Welcome to the Wisconsin Family Business Center
Family businesses who belong to the Wisconsin Family Business Center (FBC) benefit from educational programs, peer groups, resources, referrals, and networking with a supportive community.
Sherry Herwig, Director of the Wisconsin Family Business Center
Welcome! The Wisconsin Family Business Center (FBC) offers a unique professional learning environment and a supportive community for business-owning families to share knowledge and experience that will help guide your family legacy into the next generation. The FBC has spent the last 25+ years supporting family business education, prosperity, and succession in Wisconsin and beyond.
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