Last night at Nottingham Contemporary we welcomed ten businesses as the Creative Class of 2016 (#CC2016). Now in its fifth year, the Creative Class is a collaboration between Nottingham City Council, the Creative Quarter, Nottingham Means Business (now part of Marketing Nottingham and Nottinghamshire) and was kindly sponsored for a third year by PwC. In… Read more

A big thank you to everyone who attended last week’s Nottingham Means Business lunch, which was kindly sponsored and hosted by Eversheds. Once again there was a great turnout and the opportunity to network with other business professionals and hear the latest updates on things happening across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The lunch coincided with news… Read more

With 23 June only five weeks away, Nottingham Means Business (NMB) and East Midlands Chamber (EMC) jointly hosted the Big EU Business Debate at Nottingham Trent University. Kindly sponsored by Gleeds and Page Kirk LLP, the aim of the event was to debate both sides of the argument and give attendees the opportunity to quiz… Read more

Moves to put the Midlands on the same footing as the Northern Powerhouse represent a major opportunity to drive economic collaboration, secure investment and boost growth, the chief executive of Nottingham City Council says. The Midlands Engine, a Government-supported forum which brings together councils, businesses and universities across the region, will come under the spotlight at… Read more

It was a full house at St James Hotel for our May lunch, which was kindly sponsored by RSM. Despite it being Friday 13th things went without a hitch and we heard updates on devolution from Ian Curryer, chief executive at Nottingham City Council and from the Bank of England via Alastair Cunningham, agent for… Read more

Creative Businesses across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are being invited to submit their application to be one of ten outstanding companies in this year’s Creative Class of 2016. The Creative Class 2016 is co-supported by Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Means Business (NMB) and is being sponsored by PwC. The Creative Class 2016… Read more

IN OR OUT? NOTTINGHAM BUSINESSES TO DEBATE THE EU REFERENDUM CRITICAL discussions surrounding the imminent EU referendum will be taking place next week (18 May) during a business-led event hosted by leading business groups Nottingham Means Business (NMB) and East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire). The Nottingham-based breakfast event, sponsored by leading accountancy firm Page… Read more

STEVE WOOLER, Chief Executive of Nottingham means Business member BWB Consulting, reflects on the lessons he took from a single, inspiring day in business Every now and then you have days which really make you think about what you’re achieving in business and last Thursday was one of them. As is often the case, it… Read more

Nottingham City Council has a highly impressive track record for staging successful events. Over two million people attend their hugely popular events every year, including Goose Fair, Riverside Festival and the Nottingham Beach. As England’s official Home of Sport and an ambitious cycling city, there are also plenty of prestigious sporting events that will be hosted by Nottingham in 2016. Whatever your business goals, NCC have… Read more

A big thank you to everyone who attended last week’s special breakfast event held at GameCity / National Videogame Arcade (NVA) in Nottingham. Thanks too to Iain and Laura for the breakfast and hosting the 50 plus attendees so well. Sitting in the heart of Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, the NVA is the only one of… Read more