The latest news from the Family Business Place website. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/ http://www.familybusinessplace.com/family-business-place-host-exclusive-event-for-family-businesses-in-kent_911.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:44:52 +0100 Family Business Place are delighted to announce the launch of the Kent Family Business Forums in partnership with the Kent Institute of Directors exclusively for family-run companies based in Kent. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/family-business-venture-into-export-markets-creating-new-jobs_912.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:31:49 +0100 An engineering firm has set up a new export-focused division which it hopes will create seven new jobs in the next two years. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/fortnum--mason-launch-jubilee-beans_910.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:09:47 +0100 Fortnum & Mason launches limited edition Heinz can to mark the Queen's 60 years on the throne http://www.familybusinessplace.com/justice-for-5th-generation-house-of-reeves_905.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:14:17 +0100 A man has been sentenced to eleven and a half years for setting fire to the iconic House of Reeves furniture store in Croydon in London's summer riots. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/john-jones-launches-art-on-paper-award-at-art-dubai_900.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:48:03 +0100 Family-run framemakers, John Jones, are delighted to have launched the brand new John Jones Art on Paper Award at internationally acclaimed art fair Art Dubai. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/next-generation-arctic-expedition-2012_901.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:01:43 +0100 Small group of Next Gen venture to the Arctic to explore their strengths and weaknesses and to assist in the development of their personal skills in their future careers whether it is in their family business or starting a new business. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/red-ribbon-awards-2012---extended-deadline_902.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:07:40 +0100 Family Business Place have extended the deadline for the Red Ribbon Awards 2012 so there's still time to nominate your family business and recognise your incredible achievements. Entry deadline 13 April 2012. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/a-starring-role-for-ford-_897.html Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:50:09 +0000 Ford's first global performance car is previewing its starring role in new film blockbuster The Sweeney at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this summer. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/exciting-times-for-uk-family-business-sector-_898.html Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:56:52 +0000 Family Business Place are delighted to announced more speakers to the line-up for 'Family Ties' 2012 - the UK's most exciting conference for family-run businesses and their advisers. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/chris-kelly-mp-joins-line-up-for-family-ties-annual-conference_894.html Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:36:18 +0000 Family Business Place are delighted to welcome Chris Kelly, MP and Founder of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Family Business as a guest speaker at 'Family Ties' annual conference 2012. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/family-expand-growing-franchise-portfolio_896.html Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:18:41 +0000 Norwich based siblings, Romina, 29, Lorenzo, 26, and Luca La Bella, 21, have expanded their growing family restaurant franchise portfolio http://www.familybusinessplace.com/red-ribbon-awards-2012---enter-your-family-business-today_882.html Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:34:13 +0000 Entries are now open for the Red Ribbon Awards 2012. Entry is free and companies can enter any number of the 13 categories. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/shepherd-neame-acquires-iconic-inn-near-tunbridge-wells_895.html Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:18:54 +0000 Family business Shepherd Neame has acquired the Camden Arms Hotel in Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells, making it he largest independent accommodation provider in Kent. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/9th-generation-perfumers-celebrate-diamond-jubilee_892.html Tue, 8 May 2012 14:28:46 +0100 To celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Floris has brought to light their original 'Royal Arms' recipe and created an adaptation of this special perfume. http://www.familybusinessplace.com/family-business-invests-in-two-new-vauxhall-dealerships_893.html Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:55:59 +0000 Norfolk-based car dealership Thurlow Nunn is to become one of the largest Vauxhall retailers in the country after acquiring two sites in Norwich.