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Building Value in Your Family Business -
Attributes of Well-Run Companies

Friday, September 29, 2006
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
(Continental Breakfast at 7:30 AM; Networking at 10:00 AM)
Williamson Restaurant, Horsham, PA

This seminar is the third of a five-part Family Business series sponsored by Kreischer Miller.

Moderator: Stephen Christian - Kreischer Miller

Panelists: Mark Turgyan?Conair Corporation; Christopher Craley?Family Capital Growth Partners and de Visscher & Co.; Graeme Frazier?Private Capital Research LLC

The ultimate sign of success in a family company is to create a business that is valuable enough to be attractive to an acquirer - whether or not you wish to sell it. Success leaves clues and our panelists are all in the business of evaluating family-owned companies as acquisition targets. They will discuss the attributes and characteristics that they look for in successful private companies that attract capital to these businesses. This program will provide an outsider?s look into a family business and tell the truth about how to create value in your business.

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Meet the Presenters:

Stephen Christian is the Managing Director of Kreischer Miller. Steve has a wide range of experience providing business advisory, audit, accounting and tax services to a variety of businesses. His clients comprise SEC registrants as well as small-to-medium sized privately-held companies and partnerships. Mr. Christian?s experience includes assisting businesses to obtain financing through public and private offerings.

Mark Turgyan is the Director of Mergers and Acquisitions and Assistant Treasurer of Conair Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded personal care appliances. In Mark?s career, he has successfully completed over 60 acquisitions.

Christopher Craley is a Vice President at de Visscher & Co. where he uses his skills as a management consultant, investment banker and private equity investor to guide shareholders and executives through the change and transitions of business strategy and ownership to create shareholder value. Chris also plays a key role in sourcing and evaluating direct investment opportunities for Family Capital Growth Partners.

Graeme Frazier is the founder of Private Capital Research LLC and has a diverse background in the areas of finance, operations and marketing. He also has a broad base of operational and investment experience and has participated in the acquisition and financing of a number of transactions.

For More Information:

Please contact Sally Derstine at (215) 723-8413 or click here for more information or to register.

The Family Business Learning Community gathers monthly to learn best practices of successful business families and competent advisors. Join our membership of over 80 family firms from all industries across the tri-state area. These 1st through 5th generations learn from each other and with each other at quarterly Forums and monthly Mini-Forums.

Forum cancellations must be made 2 days prior to event; if registration fees are involved, they cannot be refunded or waived when cancellations are made after that date or when the registrant does not attend.

Directions:

Williamson Restaurant
500 Blair Mill Road
(Rte. 611 & Blair Mill Road)
Horsham, PA 19044
215-675-5454
www.williamsonfood.com

From Philadelphia and PA Turnpike:

Take the Schuylkill Expressway (76W) to 476N (Blue Route/Plymouth Meeting) to the Pennsylvania Turnpike (276E). You will be going toward New Jersey.

Take Exit 343, formerly Exit 27 (Willow Grove) off the PA Turnpike. Follow Rt. 611 North to the second light (look for the Hess gas station on the left) and get into the left turn lane. Make a left onto Blair Mill Road and then take your first right into Williamson?s.

Heading SOUTH on Rt. 611 (Easton Road):

Make a right onto Blair Mill Road at the Hess gas station and then take your first right into Williamson?s.

Heading EAST on Rt. 63 East ? (Welsh Road):

Turn left onto Blair Mill Road (Prudential Campus will be on your right) and follow it for about 1 1/10 miles. Go past Gibraltar Road, which comes in only on your left, and turn left at the second driveway immediately past the Madison Bank into Williamson?s.

Heading WEST on Rt. 63 - (Moreland/Welsh Road):

Turn right onto Blair Mill Road (Prudential Campus will be on your left) and follow it for about 1 1/10 miles. Go past Gibraltar Road, which comes in only on your left, and turn left at the second driveway immediately past the Madison Bank into Williamson?s.

For further information visit Kreischer Miller on the web at www.kmco.com