Archive for February, 2012
Scape Showcases Success with 500th Project
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by editor.
This Friday (2nd March) sees local authority controlled company Scape host a dynamic event in support of the East Midlands property alliance (empa). The day will celebrate the 500th empa project and showcase the wider cost and time saving benefits that Scape and its partners deliver to publicly funded construction projects across the region.
The free [...]
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Late Night Levy Consultation Welcomed
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by editor.
We Are Nottingham, the BID for licensed premises, has welcomed the news that businesses in Nottingham city centre could end up being exempt from paying a controversial late night levy.
Under new measures contained in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act, Licensing Authorities across the country could introduce a levy on businesses that operate after [...]
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What Does the Future Hold for East Midlands Retailers?
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Retail expert Corin Birchall (pictured) of Kerching Retail examines the implications of the Portas Report for independent retailers in the East Midlands.
The eagerly anticipated Portas Report published at the end of 2011 has been hailed by many as the remedy for our troubled high streets and independent retailers. The report’s recommendations were based on six months [...]
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SME’s Warned to ‘Go Green or Lose Out’
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Small businesses in the East Midlands are being warned that they could lose out on profitable contracts if they can’t fit into a green supply chain.
As large, global companies increasingly look to their supply chain to meet environmental targets, Nottingham Trent University’s sustainable design project, Future Factory, is advising businesses to focus on understanding and [...]
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Niche Ideas from Leicester’s Entrepreneurs
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by editor.
“If we are to judge the future health of Leicester’s commercial sector on the innovation and optimism shown by our city’s budding entrepreneurs, then we have a bright future” says Paul Murphy, Director of Business Builder.
Business Builder, the commercial arm of Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce, combined business support services with De Montfort University last November. [...]
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Timico Agrees Sale and Leaseback on Newark Data Centre
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by editor.
DTZ has successfully completed a sale and leaseback deal on a multi-million pound Data Centre in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire on behalf of communications service provider, Timico.
Sudervest, a Reuben Brothers company, has purchased the freehold interest in the Data Centre for £5.1 million. The purchase price reflects a net initial yield of 8%.
DTZ acted on [...]
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Dragon Launches Enterprise Academy in Derby
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Derby College is among the first FE colleges in the East Midlands to become a Peter Jones Enterprise Academy, providing an opportunity for aspiring young entrepreneurs to realise and achieve their business dreams.
The Enterprise Academy, the UK’s first non-profit educational institution dedicated to teaching enterprise and entrepreneurship, is the brainchild of Dragons’ Den star Peter [...]
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Macildowie Named in the Sunday Times Top 10 Companies
Posted on 27. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Specialist recruitment company Macildowie has been named one of the top ten small companies to work for in the UK and the best in the Midlands.
The business has been ranked seventh in The Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work For 2012 awards, based on key people factors including staff satisfaction and engagement.
Macildowie has offices [...]
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Glittering Launch for New Bar and Restaurant
Posted on 26. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Lincoln’s newest nightspot The Electric Bar & Restaurant will be turning on the glitz and the glamour for a glittering launch party.
Well known celebrities including TV presenter Gethin Jones along with local VIPs and business owners will officially toast the opening of the new venue on Brayford Wharf North at the invite-only event on Friday 2ndMarch.
Since [...]
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Calverton Firm Fit Out New Galvin Restaurant in Harrods
Posted on 26. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Nottinghamshire-based DG Professional Interiors has been appointed to carry out the interior fit-out of the new Galvin Demoiselle restaurant in the iconic Harrods Food Halls.
Galvin Demoiselle will be the fifth London offering from Galvin Restaurants, the family run collection of French restaurants founded in 2005 by Michelin-starred chef brothers Chris and Jeff Galvin.
Sara Galvin, Patron [...]
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An Own Goal for the Tax Avoidance Industry?
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by editor.
The much publicised action taken by HM Revenue & Custom against Rangers Football Club may be just the tip of the iceberg as HMRC continue to challenge tax evaders and the whole tax avoidance industry. The action taken against Rangers FC is perhaps the most high profile example to date of HM Revenue & Customs [...]
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Maximising Benefits for Taxpayers and the Charities they Support
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by editor.
High earners donating to charities can cut their tax bills and increase the money their favourite causes receive by maximising their use of tax relief.
Higher rate (40%) and additional rate (50%) taxpayers can claim relief on their donations at their highest marginal rate.
Providing a donor makes the necessary declaration and has paid sufficient tax, both [...]
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Midlands Firms Plan to Increase Marketing Budgets During 2012
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Confidence appears to be rising among businesses in the Midlands with a majority of companies planning to raise their marketing budgets this year, according to MindMetre Research’s latest annual forward-looking survey of British business. The annual MindMetre Marketing Barometer, which canvassed more than 2,000 large and small British companies, found that a net proportion of [...]
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£2m Trio of New Contracts for Derby Training Provider
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Develop, a national technical skills training provider whose HQ is in Derby, has announced three new contract wins for the delivery of training worth £2million per year.
The three contracts have been awarded by Enterprise, the UK’s largest dedicated provider of maintenance and front-line services to the public sector and utility industry, plus top water [...]
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Shaping Nottingham’s Economic Future
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Small businesses in Nottingham are being encouraged to attend a ‘Helping to Shape Nottingham’s Economic Future’ event between 8am and 10am on Thursday 15th March, at the Adams Building, Nottingham.
Organised by the Federation of Small Businesses and Nottingham City Council, the meeting is to discuss elements of the draft Nottingham Economic Growth Plan, which outlines the actions [...]
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Learn How To Go Big in Japan
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by editor.
A culture and language session is being held on Friday 9 March at Yew Lodge, Kegworth, to help firms boost their chances of doing business with Japan.
This training, part of an ongoing programme of language and culture events organised by UK Trade & Investment East Midlands, follows a survey by HSBC which revealed that [...]
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IoD Announce Two March Business Events in Leicester
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by editor.
The European Union and its benefits for business, and building the bmibaby brand are the subjects of two separate events being organised by the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Leicestershire early March.
East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin will discuss the benefits of the European Union for local businesses at the IoD Leicestershire business breakfast on Thursday [...]
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BSP Consulting MD Receives Top Industry Accolade
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by editor.
Managing director at East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting, David Sumner has been named a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
The accolade is the highest grade of membership of the ICE and is given in recognition of experience, expertise and contribution to the industry.
David (pictured) is a founding director of BSP [...]
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