Family Business Governance

Through a discussion among experts in the field and with the direct experience of entrepreneurs, this course aims to provide entrepreneurs and senior managers of SMEs with training tools suitable for facilitating the governance of the business in its various stages of evolution and transformation, in order to be better able to cope with the increasingly accelerated dynamics of change in the 21st century.

Placing the value of the company and its history over time at the center of all activities, we will study, among other subjects, corporate governance models suitable for facilitating the generational transition of business, the prevention of any family conflicts, and the selection and placement of managers.

Governance and Compliance will be investigated as moments of value creation for the company in line with international best practices, paying particular attention to the management of access to credit to support both ordinary and extraordinary transactions, as well as the relationship between governance and ESG compliance models.

The course will include the study and analysis of practical cases and a continuous discussion between participants and lecturers in order to monitor the level of applicability of the models discussed to specific business situations, with the aim of creating a virtual system of common growth of the participants, seeking to give concrete and operational tools with the possibility of benefiting from training updates.

The relationships with compliance models and corporate control bodies to be experienced as value creation and not as burdensome bureaucratic tools will also be investigated.

The course consists of 8 days, organized into four two-day sessions over the weekend (Fridays and Saturdays).

The teaching approach will include: face-to-face lectures with experienced lecturers and professionals in the field, real case analyses, and opportunities for applied personal reflection (“wrap up”) in order to maximize the practical transfer of what has been learned to one’s own business context.

 

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Accreditation

EQUIS

Bologna Business School is EQUIS – EFMD Quality Improvement System accredited, one of the most important international quality assessment and continuous improvement systems for Schools of Management and Business Administration.


Gianluigi Serafini

Gianluigi Serafini

Executive Director
gianluigi.serafini@bbs.unibo.it

" Good Governance: Tool for value creation over time in accordance with ESG principles. "

CLASS PROFILE

Structure

The course consists of 8 days, held over the weekend (Fridays and Saturdays full time, 9:15 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.).

The dates of the learning sessions are as follows:

  • January 17-18, 2025
  • January 31-February 1, 2025
  • March 7-8, 2025
  • April 11-12, 2025

5 learning modules will be covered:

  • Family Values and Governance Family Business
  • Governance and credit access
  • Corporate Succession and Protection of the Value Of the Business.
  • Compliance and Governance
  • Management & Family Business

COURSES

  • Progetto di famiglia come “Family Purpose”
  • Dal “Family Purpose” alle strategie di gestione dell’impresa
  • Il rapporto fra governance dell’impresa e rapporti familiari
  • Essere soci di una impresa non significa essere imprenditori
  • Successione ereditaria e successione nell’impresa
  • La valutazione della Governance da parte degli istituti di credito: fra credito ordinario e finanza straordinaria
  • Il valore ESG nell’erogazione del credito
  • Governance e finanziabilità operazioni straordinarie con particolare riferimento al mercato dei capitali (debt and equity)
  • Il valore di una “Good Governance” nei processi di ristrutturazione del credito
  • Il fattore tempo: quando occuparsene. Fra Edipo e la scelta del Discepolo/a
  • La scelta di continuità familiare (fra opportunità e criticità)
  • I riassetti familiari: fra strumenti giuridici ed ottimizzazioni fiscali. Quando il solo risparmio fiscale non è una buona guida per la prevenzione dei conflitti
  • Esperienze patologiche nell’ambito dei processi di riorganizzazione familiare
  • La scelta fra fondi di investimento e quotazione sul mercato dei capitali
  • Rafforzamento dell’impresa tramite “aggregazioni” che coinvolgano più imprenditori nel processo industriale
  • Il sistema delle deleghe operative e gestionali
  • La rilevanza dei sistemi di analisi e prevenzione dei rischi
  • Il Modello Organizzativo 231/01 come valore aziendale
  • Gli assetti organizzativi ex art 2086 cc
  • Il rapporto con gli organi di controllo interno
  • Il valore esterno delle Dichiarazioni non Finanziarie in un mondo ESG
  • La scelta dei manager esterni: ruoli, funzioni, personalità
  • Rapporti fra manager e “seconde generazioni di imprenditori”
  • La progressiva trasformazione dell’impresa in un asset del patrimonio familiare
  • Le Holding di famiglia / i trust da strumento di ottimizzazione fiscale a strumento di strategia aziendale
  • Dal family office al club deal: strategie di diversificazione dell’investimento

Learning approach

The faculty’s main role will be to facilitate the critical analysis of issues as well as the learning of tools and methodologies applicable to specific contexts.
The course will offer a balanced mix of face-to-face lectures, case study presentations through the direct testimonies of managers, exercises and project work prepared in groups.

