Nottingham Enterprise Zone – a blog by Mike Taylor, Infrastructure Interest Group
The Nottingham Enterprise Zone was announced with much fanfare by David Cameron at Alliance Boots in March 2011 as a means to stimulate economic activity. The Boots campus was identified as one of 4 sites included within the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, alongside Beeston Business Park, MediPark at the QMC and No2 Nottingham Science Park. Enterprise… Read more
Richard Whitehead MBE guest speaker at our lunch on 26 September
On 26 September we held our first Nottingham Means Business lunch after the long summer break. It was great to see such great representation from the business community who met at the newly refurbished St. James Hotel. Richard Johal, Director welcomed members and guests to the hotel and we were treated to a fantastic lunch.… Read more
Sore legs, but team NMB finish the Nottingham Post Corporate Challenge
On Sunday, the day of the Nottingham Post Corporate Challenge finally arrived for the Nottingham Means Business team. After months of strict training and mental preparation, the team were finally ready to tackle the half and mini marathon. Team Nottingham Means Business outside the Nottingham Post Corporate Challenge tent before the start of the race. This… Read more
Celebrating the great and the good at The East Midlands Property Dinner – a blog by Nick Riley
Last night was the annual Insider East Midlands Property Dinner in Nottingham. Now in its 14th year since Chairman Gary Church set the event up, the black tie dinner never fails to bring the great and the good of the East Midlands property world together for an enjoyable evening of networking, awards and general celebration… Read more
The wind of change is blowing – a blog by Steve Wooler
The wind of change is blowing….. This well known, and often quoted, phrase was the introduction to a famous speech given by Harold Macmillan to the South African Parliament in 1960. The context was the British Government signalling its intent to grant independence to former British Colonies in Africa. “The wind of change is blowing… Read more
AdamsonJones to provide an IP overview
Nottingham Means Business Members, AdamsonJones would like to invite all fellow members to an event they are holding on 9 October. The event aims to provide an understanding of the basis of intellectual property to those in the professional services sector (accountants, tax consultants and non-IP solicitors) and business advisers which they can in turn pass… Read more
Party at Potter Clarkson
Nottingham Means Business Members, Potter Clarkson LLP celebrated their 125th anniversary by holding a party at their offices at The Belgrave Centre, Talbot Street. The partners welcomed over 100 local dignitaries, clients, professional contacts and friends to a champagne reception at their state of the art offices in The Belgrave Centre, Talbot Street at which… Read more
Air IT offered GrowthAccelerator support package
Nottingham Means Business Members, Air IT are on track to break their £2m sales target by the end of September, thanks to the help of a support package given to them by GrowthAccelerator. They have also added six new members to its management team. The full article can be found here.