'Family Business Matters'
Itinerary
| Date |
28 February 2012 |
| Venue |
Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino Hotel, St. Maarten |
| Time |
14:00-17:30 Hours |
Family business inspires entrepreneurial talent, and it is with this in mind that KPMG is organizing a Family Business seminar. KPMG believes very strong in "Family Business Matters".
Harnessing the full potential of a family business, while satisfying the expectations of family members, is difficult but certainly achievable with the right kind of help. Regardless of the economic times, running a family business is a juggling act. The needs of the business to grow and prosper have to be balanced against the needs and expectations of family members. While strategic primary concerns of any family business can include profitability, business growth, planning, and issues, such business concerns are overlaid with specific family considerations, the most important of which are balancing short- and long-term business decisions, maintaining the loyalty of family members, and the grooming of willing and able successors. Renowned for resilience, family businesses inherently have the flexibility and resolve required to be best positioned for growth and to adapt more easily to change.
Our guest speaker is Grant Walsh, Director and founder of the KPMG Centre for Family Business in Ottawa, Canada, we are delighted to have him. Given Grant’s extensive experience as a family business advisor, he is uniquely equipped to advise families in business, locally on strategies and structures to ensure that their business is meeting the professional standards required to compete successfully, while managing challenges peculiar to family companies such as smooth transitions from one generation to the next. He brings to the table a profound understanding of the commercial realities faced by businesses of all sizes. (Grant Walsh CV)
Wendell Meriaan, Tax Partner of KPMG Meijburg Caribbean will present his view on local tax issues for Family Business.
Ronald Pieters, Director of the KPMG St. Maarten office will explain his views on strategies for family businesses.
For more information, questions or attendance*, please contact Mrs. Withney Murray via e-mail at murray.withney@kpmg.an
*Limited seats available.