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Happy New Year from Paul Southby, Chairman

As chairman of Marketing Nottingham & Nottinghamshire (and hence of Nottingham Means Business, Experience Nottinghamshire and Invest in Nottingham) I would like to wish all our members and partners a happy, healthy and successful New Year. 2016 was a year of great change during which the project sponsored by private sector business in the city… Read more

Russell Scanlan Presents Grand Total to Notts Charity

Nottingham’s largest independent insurance broker, Russell Scanlan, has raised nearly £4,000 for its chosen charity for 2016, Linden Lodge Neurological Unit, a specialist centre sponsored by Nottingham Hospital’s Charity. A cause very close to some of its employees’ hearts, the specialist unit at Nottingham City Hospital provides 24 hour treatment and rehabilitation for a range… Read more

Christmas drinks – report and photos

A big thank you to everyone who attended last week’s Christmas drinks at Nottingham Playhouse. We’re very grateful to Russell Scanlan who sponsored the event for a fourth time and to Nottingham Playhouse for hosting us so well. The drinks were an opportunity to reflect on the year almost done and to look to 2017.… Read more

The NMB review of 2016 – a blog by Simon Gray

As another year draws to a close, it’s always an opportunity to reflect and also to look to the future. Once again it’s been another busy year with Nottingham Means Business (NMB) running a series of informative and well-attended events in addition to supporting initiatives to raise the profile of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. At the… Read more

A Tale of Two Cities: We dare to be different!

On Tuesday 26 October Nottingham took over Parliament at the first Nottingham in Parliament Day (NiPD). Two days on I look back on an amazing event and one that everyone involved should be extremely proud to have been a part of. This blog post can’t do justice to the variety of events and profile Nottingham… Read more

Nottingham in Parliament Day – celebrating success stories from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Nottingham in Parliament Day, on October 25th 2016, is a celebration of all that’s great about Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Here’s just a sample of recent good news: City of Science & Healthcare Innovation A £30million extension to the BioCity Nottingham building, Pennyfoot St, Nottingham, is currently under construction and due to open spring 2017. Safeguarding… Read more