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The Family Business program is primarily recommended for students who meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • Student’s family owns a business.
  • Student is considering working with another family enterprise.
  • Student is considering starting a family enterprise.
  • Student is considering being a professional advisor and understands the majority of his or her clients will be family enterprises.

A Major or Minor in Family Business is interdisciplinary, experiential, and involves extensive interaction with professionals in family enterprise. The benefits of enrolling in the major or minor include increased credibility and marketability.

The goals of the FEC and its faculty include:

  • Establishing family business as a legitimate, distinct, interdisciplinary academic field.
  • Validating, supporting, and enhancing family enterprise on the nation's business agenda.
  • Bringing all the resources of the university together to help family enterprises learn, grow, and prosper.

Does your chosen career path involve advising to clients?

  • Accountant
  • Lawyer
  • Counselor
  • Advisor or Consultant
  • Therapist
  • Manager

If so, then did you know that as many as 9 out every 10 of your clients could be family enterprises? What better way to prepare for your career than to learn about the unique aspects of family enterprises? Only the Family Enterprise Center at Stetson University can offer you the education you need to successfully manage your career.

A Major or Minor in Family Business can:

  • Give you a strong advantage over other job candidates who do not have your level of understanding of family enterprise.
  • Increase your chances of employment.
  • Increase your potential earnings compared to other college grads.

Stetson University
Family Enterprise Center
Unit 8398
421 N. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, Florida 32723 29.034476-81.302825

Phone Number : 386.822.8994
Fax Number : 386.822.7426

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