About Us

The Black School of Business is pleased to announce the launch of a new outreach center that focuses on helping family-owned businesses.

The Center for Family Business supports the needs of family-owned businesses in northwestern Pennsylvania, which make up 90 percent of all small businesses in the region. The center educates family businesses on topics such as succession planning and legacy transition, leadership development, strategic planning, managing the dynamics of a family business, and other aspects critical to the success of family-owned businesses.

More about the Center for Family Business

We recognize as a family business owner, you have strengths you bring to the table and your own unique challenges. Do any of these resonate?

• Family dynamic issues
• Informal business structure
• Pressure to hire, and retain, family members
• Lack of training
• High turnover of non-family members
• Inability to secure financing
• Succession planning
• Lack of exit strategy