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💡 Meet BFFI Expert Anete Marhele!Anete Marhele, Attorney at Law, Partner and Head of Tax at Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns,...
24/09/2026

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Anete Marhele!

Anete Marhele, Attorney at Law, Partner and Head of Tax at Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns, and BFFI Board Member, supports family businesses, owners and investors with corporate and tax structuring, succession, ownership transitions, family wealth planning, financing, M&A and reorganisations.

BFFI Family Business Club members can benefit from a confidential 45–60-minute pro bono consultation with Anete, online or in person in Riga. The discussion is designed to help identify the key issues, understand the principal legal and tax considerations and define practical next steps.

👉 Make the most of your membership – book a consultation with Anete.

🌐 Join the BFFI Family Business Club and gain access to expert support: https://bffi.global/membership

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Aušra Bijaminienė!Aušra Bijaminienė, Founder & CEO of AUBI International, brings more than 30 years o...
24/09/2026

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Aušra Bijaminienė!

Aušra Bijaminienė, Founder & CEO of AUBI International, brings more than 30 years of international leadership experience advising CEOs, senior executives and family business leaders. Her expertise includes leadership transitions, succession, next-generation development, founder and owner transition, leadership assessment and organisational transformation.

BFFI Family Business Club members can benefit from a confidential 60-minute pro bono consultation focused on one real challenge. The conversation is designed to bring an outside perspective, uncover what may not be visible from inside the situation and help clarify the next step.

👉 Come with one question that matters to you and use the opportunity to look at it from a different perspective.

🌐 Join the BFFI Family Business Club and gain access to expert support: https://bffi.global/membership

Deadline extended: applications for CEO X-Change are now open until 5 October!We know September can be one of the busies...
24/09/2026

Deadline extended: applications for CEO X-Change are now open until 5 October!

We know September can be one of the busiest months of the year. That’s why we’ve extended the application deadline to give those in leadership the opportunity to join CEO X-Change, our new six-month peer mentorship programme, developed in partnership with AUBI International.

One of the programme’s key benefits is the Hogan Assessment and individual debrief session. Hogan is an internationally recognised assessment tool designed to help leaders better understand their strengths, motivations, and behavioural tendencies - including how these may emerge under pressure. The assessment offers an opportunity to deepen self-awareness and approach leadership development more intentionally.

A Hogan Assessment and individual debrief would typically cost more than €500, but both are included at no additional cost for BFFI members participating in CEO X-Change.

Alongside the assessment, participants will be carefully matched with another family business leader for monthly one-to-one peer mentoring, creating a trusted space to exchange experience, gain new perspectives, and discuss leadership and business challenges openly.

📅 New application deadline: 5 October
🗓 Programme: October 2026 – March 2027
👥 Limited to 10 pairs
✓ Included in BFFI membership

If September was simply too busy, there is still time to join us. Apply by 5 October and take the opportunity to invest in your leadership alongside fellow family business leaders across the Baltics.

➡️Apply: https://aubi-ceo-x-change.netlify.app
➡️Program details:https://mcusercontent.com/4904af760670d558071ff65b5/files/4c81048f-6d9e-a660-583a-5ed44cd8711c/CEO_XChange_BFFI_AUBI_2026.pdf

The Human Side of Business Succesion -already tomorrow! Take the opportunity to gain practical insights for one of the m...
22/09/2026

The Human Side of Business Succesion -already tomorrow! Take the opportunity to gain practical insights for one of the most important transitions in a family business: succession.

Join our BFFI Family Business Knowledge Series webinar with Aušra Bijaminienė and explore the human side of leadership transition, with insights you can bring back to your own family business.

The session will help you better understand how the next generation can develop its own leadership identity, how founders can create space for new leaders, and how changing roles and responsibilities can be navigated without losing sight of the relationships that hold the family and business together.

Beyond expert insights, you’ll gain practical reflection tools, new perspectives, and questions worth discussing within your own family - helping you approach succession with greater clarity and preparation.

📅 Tomorrow, 23 September 2026
🕒 15:00–17:00 EEST
💻 Online

👉 There’s still time to register and join us: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI0BsYkShi8qyP4uVfGdXl8JoRl7mXwBxCIrff-C0lcu9Pag/viewform
➡️ More information: https://bffi.global/events

18/09/2026

🎉 Happy 4th Birthday, BFFI!

BFFI has always been about community — people who believe in learning from one another, sharing experiences openly, and building stronger family businesses for generations to come.

To our BFFI members, thank you for your trust, engagement, and for bringing your experiences and perspectives into our community. To our Board, thank you for your guidance, commitment, and belief in what BFFI can become. To our experts, partners, speakers, researchers, friends, and everyone who has contributed along the way — thank you for giving your time, knowledge, and support.

Every conversation, introduction, idea shared, and relationship built has helped shape BFFI into the community it is today. 💙

Four years have passed, but in many ways, we feel that our journey is only beginning. We look forward to continuing it together — strengthening connections, sharing knowledge, and supporting the continuity of family businesses across the Baltics and beyond.

Happy Birthday, BFFI! Here’s to the next chapter. 🥂

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Modestas PlakysDr Modestas Plakys, Founder of Gausus Family Office and Managing Director of UAB Gausu...
17/09/2026

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Modestas Plakys

Dr Modestas Plakys, Founder of Gausus Family Office and Managing Director of UAB Gausus Group, brings more than 20 years of experience in banking, wealth management, investments and strategic financial advisory. He works with business-owning families on family wealth management, ownership and governance structures, succession and next-generation preparation, investment governance, business valuation, corporate finance, M&A, funding and liquidity planning.

