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2017 Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards
June 14, 2017 @ 5:30 am - 9:30 pm
FREE
2017 Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards
Please join us for an evening of celebration and good cheer!
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Jack Agati – “You’re So Predictable … How Birth Order Affects Behavior in the Family Business”
Stephen DeFalco, CEO Crane Currency – “An Innovation Led Transformation at Crane Currency”
Each year, the Northeastern University Center for Family Business recognizes family businesses across the state with the Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards. The awards program was created to promote and highlight some of the great achievements of Massachusetts-based, family-held businesses and entrepreneurs.
Recipients of the Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards are selected by a panel of independent judges based on the following criteria: business success, positive business and family linkages, multi-generational family involvement, contributions to the community and industry, and innovative business practices or strategies.
*This event is exclusively for family business attendees and sponsors of the Northeastern University Center for Family Business*
FAQs:
Attire: Business Casual
Food: Heavy appetizers, no formal dinner.
Transportation/parking options: Parking will be available at the Gainsborough Parking Garage located at 10 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA. Please carpool if possible.
Public Transportation: Green Line (E Line/Heath Street) toNortheastern University Station, or Orange Line to Massachusetts Avenue Station.
Venue address: 291 St Botolph St, Boston, MA 02115
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Contact Grace (Oliveira) Wyld
g.wyld@neu.edu
617.373.3718
ABOUT THE KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
Jack Agati – “You’re So Predictable … How Birth Order Affects Behavior in the Family Business”
Did you know by asking just one question, you can figure out the personality and values of other members in your family. For example, did you know the middle child is more likely to be an entrepreneur? Jack Agati’s entertaining and informative presentation will identify the personality traits from the birth order of members in your family business. Knowing these predictive characteristics can help you head off conflict, minimize sibling rivalry, determine the most effective roles for each family member in your family business. On the personal side it can help you navigate interpersonal relationships. Where do you stand in the pecking order of your family?
Stephen DeFalco – “An Innovation Led Transformation at Crane Currency”
“You don’t stay in business for over 200 years by ignoring trends,” Stephan DeFalco.
For seven generations, the Crane family and its eponymous company have been the sole supplier of the special blend of linen-and-cotton paper that gives U.S. money its distinct feel. This all-American company however has been quietly undergoing a revolution of its own, fighting to make its name in the multibillion-dollar market for manufacturing currency.
With over 1,400 employees and its international headquarters in Sweden, Crane Currency has become one of the fastest-growing and innovative players in the insular and intensely competitive business of making money by making money.
