October 2011

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Yvonne Dragon: Leveraging the SBA as a resource for family businesses

Yvonne Dragon: Leveraging the SBA as a resource for family businesses

At 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2011, Family Business Radio co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples will welcome Yvonne Dragon, an expert in small and family-owned businesses. As a business consultant with Georgia State University’s Small Business Development Center, she will talk about the resources available to family owned businesses through Georgia State University [...]

Recap: Tom, Carolyn and TJ Judson: Family Business Wins Out Over Corporate Life for the Judsons

Recap: Tom, Carolyn and TJ Judson: Family Business Wins Out Over Corporate Life for the Judsons

Family business is all about time with family, flexibility and making a difference for other people according to Tom, Carolyn and T.J. Judson, who visited with host Dwayne Samples in the Family Business Radio studios on Thursday, October 20, 2011. Very successful as franchise owners with direct sales companies, Tom and Carolyn Judson took a [...]

From Franchisee, to Corporate President, to Franchisee: Tom and Carolyn Judson Live Their Family Business Dream

From Franchisee, to Corporate President, to Franchisee: Tom and Carolyn Judson Live Their Family Business Dream

Owners of Aloette Southeast, Tom and Carolyn Judson have returned to their entrepreneur and direct sales roots to start their own family business – yet again. They will join Family Business Radio co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples at 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2011, to discuss the path that has brought them full [...]

Recap: Ron Breakstone: From B29 Bombers to Industrial Outerwear: The Story of RefrigiWear, Inc.

Recap: Ron Breakstone: From B29 Bombers to Industrial Outerwear: The Story of RefrigiWear, Inc.

On Thursday, October 13, 2011, Family Business Radio co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples welcomed Ron Breakstone of RefrigiWear, Inc. The Dahlonega, Ga.-based manufacturer of industrial outerwear is nearing its 60th year in business and has welcomed a 3rd generation of family members into the workplace. From its beginning in the garment district of New [...]

Ron Breakstone: RefrigiWear Values Employees and Family Values

Ron Breakstone: RefrigiWear Values Employees and Family Values

What happens when a 50-year-old family business moves from Long Island, NY, to Dahlonega, Ga.? In the case of RefrigiWear, Inc., many of the employees move with you—and stay with the company for two more decades. Ron Breakstone, company president, will visit with Family Business Radio co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples at 1 p.m. [...]

Recap: Georgia Bentley Discusses KSU’s Executive MBA for Families in Business

Recap: Georgia Bentley Discusses KSU’s Executive MBA for Families in Business

On Thursday, October 6, 2011, Family Business Radio listeners heard from Georgia Bentley, Assistant Director at the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University. Bentley joined Family Business Radio co-host Meredith Moore to talk about the Executive MBA for Families in Business and the Center’s activities to support family business in Georgia. Bentley came [...]

Georgia Bentley: Assistant Director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center

This week’s edition of Family Business Radio is a must-hear for families who want to take their businesses to a new level. Georgia Bentley, Assistant Director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University, will discuss the University’s Executive MBA for Families in Business. She will join co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples [...]