Preparing a family owned business to compete in today's business environment is more complex than the product or service to be provided.
Succession and strategic planning, family member management, family council creation, hiring/firing/compensation family member employees, family member mediation and assistance with the overall governance process are a few of the issues with which Tom has helped family businesses.
Tom is the co-founder of the Family Business Institue at California State University, Bakersfield; an organization designed to assist family owned businesses in dealing with all phases of business life.
Ask Dave Champness, Senior Pastor-Riverlakes Community Church (davec@riverlakeschurch.org), how Tom has helped the Champness Family with their family business issues.
