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The Wisconsin Family Business Forum thanks the following sponsors for their significant support, professional expertise, time and financial commitment:

1st National Bank is a community bank with eight primarily rural locations. Founded in 1876, First National Bank has used conservative strategies while providing financial support to individuals, families and businesses in our communities. First National Bank and Investment Services advisers provide solutions to concerns and advice to questions so that you feel comfortable with your financial position.

Davis & Kuelthau, s.c is a full-service law firm with more than 75 attorneys practicing from offices across Wisconsin. The firm offers an array of legal services to Wisconsin-based corporate, public, private, and individual clients that range from small, mid-sized institutions to large municipalities.

First National Bank - Fox Valley has a competitive advantage of developing strong, close customer relationships, especially in the niche of family owned businesses.  Thanks to a dedicated staff, we have completed our 110th year of providing financial services to the people and businesses of the Fox Valley. Entrepreneur Magazine has named our bank as one of the "best banks for small business" for the second consecutive year.  We will continue to seek ways to make banking both easier and more personal for our customers.

At Godfrey & Kahn, the road to success is paved with a commitment to client service. Ingrained into our culture by the firm's founders, this fundamental practice has guided us into the 21st century. Today, we continue to serve our clients by first seeking to understand their business, their goals and their specific needs, whether in Wisconsin, across the United States or abroad. Each day, more than 190 highly skilled Godfrey & Kahn attorneys use this knowledge to pursue our clients' best interests. Our goal is to capture their vision for the future and make it a reality by providing sound legal counsel and innovative solutions. Here, the client always comes first. We measure our success by their success.

Pathmakers, Inc. has been serving family businesses since 1995. This partnership of four focuses on the incorporation of people, process, and plan into family businesses of all sizes. Their mission is to help leaders develop and grow healthy family businesses. Their logo, the Aspen tree inspires them in their work with family businesses. Individual aspen tress live only 100 years; however, asn aspen tree reproduces by sprouting shoots from its roots allowing all aspens to grow in a cohesive grove. Like strong family businesses, the aspen tree trembles but does not bend in strong winds. Aspen tree sybolism includes determination and overcoming fears and doubts. Pathmakers passion is to help family businesses lead without fear, overcome challenges, and endure through the generations like the aspen tree.

Retained Earnings Company has 26 years of service and recognized excellence in providing family owned businesses with the product tools that allow for the confident construction of estate and business succession plans. We bring experience, education, and motivation to our clients quest for financial growth and security. Acknowledged as the premier providers of pension and investment products, life and health insurance.

Schenck s.c. is a full-service regional accounting and consulting firm. Schenck has over 500 employees that serve businesses and individual clients through eight locations in Wisconsin. As one of the largest CPA firms in the state and in the U.S., Schenck provides a full range of services including accounting and audit, tax, business consulting, information technology, merger and acquisition, retirement planning, investment and payroll solutions.

The Business Bank of the Fox River Valley provides loans and cash management services to small- and mid-sized clients. Family-owned, closely-held, business is the reason their business exists.

The Business News provides focused coverage on the Northeast Wisconsin area. For important news and information in Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, and Winnebago counties - business decision-makers can count on THE BUSINESS NEWS.

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business Administration prepares traditional and nontraditional students to compete as professionals in the global marketplace by providing an education that meets the high standards of AACSB - the International Association for Management Education; facilitates student learning by blending theoretical foundations with practical application; advances business knowledge through scholarship; and shares expertise through partnerships with organizations.

For over 75 years, Wipfli LLP has helped individuals and businesses streamline processes, improve performance, leverage the right technology, and increase financial success and growth.