Faculty

Faculty members at Bologna Business School work together offering outstanding teaching standards. An international and interdisciplinary approach is guaranteed by a joint team of distinguished national core professors, adjunct, visiting professors, guest speakers and top managers.

CLASS PROFILE

Alumni

Andrea Fava

Responsabile Centro Corporate Area Nord Ovest della Banca di Bologna
Family Business Governance (ed. 2023)

"Ho trovato il corso FAMILY BUSINESS GOVERNANCE assolutamente interessante e professionalmente utile per arricchire il confronto quotidiano con gli imprenditori che il mio ruolo comporta. Il percorso unisce una panoramica didattica estremamente completa a testimonianze dirette che consentono, attraverso l’esperienza vissuta da importanti famiglie e dalle loro aziende, di poter riscontrare immediatamente nella pratica le nozioni teoriche ricevute. Credo sia utile per chi si occupa di consulenza alle imprese, ma in particolare per imprenditori coinvolti nella delicata fase del passaggio generazionale."

Networking

Networking takes place between students of the same class, between participants and lecturers, as well as with students from other courses or previous editions of the same program.

Alumni

Andrea Fava

Responsabile Centro Corporate Area Nord Ovest della Banca di Bologna
Family Business Governance (ed. 2023)

"Ho trovato il corso FAMILY BUSINESS GOVERNANCE assolutamente interessante e professionalmente utile per arricchire il confronto quotidiano con gli imprenditori che il mio ruolo comporta. Il percorso unisce una panoramica didattica estremamente completa a testimonianze dirette che consentono, attraverso l’esperienza vissuta da importanti famiglie e dalle loro aziende, di poter riscontrare immediatamente nella pratica le nozioni teoriche ricevute. Credo sia utile per chi si occupa di consulenza alle imprese, ma in particolare per imprenditori coinvolti nella delicata fase del passaggio generazionale."

COMPANIES

Over the years, our partners have been continuously involved in various activities that make up the structure of our programs. Companies belonging to our network participate in project work and master classes; they contribute actively in introducing guest speakers and organizing company visits. Our partners are our first supporters: sponsoring various scholarships, hosting internships for students, and providing career opportunities for graduates.

The Bologna Business School’s business partners are:

