The S. Dale High Center for Family Business at Elizabethtown College

Membership

Criteria for Membership

The Pennfield's
The Horn Family: The Pennfield Corporation

Profile of a Typical Member

Over the years, we have found that certain kinds of individuals derive enormous benefits from The Center for Family Business. They are best described as:

  • Member of a family firm with one or more members of the family
  • Committed to building a legacy
  • Intends for the family to retain ownership of the business
  • Forward thinking: plans for the future
  • Open to consider new ideas
  • Committed to good succession planning
  • Problem-solver
  • Likely to seek outside resources to address a challenge
  • Willing to devote time to address business and family challenges
  • Benefits from networking with other family business people
  • The business has revenues of at least $3 million

Membership is open to family businesses in which:

  • Annual revenue is at least $3 million
  • The family expects to retain its management and/or control in the business
  • One or more family members work in the company
  • The family has controlling interest in the firm