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7 Ways to Prepare Your Business for a Reputation Crisis
When it comes to having a successful business, reputation is everything. With the rise of the internet, social media and review sites this has never been so important as we can now gauge opinions from the whole world – not just those who are close to...
NBV client shortlisted for national careers development award
Nottinghamshire business owner, Katherine Jennick, has been celebrating this week after learning about her shortlisting for a national careers development award, issued by the Career Development Institute. The aim of the awards is to identify and promote...
Helpful Tips for Building a Successful Startup Company
Starting a new business can be a challenging prospect. You need to ensure that you are creating a business that is going to be viewed as the “best place to work in the world,” unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. You have to put time and effort...
7 Ways to Instill A Positive Workplace Culture
How employees feel about the workplace culture and environment is almost as important as what the job itself offers. Workplace culture includes everything that forms part of their relationship to the business or organization, for example their relationship...
After Four Years, Peter Finally Let the Light Shine In
Four years ago, Peter Hoad-Owen closed the curtains in his house because of his solar urticaria, or sun allergy. Any exposure to UV rays would cause his skin to burn. It was the easy way to make him comfortable in his own home, even if it meant no natural...
How To Create Loyal Customers
No matter what size your business is, it needs customers to succeed. And while you could focus all your efforts on constantly bringing in new customers, it is often more efficient to ensure your existing clients remain loyal to your brand. Having a large...
Better Green Practices for your Business
As people around the world become more switched on to the need to protect and look after our planet, we all have a responsibility to do our bit. Whether it is small things that we do individually such as reducing our waste or reusing plastic bags, or...
Adapting Your Home for Your Freelance Business
The world of work is rapidly changing, and more and more of us are now seeking remote work, freelance opportunities or full-on self-employment in their own small businesses. If you’re making the big change, you may sooner or later be struck with an obvious...
When Financing May Be Your Best Option
With everything out there for purchase, more and more business owners offer financing options for their customers. They want your business, and they’ll offer you a way to make that happen. How do you know if financing is right for you? Is there a time it...
Four Tech Tips to Help You Run Your Small Business
Technology has become more convenient than ever, and it has definitely made running a small business cleaner and more efficient than any of us would have expected. Here are some tech tips for your business. E-CommerceIt is extremely important to set your...
6 Questions to Ask When Starting Your Business
It often seems like there’s a never-ending stack of things to consider when you’re first starting a business. Factors include which product you should to stock, which services you should offer, who to employ, where to locate your work premises and how you...
Newark-based bespoke furniture maker Rorla Designs are sitting pretty thanks to NBV’s Grant
Newark business owner Jonathan Smith had been working in the wood industry for 15 years until April 2018 when he siezed the opportunity to set up his own bespoke furniture business. We spoke to Jonathan about his start-up journey and how his NBV Grant...
Work Hard, Play Hard: Achieving A Work Life Balance
It can be a bit difficult to maintain equilibrium between your life and your work. If you’re the owner of your own small business, or a workaholic who strives to ensure the success of the company in which you work in, it gets harder. A large number of...
The Big House Presents: EXPO
The Big House Presents: EXPO | Thursday September 10th 2019: St Mary’s Church in the Lace Market, Nottingham Celebrate the success and potential of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire’s creative and digital business, meet new suppliers and customers and get...
Health and Safety Considerations in the Workplace
Health and safety should be a main focus in all businesses. According to health and safety statistics, 30.7 million working days were lost in 2017/18 due to work-related illness and workplace injury. The cost of injuries and ill health from current working...
How Energy Efficiency Can Save Your Business Money
You are most likely aware of the increases in the price of electricity, water, and other utilities. Energy prices have soared meaning that average business energy bills in London have increased by over 100% in the last seven years (statistic according to...
Tips for Sustaining Your Rural Business
If you’re a small business owner in a rural community, you know the struggles of staying up to date with current trends, keeping connections to the outside business world, and getting the technology you need in your area - especially if cable internet is...
So you’ve got a great business idea… now what?
Many people don’t feel passionate about the positions they are qualified for, or the companies that are hiring. In a world where dream jobs aren’t easy to come by, people are now choosing to follow their entrepreneurial dreams and call their own career...
NBV’s Growing Enterprise Contract receives a three-year extension
Building on the success of the last three years, NBV are very pleased to announce a three-year extension to existing services that provide business advice, support and finance for established businesses in the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Greater...
Is Your Job Putting Your Health At Risk?
Considering the average person spends over 90,000 hours at work in their lifetime, it’s worrying to hear that only 23% of British people are happy in their jobs. In today’s society, it’s easy to get caught up in the demands of a job and forget to properly...
Christmas in the Workplace: Your Most Common Questions Answered
The Christmas period can pose a number of HR challenges for business owners. Are you prepared for the typical situations the festive season brings? Croner, our HR partner, reveal the most common employer queries and what to do about them. What’s the...
Success for first Business Growth Master Class
Business owners from across the East Midlands have labelled NBV’s Business Growth Master Class a resounding success. The non-for-profit organisation NBV Enterprise Solutions ran their Preparing Your Business for Growth event at their Basford offices...
Move-It Mobility – Nottinghamshire small business seeks to improve the minds and bodies of the young and old.
With a background in Sport and Education, and a burning desire to be his own boss, Chris Atkins was looking for an opportunity into the world of entrepreneurship. Then, a chance conversation with his Grandma about her evening classes provided Chris with...
Safeguarding Against Harassment in the Workplace
When The New York Times published the story detailing decades of sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, it sent shockwaves far beyond Hollywood and showed the world that harassment is still a very present problem in our society. The public...