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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices9-3-2002UNH Family Business Program to OfferLeadership CourseJanet LathropFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationLathrop, Janet, "UNH Family Business Program to Offer Leadership Course" (2002). UNH Today. 2299.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/229911/3/17, 11'06 AMUNH Family Business Program to Offer Leadership CoursePage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2002/september/jl_20020903cfb.htmlUNHWhittemoreSchool ofBusinessandEconomics  UNH Family Business Program toOffer Leadership CourseBy Janet Lathrop 603-862-1462 UNH News BureauSeptember 3, 2002DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of NewHampshire's Center for Family Business will begin anew year of its Leadership Development ProgramWednesday, Oct. 23, on the Durham campus. Classesmeet once a month until May 2003.The certificate program is taught by Whittemore Schoolof Business and Economics faculty in eight full-daysessions. It develops leadership skills for managers oraspiring managers of family-owned businesses.Graduates learn team-building, how to manageorganizational change, and to recognize their own andothers' leadership styles. Small group discussion iscentered around "real life issues," according to BarbaraDraper, center director.Graduates say that the UNH business leadership coursehas given them the skills and self-confidence to acceptmore responsibility in the family company, encouraged"thinking outside the box," and offered an environmentof trust for sharing problems, ideas and hearingfeedback.The mission of UNH's Center for Family Business,founded in 1993, is to assist the entrepreneurial familyin finding solutions to business challenges and concernsby helping families run successful meetings, bring newfamily members into the business, improvecommunication, sustain profitability, and transferleadership and ownership. The center is sponsored byMassMutual Insurance; Cleveland, Waters and Bass,P.A.; and Genus Resources.For registration and fee information call (603) 862-1107or e-mail Barbara.Draper@unh.edu.11/3/17, 11'06 AMUNH Family Business Program to Offer Leadership CoursePage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2002/september/jl_20020903cfb.htmlBack to UNH News Bureau

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