Resources For Business Families

We are pleased to announce that Creating Pathways Project in Camrose, Alberta has a resource library of books, publications and videos available to all business families in Rural Alberta.

Library Resources Available for You to Borrow from Creating Pathways Project in Camrose:

1. 'Family Business Sourcebook, 3rd Edition' by Craig Aronoff, Joseph Strachan, John L. Ward
2. 'Family Business Key Issues' by Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez, and John L. Ward
3. 'Family Business by the Numbers: How Financial Statements Impact Your Business' by Norbert Schwarz
4. 'Healthy Growth for the Family Business' by Jennifer Pendergast
5. 'Keeping the Family Business Healthy' by John L. Ward
6. 'Perpetuating the Family Business' by John L. Ward
7. 'Strategic Planning for the Family Business: Parallel Planning to Unify the Family and Business' by John L. Ward, Randel S. Carlock
8. 'A Woman's Place . . .The Crucial Roles of Women in the Family' by Ann Dugan, Sharon Kron, Kelly Lecouvie, Jennifer Pendrgast, Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez, Amy Schuman
9. 'Who, Me? Family Business Succession. A Practical Guide for the next Generation' by Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez
10. 'Why Me? Wealth: Creating, Receiving and Passing It On' by Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez, Theirry Lomard, Matthieu Ricard, John L. Ward
11. 'Creating Effective Boards for Private Enterprises: Meeting the Challenges of Continuity and Competition' by John L. Ward
12. 'Teaching an Anthill to Fetch' by Stephen James Joyce
13. 'Never Fight with A Pig' by Peter Thomas (Founder of Century 21 Canada)
14. 'Codfathers' by Gordon Pitts
15. 'Stampede! The Rise of the West and Canada's New Power Elite' by Gordon Pitts
16. 'Succeeding Generations' by Ivan Lansburg
17. 'Generation to Generation-Life Cycles of The Family Business' by Kelin E. Gersick, John A. Davis, Marion McCollom Hampton, Ivan Lansberg
18. 'Raising Financiall Fit Kids' by Joline Godfrey
19. 'Succession Planning Toolkit for Business Owners' by Luanna McGowan, Corina Weigl, David Wilton

Family Business Leadership Book Series:

Conflict and Communication in the Family Business
Developing Family Business Policies: Your Guide to the Future
Effective Leadership in the Family Business
Family Business Succession: The Final Test of Greatness 2nd Edition
Family Business Ownership: How to be an Effective Shareholder
Family Business Values: How to Assure a Legacy of Continuity and Success
Family Business: Governance: Maximizing Family and Business Potential
Family Meetings: How to Build a Stronger Family and a Stronger Business 2nd Edition
Financing Transitions: Managing Capital and Liquidity in the Family Business
From Siblings to Cousins: Prospering In the Third Generation and Beyond
How Families Work Together
How to Choose & Use Advisors: Getting the Best Professional Family Businsss Advice
Letting Go: Preparing Yourself to Relinquish Control of the Family Business
Make Change Your Family Business Tradition
Making Sibling Teams Work: The Next Generation
More than Family: Non-Family Executives in the Family Business
Nurturing the Talent to Nurture the Legacy: Career Development in the Family Business
Preparing Successors for Leadership: Another Kind of Hero
Preparing Your Family Business for Strategic Change
The Family Constitution: Agreement to Secure and Perpetuate Your Family and Your Business
Working for a Family Business: A Non-Family Employee's Guide to Success

Also Available Through The U of A Library

Name of Book  Author 
The Hero's Farewell, "What Happens When CEO's Retire" Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Getting Along in Family Business: The Relationship Intelligence Handbook Edwin A. Hoover
Money Motto Franco Lombardo
Life After Wealth Franco Lombardo
Every Family's Business Thomas William Deans
Succession Stories' From the Front Line: Insights & Advice for Canadian Business Owners Sarah Kruger & Sean Foran
All in the Family … Business, A Personal Memoir & Corporate History George G. Raymond, Jr
Love, Power and Money: Family Business Between Generations Dean Fowler
Leadership from the Inside Out Kevin Cashman

Video

"Managing Shared Assets (The Cabin Series)" DVD & Workbook

Available for Purchase $50.00 + S&H + GST 

Managing Shared Assets: Lessons From the Family Cabin

The family cabin is a special place where fond memories are formed. How does one transfer a shared asset to the next generation smoothly so that their children and grandchildren can also enjoy the legacy of the family cabin?

What are the common causes of friction when it comes to shared assets such as a family cabin? Learn about the following technical solutions as well as governance structures you can use to prevent or resolve conflict concerning shared assets.

  • Real Life experiences in Family Asset Management
  • Tax and Legal Tools for Asset Transfers
  • Establishing Fair Processes for Asset Owners
  • Governance Structures to Support Lifestyle and Enjoyment of Assets
  • Guidelines and Agreements for Avoidance of Conflict