strategies, Social Media Business Savvy; and networking with other family owned businesses.  Maybe an internship in an Asheville family business will be the right learning tool for the next generation in your family business.  For more information, email Cindy Clarke (cclarke@unca.edu)  or call at (828)232-5091.