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Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University vs MacKay CEO Forums
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Verificado September 2026
Organización de empresas familiares
Verificado September 2026 Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University
Family business owners and leaders in Georgia and the surrounding region, plus students from family businesses through the centre's next-generation programming
Asesoramiento entre pares
MacKay CEO Forums
Canadian CEOs, business owners and senior executives, split into forums by role and company size
Lo que indican los registros
- Role or title: Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University: No published role or title; MacKay CEO Forums: CEO Membership: CEO, business owner or founder.
- Minimum company revenue: Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University: No published minimum company revenue; MacKay CEO Forums: CEO Membership: annual company revenue $5MM-$5B+.
- Geographic restriction: Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University: Programming is delivered at Kennesaw State University in metropolitan Atlanta, which in practice limits membership to Georgia and the surrounding region; MacKay CEO Forums: Canada.
- Annual dues: Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University: $1,000 a year; MacKay CEO Forums: C$12,000 a year.
Lado a lado
| Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University | MacKay CEO Forums | |
|---|---|---|
| Perfil | ||
| Tipo | Family-business organization | Peer advisory |
| Fundado | 1987 (The centre's about page states it was founded in 1987 by Dr Craig Aronoff within the Coles College of Business. It is commonly described as the oldest university-based family business centre; its own landing page says it has operated for over 40 years, which does not reconcile exactly with a 1987 founding.) | 2005 (MacKay's own pages say "more than 20 years" and cite "5,000+ Alumni members across Canada over 20 years" without naming a year; the Peer Resources directory dates the founding to 2005. Nancy MacKay, PhD is listed as Founder and CEO on the leadership page.) |
| Sede | Kennesaw, United States | North Vancouver, Canada |
| Geographic footprint | Georgia and the south-eastern United States, based at Kennesaw State University near Atlanta | Canada: Forum Chairs listed in twelve regions across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia |
| Miembros | Not publicly disclosed | 1,300as of September 2026 |
| Capítulos | A single university-based centre with no chapters. | 12 |
| Primary audience | Family business owners and leaders in Georgia and the surrounding region, plus students from family businesses through the centre's next-generation programming | Canadian CEOs, business owners and senior executives, split into forums by role and company size |
| Miembro tipo | Members are family businesses rather than individuals, at a range of sizes and stages; the centre notes that membership is expected to move between tiers as a business changes. The next-generation side reaches Kennesaw State students from family businesses through a student group and a talent exchange with member companies. | Members are chief executives, owners and senior executives of Canadian companies with revenue from about $5 million to over $5 billion, with a separate tier for companies above $1 billion. MacKay states that 37% of members are women. |
| Qualification | ||
| Función o cargo | No published role or title | CEO Membership: CEO, business owner or founderverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Ingresos mínimos de la empresa | No published minimum company revenue | CEO Membership: annual company revenue $5MM-$5B+Currency is not stated on the page; MacKay prices in Canadian dollars plus GST/HST.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Restricción geográfica | Programming is delivered at Kennesaw State University in metropolitan Atlanta, which in practice limits membership to Georgia and the surrounding regionSome programming is delivered as webinars.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | CanadaForum Chairs are listed only in Canadian regions.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Prospective members are invited to schedule a conversation with the centre team by email to discuss which tier fits their goals, then join at the published price. No vetting, sponsorship or committee process is described. | Prospective members apply through the Join MacKay pages or by contacting the office, then are screened for strategic fit and matched to a forum of non-competing peers. Community members may be invited to sit in on a full-day forum meeting before committing to a forum tier. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: membership appears open to family businesses at the published rates. | Not publicly disclosed. MacKay says peer groups are screened for strategic fit but publishes no acceptance rate. |
| Costo | ||
| Cuotas anuales | $1,000 a yearCore membership, per business: workshops, webinars, speaker series, resource library, educational discounts, open house tours, three office-hours sessions and hosting opportunities.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | C$12,000 a yearCEO Membership: "$12,000 (full year)". Prices are quoted before GST/HST.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Cuota de inscripción | No initiation fee is published.verified September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee is mentioned on the membership pages.verified September 2026 |
| Cuota del programa | Not publicly disclosed: the centre does not publish separate prices for the Family Business Forum, peer groups, the Family Business Roadmap or Family Business Boost; these are bundled into Signature membership or quoted on enquiry.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | All figures are annual and quoted before GST/HST. MacKay publishes each tier's price on its own membership page. |
| Membership term | Annual | Annual (dues quoted as "full year") |
| Estructura | ||
| Meeting frequency | Peer groups meet monthly; the Family Business Forum runs twice a year; workshops, webinars, a speaker series and open house tours run through the year | Seven forum meetings a year: six full-day sessions plus a two-day retreat; plus speaker sessions and national summits |
| Peer forums | Confidential facilitated peer groups meeting monthly, available to Signature members. Group size and facilitator credentials are not published. The twice-yearly Family Business Forum is a larger gathering rather than a standing group. | Forums of about 14 carefully matched, non-competing members led by a certified Forum Chair |
| Confidentiality | The centre describes its peer groups as confidential; no written confidentiality policy is published. | Confidentiality is one of MacKay's stated core values; forums are described as confidential, judgement-free spaces |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Roughly eight meeting days a year at full attendance; members must attend at least four of the seven meetings |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Event-focused, Virtual | Forum-based, Chapter-based, Event-focused |
| Foros confidenciales entre pares | Yes | Yes |
| Capítulos locales | No | Yes |
| Membresía virtual | Partial | Not documented |
| Comunidad en línea | Partial | Yes |
| Directorio de miembros | Not documented | Partial |
| Eventos | Yes | Yes |
| Programación | ||
| Programación educativa | Yes | Yes |
| Desarrollo del liderazgo | Yes | Yes |
| Retiros | Not documented | Yes |
| Viajes | No | No |
| Programación familiar | Yes | Yes |
| Programación para cónyuges y parejas | Not documented | Not documented |
| Programación para la nueva generación | Yes | No |
| Debates sobre inversión | No | Partial |
| Oportunidades de inversión | No | No |
| Componente filantrópico | No | Partial |
| Énfasis en el networking | Medium | High |
| Énfasis social | Low | Medium |
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