Amedeo Lepore has published Mercado y empresa en Europa. La empresa González de la Sierra en el comercio gaditano entre los siglos XVIII y XIX. It is a well-documented case study of a significant enduring company in the maritime trade of Cádiz during two centuries.

New book by Martin Rodrigo, La familia Gil, empresarios catalanes en la Europa del siglo XIX. Madrid: LID Editorial, 2010.

Award for research papers on family firms in Latin America from Centro de Empresas Familiares of Monterrey University in Mexico

Centro de Empresas Familiares of Monterrey University in Mexico has sent a call for papers for research papers on family firms in Latin America. Up to five papers will receive an award which includes cash and publication in a book. Please contact the Centro for further information

http://www.ghi-dc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1052&Itemid=943

This is the link to pdfs of abstracts of papers on pathways of internationalization of family firms of the seminar which will be held at the German Historical Institute 18-19 February 2011.

IFERA Asia Pacific Family Business Research Grants

IFERA in its Asia Pacific Family Business Branch has opened up applications for grants for Masters and Ph.D. students working to advance our knowledge of Asia Pacific family businesses. Information in its website or through IFERA Secretariat at IESE.

New book by Xabier Lamikiz , Trade and Trust in the Eighteenth Century Atlantic World: Spanish Merchants and their Overseas Networks. London: Boydell and Brewer, 2010.

The 11th Annual IFERA World Family Business Research Conference will take place this year in Università di Palermo, Sicily, Italya, from June 28th to July 1rst 2011. It is the most important global meeting of scholars interested in family businesses. Further information available at www.ifera.org and secretariat@ifera2011.com