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The Rowe School of Business at Dalhousie University is one of 16 teams from around the world to compete in the 1^st annual Global Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) January 9-12, 2013. The FECC will match undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in universities and colleges with the world’s finest family business programs.

“While family enterprises dominate the economic landscape and are the biggest contributors to job creation and communities, there was no case competition in the world that exclusively focused on family enterprise cases,” said Dr. Pramodita Sharma of the University of Vermont School of Business Administration, which is hosting the competition. “We are very excited to launch this competition in January and are already looking forward to next year.”

“The Centre for Family Business and Regional Prosperity at Dalhousie University is committed to supporting and growing family businesses in Atlantic Canada through education, research and outreach initiatives. The Global Family Enterprise Case Competition offers our students a valuable opportunity in experiential learning, with an impressive field of competitors from across the world,” says Centre Director Leslie Crowell. “Most importantly, it speaks to the uniqueness of family business, and the importance of this field of study. The Centre is delighted to support our team of Bachelor of Management students along with coach Dr. Robert Blunden, in their pursuit of the first-ever UVM Family Enterprise Case Cup!” Pictured above (l to r) are team members Alex Kleiser, Max Werner, Evan Hallward and Sean Tait. All are majoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and two are the children of family business owners (see details below).

The other 15 teams to compete in the four-day event are:

Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
Universidad de Chile, Chile
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
ESADE Business School, Spain
Jönköping International Business School, Sweden
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
Concordia University (John Molson School of Business), Quebec, Canada
Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada
Babson College, Massachusetts, USA
Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA
Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA
Stetson University, Florida, USA
Syracuse University, New York, USA
University of Vermont, Vermont, USA

The FECC is an annual event that will showcase both the best of current family business case writing as well as case analysis. The winning team will receive the Family Enterprise Cup organized by the School of Business Administration and $2500. Division winners will receive $1000 per team. Each winner of the UVM School of Business Administration Family Enterprise Case Writing Competition will receive $2000.

Team Dal

Alex Kleiser, 3rd year, from Barrie, ON. Family Business: Publishing
Evan Hallward, 3rd year, from Montreal
Sean Tait, 4th year, from Bedford, NS. Family Business: Commercial fishing equipment
Max Werner, 4th year, from Munich, Germany