We’ve all had our challenges in 2020, but few industries have had to adjust as much as the restaurant business. Across South Dakota, family-owned and -operated dining establishments are centers of community – and they …

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At one point, no day seemed predictable. They were laying off people. They were busier than they could handle. They didn’t have enough work to go around. They had so much work they ran 24 …

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At 73, Van Fishback has been around his family’s bank since he was a teenager. He began full time in 1972 and now serves as board chair of Fishback Financial Corp., the holding company of …

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Prairie Family Business Association announces two additions to its advisory board. Tiffany Anderson, fourth generation family member of A-OX Welding Supply based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has joined the Prairie Family Business Association advisory …

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The oldest family-owned business in Watertown has a history of overcoming challenging times. Since 1911, appliance company Dugan Sales & Service has navigated two world wars, the Spanish flu pandemic, the Great Depression, the Great …

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Kjelden Family of Sterling Technology Receives Brookings Area Excellence in Family Business Award presented by Prairie Family Business Association Sioux Falls, South Dakota – October 2, 2020 – The annual Brookings Area Excellence in Family …

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Top 10 Takeaways of the 28th Annual Family Business Conference. 1. Begin early and talk often about succession planning. The process never stops. It’s continual and intentional. You don’t know what you don’t know! Take …

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If any year called for resiliency, this is it. But that’s been the theme of the last several years for Dickinson, N.D., which has navigated the boom of an oil-driven economy and has banded together …

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – September 22, 2020 – Prairie Family Business Association hosted their 28th Annual Family Business Conference both in-person at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Sioux Falls and virtually for attendees from 19 …

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September 8, 2020 – SIOUX FALLS, SD – Prairie Family Business Association (PFBA), the premier resource for family businesses to grow, engage, transition, and prosper, is excited to announce its partnership with EOS Worldwide (the …

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Prairie Family Business Association will host the 28th Annual Family Business Conference on September 10-11, 2020. The highlight of the conference is learning directly from family business owners who share their …

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Attend a virtual winery introduction at the J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, learn the family’s success story and even partake in a virtual wine tasting at the upcoming Prairie Family Business Association annual conference. Since …

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I know what you’re thinking.  Do I have time? I can’t step away from my business for a day and a half! Is now the right time? Does my family even need this? Don’t just take our …

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The Steffes family knew it was time to start working on transitioning ownership of its business, Steffes Corp., to the third generation. But the family had concerns: how to cash flow it, minimize tax and …

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Post by Stephanie Larscheid, Executive Director This is way more than a webinar. This is an experience that will last for your family. Click and view on September 10th and 11th. 1. Your family can …

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