Happy Father’s Day, One Day Late
Yesterday was, obviously, Father’s Day. Congrats to all the dads out there. I wonder if Father’s Day takes on a little added significance for those of you in family businesses, who work alongside your children day in and day out. Those of you who have children in the business see your children almost every day and get to spend a good deal of time with them. That’s not the case for everyone, so I hope that doesn’t get taken for granted. I also hope that the little inconveniences and arguments that can crop up in a family business are able to be put aside, at least for one day.
But I’m not here to moralize and spout family values. It just got me thinking about family businesses, of which there are many in MHEDA. One such company is Bode Equipment Company, a storage & handling dealer in New Hampshire. President Steve Fawcett and his company are profiled in the upcoming issue of The MHEDA Journal. Steve was interviewed by another storage & handling/engineered systems dealer, Past MHEDA President John Cosgrove of Atlantic Handling Systems. The two had an animated conversation about strategic planning, succession planning, utilizing your MHEDA membership, product diversity and more. Look for it soon in the next issue of The MHEDA Journal, available online on July 15.
Tags: family business, material handling, succession planning
