Family-run companies are the focus of the 31st presentation of the Horticultural Entrepreneur's Prize on Wednesday, 11 January 2017.
The Horticultural Entrepreneur's Prize is presented to the entrepreneur who has demonstrated the most innovative and sustainable entrepreneurship. This year's nominees are JUB Holland from Noordwijkerhout, Green Specialties Holland from Lierop, and Bunnik Plants from Bleiswijk.
Family-run companies
This year's theme of 'Family-run companies, the art of successful succession' is reflected throughout the programme of the award ceremony. The news in the last few weeks has concentrated on the problem of company succession in the Dutch horticultural sector for entrepreneurs aged 55 and older. Research conducted by RSM Erasmus University revealed that company succession was only successful in 3 of every 10 companies.
Prof. Purcey Heugens of Erasmus University, Joyce Lansbergen of LG Flowers (gerbera grower from Pijnacker), Erwin van der Lans from Lans (tomato grower from Westland-Zeeland) and Dirk Ebben from Boomkwekerij Ebben (tree grower in Cuijk) describe how they arranged their family succession. Among the nominees, their family succession is already well planned.
The award is presented during the New Year's meeting of the horticultural sector. Entrepreneurs in the horticultural sector are very welcome. The meeting starts at 14:00 in the Keukenhof in Lisse.
Royal FloraHolland is a partner of the Horticultural Entrepreneur's Prize.
Source: Royal FloraHolland
Announcements
Job Offers
- Horticultural Technician
- Agronomist
- Head Grower Strawberries, Norway
- Tissue Culture Laboratory Scientist
- Manager Operations & Logistics
- Vegetable Advisor (Permanent)
- Horticultural Commercial Director
- Senior Operations Manager Nursery
- EU Sales and Region manager
- Head Section Grower
"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 - yesterday
Top 5 - last week
Top 5 - last month
Horticultural Entrepreneur's Prize
Family-run companies and the art of successful succession
Publication date:
Receive the daily newsletter in your email for free | Click here
Other news in this sector:
- 2023-03-10 “I was looking for a solution which would help me create a very specific climate in my greenhouses"
- 2023-03-10 March on a flower farm
- 2023-03-09 This fabled orchid breeder loves to chat — just not about Trader Joe's orchids
- 2023-03-08 "Today, I see the fact that I’m a woman as an advantage"
- 2023-03-07 Tea growers make real horticultural tea together
- 2023-02-27 CAN (QC): A local Quebec flower farm is leading the way in The Slow Flowers Movement
- 2023-02-27 Introducing native perennials as cut flowers
- 2023-02-24 Alternative spring crops from Köder Gartenbau
- 2023-02-21 US (WI): Yoga in the greenhouse
- 2023-02-21 UK: "Why we're going peat-free?"
- 2023-02-20 Avri Farms starts pink hydrangea production in Ecuador
- 2023-02-20 NL: 365 days of summer with full-LED
- 2023-02-16 "We make sure the varieties are really grown as bulb-on-pot varieties"
- 2023-02-16 US (NJ): Farmer growing flowers a little greener thanks to grant to convert to geothermal heat
- 2023-02-16 Cyprus: Life for flower grower is no bed of roses
- 2023-02-16 A tour of the Colombian floriculture industry
- 2023-02-13 Flores El Capiro celebrates 10K container shipment of chrysanthemums
- 2023-02-10 “We can be more energy efficient while adjusting our electricity use based on energy price fluctuations”
- 2023-02-09 Kendi finds her life calling preserving beauty of blooms for up to 2 years
- 2023-02-08 "Producing thousands of healthy, vigorous plants from cuttings is not easy"
