We help you achieve
lasting business success and family harmony
make more money in less time with fewer headaches and a higher quality of life
Family Business Success
Free Consultation
Not sure where to start? Schedule a free 3o minute consultation with one of our experts to determine if you might need an assist from a family business consultant.
Performance Roundtables
Use the power of peers and collaborate with others in your industry to break through the barriers holding you back.
Family Business Consulting
Create a plan for intelligent growth that leaves an enduring legacy for your family.
Getting Started is Simple
Schedule a Call
First you’ll talk with one of our highly trained advisors who will take the time to get to know and understand you, your family, and your business. Let’s determine what your vision of success looks like so we can help you create a plan that gets you there.
Design a
Plan
Every family business is unique. Once we have analyzed and diagnosed your strengths and weaknesses, we’ll design a plan tailored specifically for you, your family, and your business.
Grow Your Business
Implementation is the key. Put the business you love on track to grow and prosper for decades to come.
Don't Lose the Joy of Owning a Business
With so much information available today, how do you know where to start or what the right plan actually is? How do you avoid the conflicts and pitfalls that have historically derailed even very successful family owned businesses?
For over 25 years, Family Business Institute has been working with business families to establish long term plans that benefit generation after generation by addressing the real and unique needs that challenge – and even threaten – them. We’ll help you create a game plan that works, and we’re confident you can extend your success into the decades ahead.
Kind Words
What our clients say about working with us
“Wayne Rivers provides a very practical approach to family business planning. Through his step-by-step strategic planning process, our members walked away with tools and techniques they could immediately put into use in their families and businesses. Drawing on his own experience as a business owner, and witty sense of humor, Wayne presented our attendees with great insight, transferable ideas, and several valuable resources.”
Nicole Bettinger"The Family Business Institute has a very capable staff that can help your family business deal with all kinds of issues. I don’t think I would change a thing about how they worked for us. Mike Lyons has been a blessing to our family, and I am thankful for the opportunity to work with him."
Gary ClemRecent Posts
Planning to Make DECISIONS
In last week’s blog, we talked about how we spend inordinate time and energy in meetings – most of which fail to produce meaningful decisions. How do we manage to make simple things so much more complicated than they need to be? Watch our blog this week as...
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Meetings fill an amazing number of hours in your workday, yet most executives consider much of that time wasted! But your meetings don't have to be that way! You can plan, lead, and manage your meetings to produce much, much better results. Watch our blog...
read moreSuccessful, NOT Sustainable
People have a natural tendency to believe that once they have achieved a certain level of success, they will continue to be successful. But the reality is often quite different. Achieving success is hard, and sustaining it is much, much harder! Watch our...
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