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												| | February Newsletter, 2013  | 
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																		| | Check out our new Blogs:   Liberate the Heroic in our Family Business    While you are there, "subscribe" to our blog so you receive instant notification when a new blog is added!
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 |  | | Mark your Calendars!  |  |  This year our Learning Community theme is:
   "Understanding the Terrain & Mastering the Climb"     Each Forum will feature business families and/or thought leaders.    Join us on Wednesday, March 13   Intergenerational Transfer Awakenings  Philadelphia Country Club  7:30 - 10:30 am   Business Owner Presenters:   Chris Alonzo, G3 President, Pietro Industries, Inc.   "Growing a passionate legacy business and going with my gut"     Ernie Inmon, G1 Chairman, U.S. Axle, Inc. "Buying a job and building a legacy business"    William R. Schutt, Chairman, Matcor "An entrepreneur's approach"   Click here for more information, including additional panelists!  Register Today!   | 
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												| |  Welcome to new Learning Community Members!
 |  | Penn Valley Chemical, O'Brien Family, (G2), Lansdale, PA: Supplier of a complete line of  maintenance      and janitorial products for commercial and industrial use since 1970 . Label Rite, Inc. , Lawler Family, (G1), North Wales, PA: Manufacturer and distributor of  tickets, tags,  labels, paper rolls, plastic cards, gift products, signs,  specialty forms and promotional products.  Gulden Ophthalmics, Inc. , Cockley Family, (G3), Elkins Park, PA:  An undisputed thought leader and foremost expert in ophthalmic instruments and devices.   | 
 | Introducing our 2013 Sponsors! |  |   Our Premier Sponsor, Lacher & Associates, a G2 sibling partnership, is a boutique consulting firm specializing in  risk management and benefits for individuals and businesses.  The firm  has received regional and national recognition for their commitment to  innovation and excellence in the risk management and benefits industry.   From client engagement to sales training to social media, the firm has  pushed the business boundaries to stay relevant to their clients. A  "Best Place to Work" four years in a row!   | 
 | Thanks to our Sponsors who bring financial, legal and other  essential 
 professional competencies to our Learning Community. 
 They  share our mission to provide educational and integrated counsel to  business families. | 
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View Photos and Video from the November Dinner Meeting!  |  | Please visit Our YouTube Channel, with 4 short clips from the November Dinner Meeting, as well as a clip from John A. Warnick, who presented at our September Forum!   Our Facebook Page, which has lots of pictures from last year's Forums! "Like" us while you are there!    | 
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 |  | Since 1988, it's been our privilege to guide multi-generation business  families through their complex, unique journeys. We have served over 600  business families across the nation, and our customized,  intergenerational, team-building process provides the direction,  confidence and tools to overcome the dangers, beat the odds, and reach  the summit for each family member & their enterprises!     
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Sally Derstine      Henry Landes    Scott Hackman
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