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International Family Business Research Day 2nd Edition January 30, 2024 #FamilyBusiness #BusinessEducation #ShapingLeaders Family businesses contribute an important share to countries’ GDP and are vital to economic growth, social development, and competitiveness. Understanding the underlying management dynamics of family businesses has attracted the interest of researchers and practitioners alike. Issues like governance, succession planning, and family relations management remain central to the discussions and research in this area. AUC School of Business in collaboration with ESCA Ecole de Management and MCI | The Entrepreneurial School® are holding the second International Family Business (Virtual) Research Day on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Apply now and join us by submitting your work for an opportunity to come together with researchers from various horizons and institutions to share and discuss their work, research and knowledge on family business management from multiple angles. A variety of topics are welcome, including –but not limited to– strategy and governance, succession planning, finance, human capital management, societal responsibility, marketing practices, etc.

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We want to extend a big thank you to Professor Moshe Lander and Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary for inviting us to deliver a guest lecture to their MBA students in the New Venture Finance class. It was a privilege to engage with such a dynamic group of aspiring entrepreneurs and young finance professionals. The landscape of capital markets and entrepreneurship is moving faster than ever. During our session, we delved into some intriguing trends and strategies:   1. The diminishing number of companies opting for IPOs and the prolonged timelines for those that do, highlighting the shifting dynamics of capital markets. 2. The movement of capital in private markets and the distinct differences and opportunities compared to the public sphere. 3. Insights on how founders can strategically drive pre-money and exit valuations by targeting strategic buyers within their industry. 4. The importance of a strong network and the deep impact that mentorship can have on the magnitude and timeline of success. Thank you once again to #Haskayne for the invitation and to the bright MBA students for their insights and engagement. #Finance #Entrepreneurship #MBA #UniversityofCalgary #picksandshovels Images generated by #AI

Take a look at these photos. What you see here are over 700 young talents joining UBA after 6 months of rigorous training. 700!!! Imagine the enormous impact that this will make in our economy and the lives of these young talents. Then multiply that by the families they represent. Also type on your calculators the tax revenue the government will generate from these young talents as PAYE. This is the beauty of quantum entrepreneurship. This is the kind of entrepreneurship I cherish - one that allows me to create a bigger table for others. Not the entrepreneurship that is only about me, how much I am making, or how popular I am as a person I want more than that. I want a Pluralistic Success. Study these photos again and ask yourself: "This business I am building is it for just me and my family or I am building for a generation after me?" If it is just for you, then I am sorry for wasting your time because this post is actually not written for you But if you are an entrepreneur building beyond himself or herself, then I am here to say to you: What UBA did is very possible for you! But are you ready to build to that level?

"I look to use the knowledge I gained and the connections I made to help facilitate flows of capital into Africa so that true value and growth is unlocked – for investors, and more importantly, for the people of Africa." For Anastasia Lite MBA'23, as with many of her classmates, 'Home came to Oxford' during the MBA Capstone Week at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Find out how Anastasia experienced the magic of Oxford with her family before saying goodbye and returning to South Africa armed with new skills to help facilitate flows of capital into Africa: https://lnkd.in/ex8TtNE8

You are invited to attend an event hosted by WBAF USA Country Office dedicated to the MOU Signing between the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)’s Financial Inclusion Center and the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at The George Washington University. This landmark collaboration aims to augment and amplify the missions of both institutions, reflecting a mutual commitment to strengthening entrepreneurship and financial inclusion on a global scale. This event will feature welcome remarks by Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes WBAF USA Country Director, keynotes delivered by Baybars Altuntas Executive Chairman WBAF, Pamela Norris VP of Research at GWU, as well as a roundtable with our distinguished guest speakers Jim Chung, AVP Research GWU, Prof Inderjit Singh President WBAF Global Startup Committee and Chuck Brooks WBAF Advisory Board Member. Key topics that will be addressed by the panel include: academic center-driven entrepreneurship, augmenting knowledge transfer and commercialization efforts, facilitating financial access and inclusion. #entrepreneurship #angelinvesting #academia #university #innovation #technology #business #inclusion #economy #justice #jobs

For me, LinkedIn is like that end-of-term high school assembly, or end of year valedictory ceremony where all the top pupils are given their awards and accolades in front of the entire school. Our collective upbringing conditions us to expect these prize giving ceremonies as a natural step, or height, that we can aim for. The sad reality is that life, after conventional schooling, doesn't contain such periodic award ceremonies to acknowledge the efforts and accomplishments that you have achieved over the past period. Thankfully, life also doesn't single you out for the "near-misses" and "failings" of your professional career. If the highest grades in class, highest points scored on the playing field, and the highest plaudits on the stage were the determinant factors to one's successes, at what pillar or mast would we hang our banners of achievement in our adulthood? Would it be our professional careers? Our ongoing marriages? Our roles as fathers and mothers? Our roles in our communities? The significant wealth that we have attained? Or the would it be the stability in our respective mental health? Whatever the answer may be for you, just remember one thing; how you view yourself as an adult or professional, is not based on any sanctimonious occasion that honours or meritocrasises your achievements. Only you can be the judge of your contributions to the world. We all carry deep pain from our disappointments and underachievement. Yet, we also carry the personal victories and unspoken valor that our unique stories whisper in our own standing. Never let a personal goal achieved, or the defeat of a personal demon, go unnoticed. Only you, can tell your life story. Only you, can blow the horns, and beat the drums of your victories! You are worthy! Your story is worthy! Share it boldly with the world, so that we can grow from the courage of your Conquest! #entrepreneurship #vc #fintech #privateequity #africa #africavc #venturecapital #africanunicorn #leadership #growth

Thank you very much Nigel Morris, Chuckie Reddy and Gbenga Ajayi (via Zoom) for joining the class discussion on the QED Africa case (in my view, QED is the best fintech investor in the world) in Global Tech Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School! The students learned tons from you! We had a great discussion covering the challenges, opportunities and decision making process QED went through when they entered into Africa. #harvardbusinessschool #entrepeneurship #fintech

Trying to stay up to speed! 🏃♂️ Two weeks ago we joined the Stanford LBAN/Latino Business Action Network for a night of drinks and new connections in Orlando, FL. #Spoiler: I'm not an LBAN Alumni, but Yolanda Lassalle, BSChE, LSSMBB, co-founder of Murmuratto and CEO of LaSalle Group, LLC Group, was actually part of the first-ever Stanford LBAN cohort back in 2015. According to Forbes magazine (2022), data from Crunchbase shows that Latino entrepreneurs receive only 2 percent of U.S. venture capital investments, despite making up nearly half of the net new small business growth between 2007 and 2017. 🕰 There are many leaders and funds stepping up to bridge this gap. While this happens though, many Latino entrepreneurs continue to launch businesses in a broad range of industries including F&B, Retail, Law, Consulting, and tech - to name a few. It was rewarding to meet scores of #leaders who have built great, successful businesses despite the gap in access to funding. Thanks LBAN! These events are a testament to the power of diversity in driving innovation. Let's keep it up! #StanfordLBAN #LatinoFounders #DiversityInTech