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Sport and literature on the menu at Trent Bridge
Sport and literature were very much on the menu at last week’s Nottingham Means Business lunch held at Trent Bridge. A huge thank you to our sponsors T. Bailey Asset Management and to all members and guests for attending. It was a pleasure to welcome seven new members to NMB: Think Blue, B & M… Read more
A triumph in used sales – Renault Trucks Dealer Awards
Lenton Lane based RH Commercial Vehicles is celebrating another national accolade, bringing home the title “Used Truck Dealer of the Year” from the Renault Trucks Dealer Awards. The company that is the sole distributor of Renault Trucks in the East Midlands, and one of the largest commercial vehicles dealers in the area, walked away with… Read more
A message from Nottingham City of Football – business to find their footballs in a ‘Summer of Footy’!
When Nottingham won the title of the City of Football (CoF) we were challenged by Sport England to address the decline in the number of people playing the beautiful game, particularly at grass roots level. The announcement caused a sensation and a lot expectation. The difference between us and our competitors for the title was… Read more
A few words from James Walker…
Dawn of the Unread You Tube Video. Let’s be honest. Writers are a bit odd. We spend a large chunk of our lives hidden away behind a screen imagining what life could be like instead of actually living it. But I love it. My idea of heaven is a cup of coffee, a pack of… Read more
NMB and Experian encourage collaboration at Nottingham CR Summit
Nottingham Means Business is proud to have supported the Experian Nottingham CR Summit yesterday to unite Nottingham for the greater good. The event brought together some of the city’s biggest employers including, Business in the Community, Boots, Capital One, Chinook Sciences, PKF Cooper Parry, Crown Estates, Deloitte, Domestic & General, Ikano, Nottingham City Council, Nottingham City Homes, Nottingham… Read more
Hallam Internet wins contract with Beverly Hills fashion brand.
Award winning digital marketing agency Hallam Internet is pleased to announce that it has won an exclusive contract with Maddyloo, one of America’s leading hair and fashion accessory brands. Based in Beverly Hills, Maddyloo products are sold in over 3,000 stores across the world. As part of their aim to grow brand awareness and sales… Read more
‘Making a plan and sticking with it’ – a blog by Paul Southby
It has been said recently that Nottingham has a poor history of sticking with an initiative when it comes to marketing the City as a destination. As Chair of the newly created place marketing organisation for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire it is my aim to consign that poor history to its proper place and ensure that… Read more
Event urges businesses to back North Midlands Devolution Deal – a blog by Richard Baker
Businesses have been urged to throw their weight behind the proposals for a North Midlands Devolution Deal because of its significant potential to boost the economy. The Deal is currently being negotiated with Government by a team representing 19 local authorities across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire, and offers the prospect of bringing key aspects… Read more
A series of firsts at our January lunch
A big thank you to sponsors Nottingham Trent University, our speakers and all members and guests who attended the first lunch of 2016 last Friday. The lunch was a series of firsts for Nottingham Means Business: It was the biggest lunch we’ve ever held, with over 150 people in the room – a great way… Read more
From the Castle to the Caves
Nottingham Castle is to undergo monumental change through a £24 million re-development. This exciting initiative will transform the city by creating a vibrant cultural quarter, with the castle at the centre as a new world-class heritage site. Through elevating the wonderful collections that the castle already has, new audiences will be drawn to Nottingham to… Read more