ADMENTA AEFFE AEMILIA HOTEL AEROPORTO G. MARCONI AFORISMA AGGF DIEGO DALLA PALMA ALCE NERO MIELIZIA ALFA WASSERMANN ALLESTIMENTI SRL ALTOGRAF ALTRO MERCATO ANCORA SERVIZI ANTICA CORTE PALLAVICINA APT EMILIA ROMAGNA ARPER ARREDOLUCE AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI AVANZI HOLDING AZIENDA VINICOLA RIVERA BAHLSEN BANCA DI BOLOGNA BANCA POPOLARE DELL'EMILIA ROMAGNA BAXTER BELLCO S.R.L. BERLUTI BOLOGNAFIERE BONATTI BONFIGLIOLI RIDUTTORI BORBONESE B&T BUFFETTI BUTOS HORECA B.V.M. - LES COPAINS CADIAI CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI SIDNEY CAMST CANTINA FEUDI DI SAN GREGORIO CAREGIVING CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI BOLOGNA CATERINGROSS CAVIRO CEFLA CENTRO HERCOLANI CERAMICA SANT'AGOSTINO CERAMICHE GARDENIA ORCHIDEA CHAMPION EUROPE S.P.A. CHLORIDE CHLORIDE SPA CINETECA DI BOLOGNA CINIUS CIPRIANI ABBIGLIAMENTO CIR FOOD CISA CMC CNA COMER INDUSTRIES CONAD CONFINDUSTRIA EMILIA ROMAGNA CONSERVE ITALIA CONSORZIO PARMIGIANO REGGIANO COOP ADRIATICA COOP CENTRALE ADRIATICA COOP CERAMICA IMOLA COOP ESTENSE CREDEM CREDITO EMILIANO CRIF CUCINA SRL DATALOGIC D&C DELOITTE DIENNEA DORELAN DUCATI MOTOR HOLDING EBC CONSULTING EGS SOLUTION ENTE FIERE DI PARMA ERNST & YOUNG ERVET E-STAT EUROCOMM EUROVO FASHION LAB FASTWEB FATER FELSINEA RISTORAZIONE FERRARA FOOD FERRARI FERRETTI GROUP FERROVIE EMILIA ROMAGNA - GRUPPO TPER FINCANTIERI FLORIM CERAMICHE FLYER FMR ARTÈ FONDAZIONE ALDINI VALERIANI FRATELLI BRANCA INTERNATIONAL FREELANDS NETWORK SRL FRUITECOM FURLA GABS GA.MA GAME 7 ATHLETICS GA OPERATION G.D GDH GENERAL ELECTRIC GEOCOM GE OIL & GAS GESA FINANCE GHEPI GI GROUP GMPR GROUP GRANAROLO GRAPHIC STORE GROUPM GRUPPO CINTI GRUPPO COIN OVIESSE GRUPPO HERA GRUPPO IMA GRUPPO INDUSTRIALE TOSONI GRUPPO LA PERLA GRUPPO MAX MARA GRUPPO MONRIF GRUPPO MONTENEGRO GRUPPO TREVI GUABER GUCCI H3G HAVAIANAS HAWORTH HAYS HOEL CONSULTING ICONSULTING I.G.D. I GUZZINI ILLUMINAZIONE IKEA INFOAREA INFO MANAGER INTERFASHION INTERMEDIA INTERTABA IREN GRUPPO ISTITUTO GIORDANO JACKPOT STAFF JECKERSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL KEMON KIREY SRL KPMG LABORATORIO DELLE IDEE LA COMPAGNIA DELLA BELLEZZA LANDI RENZO LA RINASCENTE LEROY MERLIN LIMONI LINK LIU JO LOBBY BROS LORO PIANA MACRON MAGNETI MARELLI MANDARINA DUCK MANUTENCOOP MARCO POLO MASERATI MAZARS & GUERARD MCS MEC3 MIKADO FILM MOLLUSCO & BALENA MONNALISA MORTARA RANGONI MTV ITALIA NIKE ITALY NIMAX NOEMALIFE NOMISMA OCTAGONA OIKOS OTIS GROUP PAGE PERSONNEL PANDA PDFOR CONSULENZA DIREZIONALE PHOTOSÌ PIQUADRO PRAXI PROMOTOR INTERNATIONAL PWC RADIANT RCS MEDIA GROUP REGENESI REGIONE EMILIA ROMAGNA RENÉE BLANCHE RIA & PARTNERS S&A CHANGE SAECO INTERNATIONAL GROUP SAMIA SCM GROUP S.E.C.I. GRUPPO MACCAFERRI SERGIO ROSSI SIDA GROUP SIGARO TOSCANO SIGMA SOCIETA' ITALIANA VINI STARWOOD HOTEL TECHNOGYM TEIKOS CONSULTING TERME DI SALSOMAGGIORE TETRA PACK THE COLOMER GROUP TONINO LAMBORGHINI TWINERGY UMBERTO CESARI VINI UNICREDIT UNICREDIT GROUP UNIGRÀ UNIPOL UNIQUE ITALIA VALSOIA VICINI ZANOTTI YOOX

FEES

The registration fee for enrollments from companies and institutions is 4.o00 euros (plus VAT) to be paid by the start date of the course.

The registration fee for individual enrollments is 3.200 euros (plus VAT) to be paid by the start date of the course.

The fee includes attendance in the program, all the study material available through the online platform and access to Bologna Business School services, which include a personal account for the Alma wi-fi, access to the study areas, and access to the indoor gym.

 

Discounts are available:

for early registrations;
for Business Network companies;
for Alma/BBS and Profingest Alumni;
for groups of at least 3 people.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Alumni and Companies can check the availability of vouchers at the Interprofessional Fund reference:

Fondimpresa – for middle management
Fondo Dirigenti PMI – for managers of industrial SMEs
Fonditalia
Fondirigenti – for managers
Fon.Coop – for Cooperatives

APPLICATION PROCESS

To register, simply download the registration form and send it by email.

FAQs

Yes, there is a certificate upon successful completion of all courses, the final examination and 70% attendance. The certificate will attest to successful completion of the courses and will award 60 university credits (CFU).

The documents used in the classroom and any further reading or exercises will be uploaded to our platform, whose credentials will be delivered in the classroom.

Should a group of colleagues wish to participate in the program, it is possible to contact the Program Manager to evaluate an ad hoc participation price.

Our short courses do not require a specific course of study. It is important to have a few years of work experience behind you that can help you, inside the classroom, by bringing real cases dealt with and solutions adopted during your work.

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