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Family business symposium 'very well done all the way through'.

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The 'recent Family Business Symposium at Mississippi College (MC), "Success and Wealth from Generation to Generation," was the first conference in the state to concentrate on the special challenges and opportunities faced by family firms.

"The speakers spoke very candidly about their own organization both from the business perspective and how to deal with family matters," said Katrina Pace, director of development for the MC School of Business. "One speaker, Joe Goodman, speaks at a lot of these kinds of family business workshops across the country. He said the speakers' willingness to share with the audience was outstanding. They were very candid and repeated common themes."

The half-day symposium that was cosponsored by the college and the Mississippi Business Journal attracted approximately 120 participants from both inside and outside of the state. There were 14 corporate sponsors for the event. Pace was pleased with the response, and the feedback received about the helpfulness of the event. Comments from our alumni, partners and sponsors included: "Very well done all the way through. We were proud to participate as a sponsor."

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