The Center Engages In:

• Empirical research on family business, management and collateral fields
• Curriculum development for courses in the discipline at the John Gokongwei School of Management
• Public seminars and workshops on various aspects of managing the business and sustaining the family heritage
• Corporate sessions with select client audiences

Family Facilitation Services

• Business Family Relationship and Teambuilding
• Professionalizing the Family in Business
• Family Leadership Development
• Governance-Family Council
• Constitution Crafting
• Succession Planning
• Conducting Family Council Meeting

Corporate Engagement

• Annual Strategy Review and Planning for Family Businesses
• Human Resource Policy Manual
• Crafting the Job Descriptions 
• Performance and Management System (PMS)
• Improving Management Systems
• Financial Wellness Program: Challenges & Opportunities in Navigating the VUCA Word

Family Business Owners Competency Program (FBOCP)
The FBOCP is an intensive 16-week online program that gives a deeper understanding of the various management functions, decision making, leadership and family dynamics of the family business.
The program will expose participants on the dynamics of the family system and communication issues. They will explore management, leadership and relationships that are inherent in family businesses and how these are intertwined in the Ownership, Governance and Management of the family business.

Part 1: Basic Management Functions

1. Accounting: Understanding the Language of Business Business 
2. Finance for Better Decision Making
3. Business Statistics
4. Human Resource Management in the New Normal 
5. Quantitative Decision Making
6. Operations Strategy
7. Understanding Marketing and Promotions
8. Digital Marketing
9. Strategic Thinking for Long Term Sustainability

Part 2: Family Business & Leadership

1. Managing Family Dynamics for Families in Business
2. Professionalizing the Family Business
3. Family Business Governance, and Constitution
4. Succession Planning in Family Businesses
5. Leadership and Change Management in Family Businesses 
6. Being Ethical in Business
7. Conducting Family Council Meetings