As part of the BFFI Family Business Club, members can benefit from a confidential 60-minute pro bono consultation focused on one clearly defined strategic challenge. This may include structuring family wealth alongside the operating business, preparing for succession, aligning family members around an important ownership decision, reviewing investment governance, or considering financing, liquidity or M&A options.

Participants can expect greater strategic clarity, an independent perspective and practical next steps tailored to their family and business situation.

Make the most of your membership – book a pro bono consultation with one of our experts.

🌐 Not yet a member? Join the BFFI Family Business Club and gain access to expert support: https://bffi.global/membership

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Krista JaaksonKrista Jaakson, Associate Professor of Management at the University of Tartu and Execut...
17/09/2026

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Krista Jaakson

Krista Jaakson, Associate Professor of Management at the University of Tartu and Executive MBA Programme Director, brings expertise in strategic planning and values-based management. She helps organisations review and strengthen their strategy, assess its strengths and weaknesses, and explore practical ways to involve employees in shaping both strategic direction and organisational values.

As part of the BFFI Family Business Club, our members can benefit from a confidential consultation of up to 60 minutes with Krista. The discussion is especially relevant for family businesses developing or reviewing their strategy, owners and managers seeking an independent perspective, and companies looking to involve employees more meaningfully in strategic and values-related discussions.

Participants can expect greater strategic clarity, an independent assessment and practical methods for gathering employee input.

Make the most of your membership – book a pro bono consultation with one of our experts.

🌐 Not yet a member? Join the BFFI Family Business Club and gain access to expert support: https://bffi.global/membership

Do not miss the opportunity to take place in this webinar!On 23 September, join our BFFI Family Business Knowledge Serie...
15/09/2026

Do not miss the opportunity to take place in this webinar!

On 23 September, join our BFFI Family Business Knowledge Series webinar with Aušra Bijaminienė for a practical conversation about the human side of succession: preparing the next generation for leadership, helping founders create space for new leaders, navigating changing family roles, and strengthening the relationships that support continuity.

You’ll leave with new perspectives and practical reflection tools that you can connect directly to your own family business, while learning alongside others facing similar questions.

📅 23 September 2026 | 15:00–17:00 EEST
💻 Online

👉 Don’t miss the opportunity — register and join us: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI0BsYkShi8qyP4uVfGdXl8JoRl7mXwBxCIrff-C0lcu9Pag/viewform

➡️ More information: https://bffi.global/events

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Inguna AbeleInguna Abele, Lead of Tax Practice in Latvia at WALLESS, is one of Latvia’s leading tax l...
09/09/2026

💡 Meet BFFI Expert Inguna Abele

Inguna Abele, Lead of Tax Practice in Latvia at WALLESS, is one of Latvia’s leading tax law experts, with extensive experience advising family businesses on tax matters, ownership and corporate structures, restructurings, M&A transactions, real estate and succession-related considerations. Her expertise is also regularly sought by public authorities and professional organisations in the development of tax legislation.

As part of the BFFI Family Business Club, our members have the opportunity to benefit from a confidential 45-minute pro bono consultation with Ingūna. The consultation is particularly relevant for family business owners, family members involved in ownership or management, and next-generation successors facing specific tax or structuring questions. Participants can discuss their situation, identify key tax and legal considerations and risks, and explore practical next steps.

Make the most of your membership – book a pro bono consultation with one of our experts.

🌐 Not yet a member? Join the BFFI Family Business Club and gain access to expert support: https://bffi.global/membership

Check out all of our experts and their expertise here: https://bffi.global/experts

⏳ A reminder to our family business community: applications for CEO X-Change close on 11 September — only a few days awa...
08/09/2026

⏳ A reminder to our family business community: applications for CEO X-Change close on 11 September — only a few days away.

Together with AUBI International, BFFI invites family business CEOs, founders and next-generation leaders across the Baltics to join six months of meaningful one-to-one exchange, from October 2026 to March 2027. Carefully matched in pairs, participants meet monthly and take turns as mentor and mentee — sharing experience, challenging assumptions and exploring real business questions. It is an opportunity to build a trusted peer relationship that develops beyond a single conversation.

What makes this programme especially valuable is the combination of peer learning and personal leadership insight. Alongside the monthly exchanges, you’ll receive a Hogan Assessment with an individual debrief to explore your leadership strengths, what motivates you and behaviours that may become less helpful under pressure. The debrief helps you make sense of these insights and reflect on what they mean for how you lead — an opportunity to learn both from another leader’s experience and about yourself.

Led by Ausra Bijaminienė, Founder and CEO of AUBI International and a Hogan-certified assessor, the programme also includes an onboarding workshop and a closing reflection session. Participation is limited to 10 pairs. For BFFI members, the full six-month programme — including the Hogan Assessment and personal debrief — is included in membership at no additional cost. For non-members, the fee is €500 + VAT per participant.

Programme details:https://mcusercontent.com/4904af760670d558071ff65b5/files/4c81048f-6d9e-a660-583a-5ed44cd8711c/CEO_XChange_BFFI_AUBI_2026.pdf

👉 Make the most of this unique opportunity to share your experience, gain a fresh perspective and develop your leadership. Apply by 11 September: https://aubi-ceo-x-change.netlify.app

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