Nottingham based specialist debt recovery business LRC have become one of the first Debt Collection Agencies (DCAs) to be granted a licence by the Solicitors Regulation Authority allowing it to operate as a legal firm under the Alternative Business Structure (ABS) rules from 1st October 2015. The changes in the law have been dubbed as… Read more

Nottingham based Hallam Internet has been selected as a finalist for the Employer of the Year category of the Midlands Family Business Awards 2015. Commenting on the news, Susan Hallam said: “Our main ambition is to build the skills of the new leaders in our business, providing them with everything they need to keep abreast of industry… Read more

Paragon Edge brings together leading British niche immigration law firm Paragon Law and Inside Edge a Nigerian based market entry and education specialist. The partnership’s foundations are a strong, ethical and knowledgeable team comprising of: –       Thalej Vasishta, MD, Paragon Law; and –       Peter Stephenson, OBE, ex-First Secretary, British High Commission, Nigeria; and –       Lebari Ukpong, MD, Inside Edge and… Read more

Funding for Innovation – Breakfast Event at University of Nottingham 14th October 2015 Did you know that £400M of grant funding is available to help UK businesses innovate? Did you know that the University of Nottingham’s record for helping businesses to win this type of funding puts them in the top two in the UK?… Read more

Kenyan High Commissioner Visit – 9 October Nottingham City Council are delighted to be hosting the Kenyan High Commissioner, H.E Mr. Lazarus Amayo, to a business networking lunch on Friday 09th October, 2015.    Mr Lazarus Amayo is keen to meet businesses that have an interest in trading with Kenya and, in particular, those from the gas,… Read more

Nelsons Solicitors together with Paragon Law and Baker Tilly are holding a free to attend event hosted by EMITA. The event will explore key aspects and challenges of establishing an overseas office. Andy Jamieson will discuss the highly topical issue of the Bribery Act, Thalej Vasishta will discuss his experiences of setting up in India,… Read more

NMB member Invest in Nottingham is developing an exciting FinTech/Big Data Analytics [BDA] campaign designed to highlight Nottingham’s strengths and opportunities within this key market. With the aim of appealing to both international audiences and those elsewhere in the UK – this campaign will be designed to encourage businesses to locate in the city, creating… Read more

It’s official. David Cameron thinks that tourism is A Good Thing. As recently as 17th July last week, building on the support he gave to the industry in a major speech in 2010, he announced a five point plan to support the tourist industry which he claimed, provides jobs for one in 10 of the… Read more

Thank you to everyone who supported the Jim Taylor Memorial Race Day at Nottingham Racecourse last Friday. Once again the weather was kind to us and everyone enjoyed good conversation, good food and a few drinks, with the usual mixed fortunes on the betting front! It was an opportunity to remember Jim Taylor, the founding… Read more

Impression is a digital marketing agency that has been based in Nottingham since its inception. In the last 20 months, Impression has grown to a team of 15 talented digital marketing consultants, all but 3 of whom live within walking distance of our city centre office. My co-founder Tom and I had studied together in… Read more