Feb

Managing Through the Storm – Ag Online Seminar

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Event description

You will gain tips, tools and practices to help you navigate your farm family business through the storm with confidence and peace of mind.

About this event

Managing the family business, as well as the family and business relationships can feel like navigating through a storm. If this describes how you feel at times, you’re not alone.

 Are you experiencing a strain on cash flow due to weather, lower commodity prices, feed shortages, trade issues and delivery delays and not sure how to fix it, or how to prepare for the discussion with your creditors? 

Do you have trouble managing employees and family members and is poor communication among family members causing you stress?  Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the chaos that life has thrown at you?

Speakers & topics

Denise Filipchuck

Managing Through the Storm

Denise will share strategies for managing the family business, as well as the family and business relationships, through stormy waters. She will talk about cash flow planning, managing working capital, debt management, family relationships as well as managing relationships with creditors and advisors.

Kevin Kirkwood

Enjoying the People You Work With

Kevin will discuss recruiting people that fit your farm, managing family and employees, why HR fundamentals are important during the transition process, and how to improve communication on your farm.

Gerry Friesen

Can We All Just Get Along & A Tale of Two Brains

Gerry will be providing two talks. With 'Can We All Just Get Along' he will talk about the difficulties and subtleties that can come up in relationships as a result of living together and working together. In his second talk, 'A Tale of Two Brains', he will address the insidious ability of stress to wreak havoc on your decision making and provide tools through understanding to ensure we can thrive and not just survive in our businesses.