University-based family business forums and centers are an excellent resource to help your family enterprise become stronger and increase its chances of long-term success. For a center in your area please see below:
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
California
California State University Fullerton - Fullerton, CA
San Diego State University – San Diego, CA
University of Pacific – Stockton, CA
Florida
Stetson Family Business Center - DeLand, FL
Georgia
Kennesaw State University – Kennesaw, GA
Illinois
Loyola University - Chicago, IL
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL
Massachusetts
UMass Amherst – Hadley, MA
Northeastern University – Boston, MA
Michigan
Saginaw Valley State University - Saginaw, MI
Minnesota
University of St. Thomas - St. Paul, MN
New Jersey
Rutgers – New Jersey
North Carolina
Wake Forest University – Winston-Salem, NC
Ohio
Conway Family Business Center of Central Ohio – Columbus, OH
Center for Family & Privately-Held Business at the University of Toledo - Toledo, OH
Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown College - Elizabethtown, PA
King's College - Wilkes-Barre, PA
University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
South Dakota
University of South Dakota – Vermillion, SD
Vermont
Vermont Family Business Initiative at the University of Vermont - Burlington, VT
Virginia
The Virginia Family & Private Business Forum - Richmond, VA
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Madison – Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, WI