Gellert Family Business Resource Center

The goal of the University of San Francisco's Gellert Family Business Center is to provide family-owned businesses with access to networking, create an open exchange of strategic and practical family business information and advance the field of family business research, education, and scholarship.

The Gellert Family Business Resource Center's (the Center) three-pronged approach to serving the USF and Greater Bay Area community includes: Recognize excellence. The University of San Francisco’s Gellert Family Business Resource Center recognizes and distinguishes two family-owned businesses on an annual basis providing them with the support and the resources needed to better strengthen various aspects of their businesses. The Center promotes these businesses in order for them to gain recognition across the Bay Area. Through this, the Gellert Family Business Resource Center provides family businesses with a wide audience to access their products and services and provides these businesses with technical assistance in whatever ways they see fit.

Our Past 2011 Gellert Business Award Reception

Keep family businesses informed. The primary goal of the University of San Francisco’s Gellert Family Business Resource Center is to provide family-owned businesses with access to networking, an open exchange of strategic and practical family business information and advance the field of family business research, education and scholarship. The Center looks to share relevant information and resources with family businesses. The Center conducts research on selected family businesses, in this way, assessing how exactly our skilled professors from the University of San Francisco’s School of Management can better aid in the success of these businesses. The research and findings of our professors aid in addressing and improving potential areas of growth. The Center also provides various services to family-owned businesses such as loan packaging and language support in order to provide assistance and ensure success in future endeavors. The Center serves as an information and referral center acting in accordance to the needs of various family businesses. Through our various luncheons, dinners, and events, the Center looks to unite family-owned businesses serving as their prime resource and destination towards the success of their businesses. Develop family business leadership. The Gellert Family Business Resource Center promotes successful next generation leadership. The Center provides students with the opportunity to apply related coursework within family businesses. The University of San Francisco ensures that family business coursework are offered throughout the school year. Currently, the Center offers two family business courses: BUS 195 & BUS 398. The Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation's policy is to promote educational, scientific, literacy, or religious programs in the nine countries of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The Gellert Foundation is the primary contributor to the USF Gellert Family Business Resource Center.

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Gellert Family Business Resource Center
University of San Francisco
School of Management
2130 Fulton Avenue, San Francisco CA
94117
(415) 422-4395
Dr. Monika Hudson, Director
mhudson@usfca.edu