A three-part seminar on family businesses will be held at Southeast Missouri State University this school year.

Sponsored by the Donald L. Harrison College of Business, the series will discuss management, ownership, family harmony, growth and transfer issues.

The first session, "Understanding the Dynamics of Family Businesses," will be held Oct. 28.

Additional sessions -- "Accumulating Wealth in a Family Business," and "Preserving and Transferring the Wealth of the Family Business" -- will be held April 6 and 7.

"The seminars are designed to provide members and key employees of family businesses with information and techniques to assist them in the growth of the business and succession planning, said Dr. Jack Sterrett, marketing department chairman at the university.

Speakers at the seminar are Bryan Lundstrom and Donald Esstman, representatives of Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co., LLP. Lundstrom, a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, is a member of the company's family business consulting department. Esstman, a certified public accountant, is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a master's degree in professional accountancy from the University of Texas.

The seminars are free, but registration is required. Additional information is available by calling the marketing department, 573-651-2924.