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• Search is on for best family businesses 2013

  The search to find 2013’s best family businesses, their leaders and advisers, has begun, as nominations open for this year’s Midlands Family Business Awards.

  01/05/13

• Family business champions back 2013 Awards

  Past winners and finalists in the Midlands’ only independent, not-for-profit awards initiative to recognise and celebrate family businesses, joined sponsors and supporters at launch parties for the 2013 Midlands Family Business Awards across the Midlands.

  29/04/13

• Insider confirms media partnership of Awards

  Demonstrating its support of the region’s family business sector and its contribution to the Midlands’ economy, Insider has confirmed its continued media partnership of The Midlands Family Business Awards for 2013.

  08/04/13

• Launch of the Midlands Family Business Awards

  Join us for the launch of the 2013 Midlands Family Business Awards, the UK's only independent, not-for-profit Awards for family businesses

  21/03/13

• Insurance specialist back at Wilsons

  Experienced commercial and corporate insurance specialist Mark Wilson is back at The Wilson Organisation in Nottingham just a few weeks after leaving the firm to join a national competitor.

  22/02/13

• Dion Dublin at Prince's Trust Ball of Sound

  The Prince’s Trust has announced that former England footballer Dion Dublin will be hosting a special ball on behalf of the youth charity in Leamington Spa on Saturday 2nd March.

  01/02/13

• New hires and promotions herald expansion

  The general insurance team of insurance broker and financial advisory firm The Wilson Organisation has made two senior hires and promoted three experienced professionals in the first stage of its expansion plans for 2013.

  01/02/13

• Event to explore family business' next steps

  Leading advisers to Midlands’ family businesses are joining forces at a unique, interactive and free training event on 26 February to explore and define the steps family business leaders can take to achieve overall business and personal objectives.

  30/01/13

• Awards raise £4,000 for The Prince’s Trust

  The not-for-profit Midlands Family Business Awards that are unique in the Midlands have raised £4,000 for The Prince’s Trust.

  29/01/13

• Auto-enrolment: what does it mean for you?

  Unless you've been hiding in a news-free zone for the past few weeks you will know Monday 1st October marked the start of ‘auto-enrolment' for company pension schemes. But what does this mean for you as an employer, and you as an employee? Annabel Prow, CEO of The Wilson Organisation explains:

  11/12/12

• Becketts crowned best family business 2012

  The seventy-five year old fourth generation family business, A E Beckett & Sons in Wythall, Birmingham, has been crowned the Midlands’ family business of 2012 in the region’s only Awards initiative to recognise family businesses and their leaders.

  09/11/12

• The business of networking

  Networking holds an important place in the world of business. Charlotte Perkins, group managing director of The Wilson Organisation and co-founder of one of the region's leading networks for family businesses, believes planning and selectivity can maximise results.

  15/10/12

• Leicester comic heads line-up at fundraiser

  A major fundraising event in Nottinghamshire promises an evening of fine dining and laughs in aid of The Prince’s Trust.

  18/09/12

• 46 family businesses make Awards’ final stage

  Forty-six family businesses have made the final cut in the 2012 Midlands Family Business Awards, beating off stiff competition from the scores of family businesses from across the region entering this year.

  05/09/12

• Retaining wealth & philanthropy

  Lessons to be learned:Family businesses are amongst the world’s most enduring enterprises. As UK businesses continue to face a challenging economic climate, Annabel Prow, CEO of third generation family business The Wilson Organisation, spoke to Insider magazine about the lessons she feels can be learned from the strategies of ultra-wealthy families and family businesses for retaining wealth and maximising growth.

  09/07/12

• Extra time for family firms to enter Awards

  The deadline for family businesses to enter the 2012 Midlands Family Business Awards has been extended by two weeks.

  02/07/12

• One week left to enter Family Business Awards

  Family owned or run businesses from across the Midlands have just seven days left to enter the 2012 Midlands Family Business Awards.

  22/06/12

• Top comedians on menu at gourmet fundraiser

  Two of the Midlands most up-and-coming young comedians are heading the line-up at a major fundraising event at Nottinghamshire’s premiere venue The Carriage Hall next month, hosted by the Midlands Family Business Awards’ team.

  12/06/12

• Going for gold

  Putting yourself or your business forward for an award can reap a host of benefits and values beyond the trophy and title. Hilary Campton, founder of marketing consultancy V Formation and Creative Director of The Midlands Family Business Awards, spoke to business magazine Insider to explain why.

  22/05/12