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Family business roots lead to entrepreneurship, perfect role supporting others

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Callie Tuschen knows what life is like as a family business owner. Tuschen, co-owner of a local business in Hartford, grew up on a cattle ranch in northwestern South Dakota. She went to school in Timber Lake and graduated from Oregon State University. She briefly worked as a teacher using the Waldorf methodology before beginning […]

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Prairie Family Business Association leader details new offerings for family businesses this year and beyond

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More families are finding the resources they need to evolve and thrive by connecting with the growing Prairie Family Business Association. This year has seen strong growth in the association’s membership, programs and resources — with plenty more to come in the year ahead. We caught up with executive director Stephanie Larscheid to learn more

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Texas family business finds help with generational transition connecting in South Dakota

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How does a Texas-based family business connect with resources available in South Dakota as it transitions to a new generation? It’s all about relationships. SYOXSA is a leading distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, along with welding supplies and safety products for the Southwest region of the United States. It was founded by German

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New business development manager brings passion for supporting family businesses

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Making genuine connections, enhancing the member experience and building partnerships are among the goals for the newest member of the Prairie Family Business Association team. Mason Van Essen recently became the organization’s business development manager. A Sioux Falls native, he grew up in southwest Minnesota and graduated from Augustana University with degrees in business administration

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Brothers prepare to lead packaging solutions business into third generation

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If your business has to ship it, their business likely can box it. Watertown Box is an independent sheet plant based in Watertown, South Dakota, that creates packaging solutions for the manufacturing, service and retail industries. “Think Amazon boxes that are properly sized for their product and printed with our customer’s logo. We also design

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Third-generation family manufacturer finds formula to position business for the future

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Steve Hohn is the second-generation leader of a family business that has grown and thrived for decades, but he was nervous walking into a room filled with outside expertise. “There’s bankers, wealth management people, tax people, and they were all asking questions,” Hohn said. “In some ways, it’s a little embarrassing. It pulls the scab

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Longtime agribusiness leaders look to next generation

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Farmers serving other farmers has been a guiding principle for a Huron family now looking toward its second generation. The roots for Bauman Agency are deeper than that though, beginning with Curt Bauman’s grandparents, who were farmers near Hitchcock. When Curt married Louise, they also farmed in east-central South Dakota. When a neighbor who represented

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Fourth-generation building materials business marks big anniversary with fresh approach  

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How does a 135-year-old business put a fresh twist on its brand? Ask those five generations away from its founding. That was the approach embraced by Schlachter Lumber, a Gettysburg-based family building materials businesses marking the milestone anniversary this year. “We’d been around 135 years, and I wanted to do something, but I didn’t know

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Granddaughter buys jewelry store from grandfather, brands it for the future

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How does a next-generation family business owner market a fine jewelry store? She makes an NIL, or name, image and likeness, deal that turns out to be a big win-win. Samantha Tupper of Wink’s Fine Jewelry in Brookings admittedly was “a little skeptical” when an agent reached out on behalf of SDSU football tight end

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