Family And Business
Richard Stup
Human Resource Specialist
Penn State Dairy Alliance
The term “family business” is usually associated
with positive thoughts and meaning. But as anyone
with experience working with family businesses
knows, there can be times when the “family” part
interferes with the “business” part. Even worse,
there are times when the “business” part can
damage the relationships in the “family” part
beyond repair. Clear, open, and honest communica
tion is the first key to avoiding both of these prob
lems and creating conditions for the family business
to thrive. Business and human resource planning
are activities that will help the business continue to
meet the needs of the family.
Let’s consider the family first. The family exists
as a social institution in order to provide a loving
and nurturing environment for people to live and
grow. Family members fill their roles naturally;
managers do not select them. A family unit is char
acterized by words such as growth, nurturing, love,
and relationships.
Now consider a business. Fundamentally, a busi
ness exists for the purpose of generating profits that
will financially support ownership and employees.
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Businesses achieve this by taking resources such as
labor, capital, and raw materials and using them to
produce something that can be sold at a profit. Busi
ness is characterized by words such as management,
profits, control, performance, and compensation.
Businesses must have people (both management
and labor) possessing interests, skills, and abilities
that meet the needs of the business.
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The meeting also included award presentations to
top Chester and Lancaster County producers.
Gideon Stoltzus Jr. of Honeybrook had the top
Dairy One herd for protein in Chester County in
2002. His herd averaged 884 pounds of protein.
David Lair of Oxford was honored for having
lowest somatic cell count herd for Chester County,
with an SCC of 100,000.
Lester Newswanger received the award for pro
duction in Lancaster County, with a rolling herd av
erage of 28,925 pounds of milk, 1,032 of butterfat,
and 856 of protein. Tom and Dale Smith of Denver
had the top-producing Brown Swiss herd, at 16,580
pounds of milk.
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