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Family businesses throughout the region increasingly are finding ways to learn from one another and share their stories of success. The Prairie Family Business Association experienced a year of membership growth, strong programming and an […]
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Even the most iconic children’s toys don’t necessarily endure for generations. By the 1990s, Radio Flyer wagons were on the verge of extinction as a struggling family business needed a path into the future. Robert […]
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The Gaspar family was driving from Sioux Falls to Huron recently when the road trip turned into a reflection on their family business. They were headed north to honor their mother and grandmother, LaVonne Gaspar, […]
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Sixty-five years, more than 70 stores and a diversified approach to business add up to a family business success story for the Riddle family. Founded as a single jewelry store by Jesse Riddle in 1959, […]
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The land has been in the Rysdon family for generations – and determining the best use for it years into the future wasn’t easy. Since 1918, Sioux Steel Co. has served as a cornerstone of […]
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From wireless infrastructure to a natural food store, Craig Snyder has built a career blending family business entrepreneurship with innovation. His businesses, VIKOR Teleconstruction and Pomegranate Market, show how to adjust, adapt and evolve to […]
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Family business priorities, perspective and even views on topics such as artificial intelligence are revealed in a new survey of 160 family businesses. Prairie Family Business Association annually, in partnership with USD’s Beacom School of […]
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This week, Prairie Family Business Association (PFBA) honored the Hendricks Family of Five Star Storage with the 2024 Edward Shorma Excellence in Family Business Award during a special luncheon at Porter Creek Hardwood Grill in […]
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The stories, strategies and successes driving multigenerational family business success are among the themes of an increasingly popular podcast. The “Family Business Connection” podcast is hosted by Stephanie Larscheid, executive director of the Prairie Family […]
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Prairie Family Business Association announces nominations are open for two family business awards. Two awards that recognize and celebrate multigenerational family businesses that positively impact the local economy and the neighboring region are now accepting […]
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When third-generation family business member Melissa Moos walked into her first Next Generation Retreat in 2022, she didn’t know anyone. “Probably one of the scariest things I’ve ever done in my life was going hours […]
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Dante Tarabelsi was halfway through a mechanical engineering degree when he literally got a taste of what working for his family business could be like. On a trip with his parents to Napa Valley, California, […]
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Over 135 years, E. Ritter and Company has done business in everything from ice and cotton gin to oil and banking. It has owned or operated a saloon, farm equipment company, software business, IT management […]
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Prairie Family Business Association announces two additions to its 15-person advisory board. John Schwan is the founder, first-generation owner, and CEO of Schwan Financial Group, a financial, estate and business succession planning firm based in […]
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Every other month, Don Raleigh III heads west from St. Paul to Sioux Falls to join a group of people who have become a priceless part of his work-life world. “I don’t even have the […]
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The phone call from the corporate office came as a shock — and then a catalyst. Almost 25 years ago, Bob Pope received word that the strategic consulting office he worked for in North Dakota […]
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The Family Business Connection is an annual publication comprised of the most popular family business stories from PFBA. Along with family business stories, you will find interesting family business facts and Prairie Family Business Association program […]
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More than four in 10 businesses in South Dakota are family-owned, ranking the state No. 1 in the nation. That’s according to OnDeck, which recently released an annual family business survey that found 41.5 percent […]
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Whether they’re working one-on-one with a client or addressing a roomful of family business owners, in many ways Jenny Dinnen and Katie Rucker feel like they’re talking to their former selves. That was the impetus […]
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The word definitely is out: This is a can’t-miss conference for family businesses. “A successful conference is when a family leaves the conference and says, ‘We can do this; we can put in the work […]
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