Tuesday, 5 of December of 2023

Prairie Family Business Forum, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Presenting "Preventing the Fall of a Family Business"

I was the lunch speaker for the Prairie Family Business Forum Annual Meeting in Sioux Falls. Met some great families – had a lot of fun with it. My thanks to Holmes Murphy Financial Services and Muth Electric for sponsoring me.

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Family Business Presentation, Des Moines, Iowa

Holmes Murphy asked me to present my family business story to a group of their family business clients in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Family Business

John G. Wofford, Esq. and Douglas D. Box discuss LBGT family business issues at the FFI's 2010 conference in Chicago

As issues involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) become more commonplace in family owned businesses, it is important for advisors to increase their awareness and sensitivity to the challenges this dimension can present.

Changes in society’s treatment of LGBT issues has been rapid in recent years, both within the US and the larger international community.

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What If We Did Away With The US Consitution?

Did you know the United State’s Constitution is only about 18 pages long.

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Box Ranch “Dallas” Episode, 1978

Here’s a funny segment from the TV show ‘Dallas’ that was filmed at the Box Ranch in Frisco, Texas (where I grew up).

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Conflict Mangement Systems for the Family Business

OK, lets start with a pretty safe assumption: that most family-owned companies (as well as most non-family owned) do not have any type of conflict management system in place.

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Box Ranch Featured in Original Dallas TV Show Intro

The Box Ranch – the place where I grew up – was featured on the first 5 episodes of the TV Series “Dallas” before exterior filming was moved to the current Southfork Ranch in Plano, Texas.

Take a look at this video from Season One of Dallas – plus I’ve added a short scene between JR and Bobby Ewing that shows some of the dynamics of “Dallas” family business governance, or in this case the lack of family business governance.

Cloyce Box Ranch on Original Dallas TV Show Intro

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Family Business Consulting Offers Advocate for the Good and Bad Times

Reposted from PRWeb Article.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 08, 2010

The “Family Business” conjures images of traditional Hollywood movies – sons learning from fathers, or daughters taking the reins when women did not hold such high-level positions. But what if your family business is more like a comedy or horror flick? Where do you get ideas to improve the challenges in your family business?

Family business owners cannot seek counsel from just anyone

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