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On Thursday, June 28, 2012, B&D Industrial CEO Andy Nations joined Family Business Radio host Meredith Moore to discuss his third-generation family business. Based in Macon, Ga., B&D Industrial is the Southeast’s largest independently owned distributor of industrial bearings and power transmission equipment, including motors, gearing and automation equipment. The firm acquires the parts from [...]
Andy Nations, CEO of B&D Industrial, leads the Southeast’s largest independently owned distributor of industrial bearings and power transmission equipment. Nations will join Family Business Radio host Meredith Moore at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2012, to discuss the origins and growth of his family’s 65-year-old firm. Started by his father, John Nations, B&D [...]
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Cox Family Enterprise Center Executive Director Joe Astrachan, recognized around the world for his expertise in family business, visited with Family Business Radio host Meredith Moore on Thursday, June 21, 2012, to talk about the Cox Family Business Enterprise Center programs and offer tips for family businesses. Dr. Joe Astrachan Cox Family Enterprise Center Emergence [...]
On the next edition of Family Business Radio, we will welcome Dr. Joe H. Astrachan executive director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University. He will discuss the trends and news in the family business industry with FBR host Meredith Moore at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Our Guest: Dr. [...]
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An Internal Audit Function (IAF) can improve the performance of family-owned businesses, according to Family Business Radio guest Dr. Debra J. Lasher, DBA, CPA. But those audits don’t have to be limited to financial audits; they can include reviews of anything ranging from company culture to processes and more. Debbie discussed her research into the [...]
Debra J. Lasher, DBA, CPA, will appear on Family Business Radio to talk about accounting processes, internal controls and governance mechanisms that can positively impact family-owned businesses. She will join FBR Host Meredith Moore at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2012. About Our Guest: Debra Lasher Debbie recently earned a Doctor of Business Administration [...]
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Ed Butler, chairman of The Butler Group, Inc., joined Family Business Radio host Meredith Moore on Thursday, May 31, 2012, to talk about the growth of his family-owned enterprise and the steps he and wife Betty took to welcome their three children into the business. The Butler Group is a sales organization representing wholesale manufacturers [...]
As chairman of The Butler Group, Inc., Ed Butler has welcomed all three of his children into the business he founded with his wife in 1988. He will join Family Business Radio host Meredith Moore at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2012, to talk about the process of identifying each adult child’s interests and [...]
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On Thursday, May 24, 2012, family business expert Dr. George Manners joined Family Business radio host Meredith Moore to discuss preparing upcoming generations for ownership in a family enterprise. Currently a professor of accounting and management with the Coles College of Business Administration at Kennesaw State University, Dr. Manners began his career as an actuary [...]
Most of us don’t manage our personal finances the same way our grandparents did, so why should it surprise us that different generations have different views of finances when it comes to the family business? George E. Manners, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Accounting and Management at the Kennesaw State University’s Coles College of Business Administration, [...]
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On Thursday, April 26, 2012, Michael S. Blake joined Family Business Radio co-host Meredith Moore to discuss the benefits of performing a business valuation on family owned businesses. As director of valuation services for Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP, Michael has 15 years of experience helping business buyers and sellers through proper valuation. Michael also [...]
What value would you place on your family owned business? While you may consider it priceless, there are many advantages to pursuing a formal valuation. Michael S. Blake, Director of Valuation Services at Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP, works with families every day as they consider how the market views their businesses. He will visit [...]
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On Thursday, March 22, 2012, family business consultant Stephanie Brun de Pontet joined Family Business Radio host Dwayne Samples to offer tips to next generation family members preparing to enter the family enterprise. As a senior associate of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., Stephanie often helps family enterprises through important transitions, such as the [...]
When your last name is on the door, joining the family business can bring both special perks and potential pitfalls. Stephanie Brun de Pontet, Ph.D., will visit with Family Business Radio cohosts Dwayne Samples and Meredith Moore on Thursday, March 22, 2012, to offer tips to next generation family members preparing to become employees. Our [...]
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Alpharetta, Georgia attorney John Cleveland (“Cleve”) Hill visited the Family Business Radio studios on Thursday, March 15, 2012, to discuss operating agreements, exit strategies and more for family-owned enterprises. Cleve joined FBR co-host Meredith Moore to share information on the types of agreements that can be used in business to provide a smooth transition between [...]
On Thursday, March 15, 2012, Family Business Radio will explore operation agreements and the best ways to draft a buy-sell agreement for your family-owned enterprise. Co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples welcome special guest John Cleveland (“Cleve”) Hill, managing partner of Bettis, Hill, and Vann, LLC. Mr. Hill’s specialties include small business entity formation, business [...]
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Bill, Bob and Alan Holman joined Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples on Thursday, March 1, 2012, to discuss with Family Business Radio listeners the transition of their business to second generation owners. Holman and Company is an Alpharetta-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm, founded by the Holmans’ father in 1983. Holman and Company gets [...]
Bill, Bob and Alan Holman are the second generation to own their family’s Insurance Brokerage and Risk Management firm - Holman and Company. They will join Family Business Radio cohosts Dwayne Samples and Meredith Moore in the studios at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2012. The brothers will discuss the ins and outs of [...]
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John W. Yopp, III, visited with Family Business Radio co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples on Thursday, February 9, 2012, to tell listeners about his family’s 100+-year-old publishing company. Through his trade publications, Mr. Yopp has a close view of the funeral home and cemetery industry, one of the largest sectors in the family-owned business [...]
Family Business Radio co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples welcome John W. Yopp, III, publisher and editor of Southern Funeral Director Magazine and Refrigeration Magazine. The third generation family publications were started by his grandfather, John W. Yopp, Sr., in 1919 and 1907 respectively. John will discuss his family’s enterprise with Family Business Radio listeners [...]
Hosted by Meredith Moore, the show provides a platform to showcase family-owned businesses, key executive non-family members who are helping to drive those businesses, and the professional advisors that assist them. Family Business Radio was created to further the community and serve as a mouthpiece to educate, inform and support this vital segment of our economy.