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NZ Family Business Essentials Workshop, Christchurch - April 2026

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Take a focused approach to strengthening your family business. Family Business Essentials will guide you through a 3-hour interactive workshop that uses our Family Business Diagnostic Tool to identify key areas for improvement.

You'll leave with tailored strategies and actionable plans to enhance your business and leverage its unique competitive advantages. 

The Family Business Essentials workshop offers an invaluable opportunity for family business owners and key members to assess and strengthen your business's foundation.

Through an interactive session, you will explore the interconnected systems of family, business, and ownership. 

This hybrid course will be held in-person at Gallagher Insurance, Christchurch and also online. To join online, the link will be provided when you register. 


Key Learnings:

  • Understand the key elements of a successful family business. 
  • Learn how to apply these elements to your own family business. 
  • Identify areas of your family business that need attention and set priorities for improvement. 
  • Develop a personalised action plan to implement in your business. 
  • Gain insights into the competitive advantages that family businesses have over non-family businesses.

Who Should Attend? 

  • All members involved in strategically guiding the family business.
  • Anyone seeking to develop a sustainable, successful family business model. 

FBA Courses operate under Chatham House Rules, allowing participants and facilitators to share their experiences and insights freely. 



Facilitator

Jo Clayton 
Director of Leadershop Development Programme
Icehouse

Jo is an experienced Director, Facilitator and Advisor who works primarily with privately owned businesses. She has been the Director of Leadership Development Programme at The Icehouse (Auckland University's business growth centre and partner to Owner Manager Australia) for over 15 years.

Jo is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and an Associate of The Boardroom Practice Ltd, which conducts reviews of board effectiveness and offers training and advisory services for boards and directors. In addition to holding a number of board roles herself, she advises companies on their governance structures. She builds lasting relationships with clients, enabling them to take a more proactive approach to managing their businesses and leading their people in order to build the sustainability of their business.

Jo has worked with some significant family businesses in New Zealand including The Giltrap Group, Saint Clair Family Estate and Mulcahy Engineering. She understands the issues family business owners contend with, such as having to manage the day to day business whilst juggling family dynamics.