by NBV | Dec 5, 2017 | Leicestershire, Success Story
Brothers Pete and Rob Sharpe started their luxury mince pie making business in November 2016. Perfectly positioned in the pie-loving town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, the pair’s joint passion for a tasty pie was spurred on by the sales from their pies in their...
by NBV | Nov 2, 2017 | Nottinghamshire, Success Story
images from relovedmag.co.uk Following her redundancy from the public sector, Nottinghamshire based keen recycler Jackie Ward took the decision to change career and set up her business in the creative sector. As new opportunities presented themselves and Jackie’s...
by NBV | Sep 26, 2017 | Nottinghamshire, Success Story
Nottingham Trent University graduates Charlotte Bailey and Sean Ali came up with the idea for Super U, blended superfood supplements, after both suffering ill-health in the final year of their studies. New to the world of entrepreneurship, they sought help and advice...
by NBV | Sep 4, 2017 | Lincolnshire, Success Story
After a career in the hairdressing industry spanning almost 20 years, Lincolnshire hairdressers Richard Cotton and Daniel Ricketts decided to go it alone and open their own salon. Richard told us “We started the business so that we could be more in control, we had a...
by NBV | Sep 4, 2017 | Creative Industries, Derbyshire, Success Story
Chesterfield photographer Ben Lumley has been taking professional photos since 2010. He approached Creative Business Advisor Filomena Rodriguez for bespoke support through The Big House programme. As a partner of the programme, NBV helps businesses in the creative and...
by NBV | Jul 31, 2017 | Nottinghamshire, Success Story
The Business Idea Luke Watts and Matt Riffat approached NBV in late 2016 for support in setting up a new managed IT services business. Although both Luke and Matt have a total 15 years’ experience of using business IT systems as employees, neither had the experience...