Cornell Team selected for the 2024 Cornell Case Competition for Family Ownership

The team that will represent Cornell has been selected through an internal competition, with the winning team consisting of Rebecca Shao, MPS '24, Mia Huang, PhD '23, and Vanessa Wang, MPS '24. Congratulations team, and good luck! Rebecca is currently enrolled in the M.P.S. in Management program with a specialization in Consulting & Strategy at Cornell …

Congressional Family Business Caucus Meets for Third Time with Family Businesses, Industry Leaders on Capitol Hill

Family Enterprise USA: The Congressional Family Business Caucus met for the third time with multi-generational family businesses leaders on Capitol Hill with the goal of understanding the critical challenges facing America’s largest private employer, Family Businesses. The bi-partisan Congressional Family Business Caucus met in the U.S. Capitol Buildingwith a focus on getting critical family business …

Bangkok or Bust

Hailee Greene and Danielle Falcon, both MBA ’24, traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to represent Cornell in the SCG Bangkok Business Challenge. They shared this report from their experience. In June 2023, Hailee Greene and Danielle Falcon, both MBA ’24, traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to represent Cornell by pitching our business, GreeneAcres Processing, in the SCG …

Family Business Alliance welcomes new centers and new directors

The Family Business Alliance gathered in Winston-Salem for its annual meeting from June 14 – 16.  This year’s Alliance meeting was hosted by the Wake Forest University Center for Private Business. With 31 attendees representing 25 different programs, this year’s group represented programs from Hawaii to New Hampshire, and from Missouri to Alberta, Canada. The …

#fambizquotes

“Your company's Instagram is pathetic, dad!” This was the declaration of a high school junior as she shared breakfast with her dad and he finally asked her serious questions about the family business. Sometimes, it’s best to let the kids do what they do best. And get out of the way. “Some of our employees …

Student Profile: Angela Vega

Name: Angela Vega Program: MBA Hometown: Nicaragua Family Business: Restaurant, Real State Post-Cornell employer: Las Vegas LLC Favorite Hobbies: Cooking seafood (paella) and playing beach volleyball What makes a family business unique? Family businesses are unique because we share an exceptional culture and identity for the business. We are also driven by strong values and …

Student Profile: Samuel Kim

Name: Samuel Kim Program: Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management Hometown: Brookhaven, NY Family Business: Family Office and Asset Management Firm Post-Cornell employer: TBD Favorite Hobbies: Hiking, Cooking/Baking, Piano, and Karaoke What’s unique about the Family Business Club? The Family Business Club gives members of the Johnson community with a background or interest in family …

FBC Co-President Samuel Kim Reflects on the HBS Family Business Club Conference

Thanks to the Smith Family Business Initiative, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Global Families in Business Conference at Harvard Business School this past weekend. It was amazing to hear about the inspiring journeys, receive practical advice, and make connections with those passionate about the family business space. Impactful Stories Some of the …

RAISING EXTERNAL CAPITAL – PLANNING FOR SUCCESS

Owners of small and medium-sized family businesses are often faced with a conundrum: They know they have something special that they have built with their blood, sweat, tears and money. But they also know that for the business to reach its true potential, family money is either not going to be sufficient or is going …

Student Profile: Harison Druck

Name: Harison Druck Program: Full-Time MBA Hometown: Brasil Family Business: Habitasul Group and Irani Paper and Packaging Post-Cornell employer: Baird Favorite Hobbies: Learn through people What makes family business unique? The long-term perspective of shareholders The company’s culture strength when family’s values are connected to the company’s value. The purpose the company serves can be …