Nova Scotia Wildfire Resources 2023

Nova Scotia Wildfire Resources 2023 From FBA Member Newsletter, June 14, 2023 Mark Peapell, FBA President Summer is almost here, and the environment is hot and getting hotter. The business environment and our physical environment have all presented challenges to most organizations in some small or significant way The wildfires have certainly affected businesses, large […]

Women in Wine: Blending the family and the Vine

Women in Wine: Blending the family and the Vine April 27, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Family Business Atlantic (FBA) is honoured and privileged to recognize the accomplishments of four exemplary female entrepreneurs at their 2023 Awards of Excellence dinner celebrations which will be held on May 4 at Brightwood Golf and Country Club in Dartmouth. FBA and our Presenting Sponsors, […]

Dennis Campbell Takes on Honourary Chair Role for Family Business Atlantic

Dennis Campbell Takes on Honourary Chair Role for Family Business Atlantic April 20, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Family Business Atlantic (FBA) is pleased to appoint Dennis Campbell, CEO of Ambassatours, as its first Honourary Chair. In this role as Honourary Chair, Dennis will serve as a respected representative for FBA, helping to promote the organization […]

Family Business Atlantic Celebrates Innovation and Entrepreneurism at our 2022 Annual Awards Event

Family Business Atlantic Celebrates Innovation and Entrepreneurism at our 2022 Annual Awards Event April 27, 2022 For Immediate Release: For Immediate Release: Family Business Atlantic is honored to recognize the accomplishments of three exemplary entrepreneurs at this year’s Awards of Excellence celebrations held last week in Dartmouth. FBA President, Mark Peapell, opened the ceremony by […]

Family Business Atlantic Elects Mark Peapell as Incoming President

Family Business Atlantic Elects Mark Peapell as Incoming President November 4, 2021 For Immediate Release: Family Business Association Atlantic (FBA) elected Mark Peapell of Supertemp/Peapell & Associates as President at its Annual General Meeting held in Dartmouth last week. He takes over as President from Amanée Mousavi from Cresco and has served on the Association’s […]

Family Business Atlantic Celebrates Innovation and Entrepreneurism at Annual Awards Event

Family Business Atlantic Celebrates Innovation and Entrepreneurism at Annual Awards Event November 15, 2021 FBA’s Presenting sponsors, Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub presented the Long-Standing Award to The Italian Market, and MNP LLP presented the Business Women of the Year Award to Stephanie Clark and Jennifer Montgomery from Blue Door Group.Supporting Sponsor Dalhousie’s Centre for Family […]

Building Customer Trust and Experience is Key to Profitability in 2021 

In early 2021, Success Through Trust conducted an online survey with 172 business owners and leaders across North America. Seventy one percent (71%) of the respondents were business owners and leaders, the other respondents included managers, front line and customer facing people. Seventy three percent (73%) of the respondents were Canadian and include responses from […]

Membership Opens up to Support Businesses Through COVID-19

May 7, 2020 For Immediate Release: Like so many, members of Family Business Atlantic, a non-profit association supporting economic prosperity in Atlantic Canada, have been hit hard by the impacts of COVID-19. Members represent various sectors across the region: from restaurants to construction, insurance to security and manufacturing to retail, and all have been affected by […]

Building Stronger Family Businesses for the Future

People are complicated. For family businesses, the dynamics are more complex to set direction, introduce change, and lead bold moves with the interaction of relatives and relations. “The family needs a mechanism for aligning the views of its members and communicating those views to managing the business.” In our survey of family businesses, we found […]

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