CAFE VANCOUVER TESTIMONIALS

CAFE provides direction to business families. It provides a forum where business families can meet to share, discuss and examine experiences, ideas, issues, problems and to develop solutions. If you need support skills or advice, CAFE, through its programs, resources and members, is able to provide it.

Josephine Nadel
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais
Associate Member

KPMG's participation with CAFE has allowed our clients to learn first-hand from families who have gone through a transfer of the family business. This experience combined with CAFE's various training programs has made our association with CAFE a mutually rewarding relationship. KPMG is a leader serving family-owned and entrepreneurial businesses in Canada. CAFE has helped us get there.

John Vegt
KPMG LLP
Associate Member

CAFE and the PAG's have provided our family with superb resources for the soft issues - people and hard issues - business. I have found with PAG # 1, that if one is confident to share their fears, issues, trials and successes in a confidential environment, there are experienced professional people to listen, counsel and challenge one. It's your decision, family and business, the more information and feedback the better.

Rick Wagner
Maxwell Floors
Family Member

The value we have obtained from being a member of CAFE has been immeasurable.
We have benefited from improved family communication and understanding. Joining a PAG has allowed me to learn from others in similar positions.

Garry Zlotnik
ZLC Financial Group
Family Member

CAFE helped my Dad and I to complete our business succession plan, which was underway when we joined CAFE. The thought provoking programs and speakers help us avoid many pitfalls over our 10-year plan. My PAG has provided invaluable insight to the ongoing challenge of estate planning and provided support though good times and bad.
CAFE has provided me with the knowledge and insight to have successfully passed the family business from my father to myself, with minimal soft issues impact on the family.