NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Congratulations to the team at Messer Truck and Van on 125 years of client commitment and satisfaction!

Photo Courtesy of facebook.com/messermaine

• NEXT WEEK! Nov 13 | Navigating the Minefield of Competing Visions: Identifying and Cultivating Next-Gen Leaders to Steer Your Family Business into the Future
• Dec 11 | "How-To" - Trials,Tribulations and Learnings of Selling Your Privately Held Business

2025 Speaker and Program Applications Due Mon, Nov 10

Share your insights and expertise with our community. Your applications and our survey data will shape our 2025 programming.

Catherine Joins MDF Leadership Maine 2024-2025 Flagstaff Class

Maine Development Foundation's Leadership Maine is a powerful, nine-month, experiential cohort that takes a leader beyond their day-to-day experience and expands their capacity to shape our state’s future.

IFOB Member Hancock Lumber welcomed 45 class members, including Catherine, to their Casco Campus this October.

24th Annual MFBA Winners Announced



Congratulations to Hussey Seating Company, Bouchard Family Farm, Main Line Fence, McDougal Orchards, R.J. Grondin & Sons, Waltz & Sons, Inc., and Fishermen's Net!

Meet all the finalists here.

Missed the event? Watch the livestream recording here.

NEW 30th Year Gear to Keep You Warm

New beanies and knit caps now available for purchase! Did you know you can add your own company logo to our IFOB 30th anniversary merch? Support and celebrate with us in style!

Thank you to our 30th Anniversary sponsors:

Regatta | Capozza Floor Covering Center | Old Port Specialty Tile Co. | Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty | Maine Trust for Local News | Mascoma Bank | BerryDunn | Hussey Seating | Key Bank | Oakhurst

Ensure A Successful Leadership Transition - Join Us Next Week!

Navigating the Minefield of Competing Visions: Identifying and Cultivating Next-Gen Leaders to Steer Your Family Business into the Future



Wednesday, November 13 | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Join Chris Yonker and Sara Belletete, the successor of her family’s 125-year-old New England business, for a revealing conversation on the real challenges facing family businesses today—beyond just continuity and succession.

Thank you to our sponsors:

"How-To" - Trials,Tribulations and Learnings of Selling Your Privately Held Business



Wednesday, December 11 | 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Join us for an informative discussion where you will hear directly from past and present business owners who successfully transitioned their privately-held businesses. Led by Randall Richard, CEPA©.

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Camden National Bank & Norway Savings Bank | 2024 FAME At Work for Maine Award Winners
• Regatta Promotion | First Time Customers Get 10% Off Initial Order of $1000 or More

• Nov 5 | Lebel & Harriman | Wellness@Work Series: Navigating Medicare
• Nov 6 | Verrill | Is Your Hospitality Business Ready for a DOL Audit?
• Nov 6-8 | Family Business USA | Family Business Transitions Fall 2024
• Nov 18 - Dec 16 | Conscious Revolution | Breathwork Series

• Nate Moody | Lebel & Harriman | How to Educate your Employee-Owners on your ESOP

• Nov 6-7 | Maine Development Foundation | 2024 Maine Downtown Conference
• Nov 21 | FAME | Annual Showcase Maine 2024

Do You Want to Chit Chat with Cat? Highlight Your Business With Our Storytelling Series

Members can interview with Catherine, allowing our business community to learn more about the IFOB, our members and Catherine, or "Cat", the leader of our organization!

IFOB Members: Promote Your Company News With Us

For more information on how to submit your news, view our video or download this cheat sheet. If you need assistance please contact Brooke.

Catherine Wygant Fossett

Executive Director

catherine@fambusiness.org

207.798.2667

Brooke Stewart

Director of Communications

brooke@fambusiness.org

207.281.2414