Welcome to the NBV Business News and Articles
Do you have an original article that you think would benefit our readership? Get in touch and your article could be featured in our newsletter, seen by thousands of new and growing SMEs, and on this blog! All articles subject to review, for further info and article guidelines contact our marketing department marketing@nbv.co.uk
Business Support and Grant Funding schemes go live in Leicestershire!
NBV are delighted to announce that the popular Starting in Business programme, Business Assist and two Grant Funding Schemes (Grant for New Business and Grant for Enterprise) are now available to Leicestershire residents. Starting in Business Workshops A new series of...
Biz Ex Member wins Great British Entrepreneur Awards!
Biz Ex Member wins Young Entrepreneur of The Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards Our very own Biz Ex member, Simon Crowther is celebrating after winning ‘Young Entrepreneur of The Year’ at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2016 last week. The 22 year old...
CFE to launch prison entrepreneurship programme with National Offender Management Grant Funding
The Centre for Entrepreneurs has won funding from the Ministry of Justice to deliver a prison entrepreneurship programme at HMP Ranby in Nottinghamshire. The programme will be delivered in partnership with NBV Enterprise Solutions and follows the publication of a...
Lincolnshire Business Expo – Connecting Businesses across Lincolnshire – January 18th 2017
Join NBV on Wednesday, January 18th at the largest B2B event connecting business across Greater Lincolnshire. More than a trade show, the Lincolnshire Business Expo plays host to a series of panels and briefings on the economy with local business leaders, as well as...
The Small Business Saturday Bus Tour reaches Derby on the 7th November!
Clockwise from left, NBV clients: Boardie Limited, Ready to Roll Decorators, Sandra Petty and team from Love Handmade, the team at Love Media, Tom from Happy Hearth Chimney Sweep Services and NBV's Enterprise Centre in Basford, Join us at Market Place, Derby on the...
Are you hiring new staff for your business? Claim £200 per new employee before June 2017!
We will give you £200 per new employee to support your recruitment and business growth activities plus a package of free business support. So, if your business has been trading for less than 3 years, is planning on employing more than 10 people and you could use some...
Bravo to two NBV Biz Ex Members!
Once again we see two Biz Ex members working together to aid the growth of their business – A&B Inventory Services Ltd and Bravo Bravo. We talk to both companies about their plans on working together and the benefits of becoming a Biz Ex member. New kids on the...
A word from NBV’s DCEO Joanna Clarke: “We need your VOTE to support the young people of Nottingham!”
NBV are delighted to announce that an ambitious NBV Project has been shortlisted by NatWest (Skills and Opportunities Fund) for possible funding to start in January 2017. But only the public can decide who is fortunate enough to win. The NBV Project -...
From a corporate career to whimsical patterns – Business Grant Success for Derby-based creative, Abigail Warner Ltd
NBV's Grant for Enterprise strikes again and helps Derby-based business Abigail Warner Ltd continue to grow her luxury paper goods and bespoke wedding stationery business. Luxury paper goods for Selfridges and Celebrities Based in the Sadler Bridge Studios in...
Be Surprised at What You Do!
When you are looking to employ new staff in order to grow the company you need to understand what processes they are going to be tasked with. If the processes they are to be given are not clearly defined in terms of the inputs, outputs, steps and its purpose how will...
Food & Drink Business Growth Expo – 25th October 4-7pm
This exciting B2B Food & Drink event will provide business attendees with the opportunity to meet with industry leaders and experts from across the sector. There will be an extensive Food & Drink business exhibition coupled with a series of six short...
Exporting: Is it for you?
There has never been a better time for East Midlands businesses to grow by trading overseas. The Department for International Trade provides assistance to those looking to trade internationally – both by uncovering export opportunities, and via face-to-face advice. We...
WorkFuture Ltd Celebrating 10 Years of Tenancy at NBV
NBV love to celebrate the successes of its clients and we’re pleased to have had WorkFuture Ltd as a virtual tenant for 10years. We thought that their dedication and loyalty to NBV meant we should highlight how their business has gone from strength to strength....
Do you need to improve your spoken English or Chinese for work or education? Illo Education can help!
Do you wish to improve your spoken English ability for work-related needs? Are you one of the thousands driven to learn languages such as English, Chinese, and French? If you need these three languages for whatever reasons then ILLO EDUCATION can help you! ILLO...
Purpose Media Celebrates Latest Award Win
Multi-award winning full-service digital agency Purpose Media is celebrating after adding another trophy to its growing collection. The South Normanton-based e-commerce website developer and online marketing specialist scooped the Outstanding Growth Performance award...
Double Touch Soccer Ltd: NBV client revolutionises technical soccer performance
Many new entrepreneurs in the East Midlands are choosing the route of self-employment with the support of the NBV Starting in Business Programme, a four-day business start-up course. The training course is aimed at people who would benefit from in-depth knowledge on...
NBV Chief Executive gets out his trainers and sleeping bag for charity!
The Chief Executive of a Nottingham based not for profit organisation is going the extra mile to raise money for charity. Richard Dearden, of NBV Enterprise Solutions, will be donning his trainers for the Robin Hood half marathon on the 25th September AND joining a...
Boost Your Business Breakfast | FREE Event | Nottingham 30th September
Breakfast Event 30th September | 8-10am | Council House, Nottingham Boost your business in a morning! Nottingham is full of growing BME community businesses. Nottingham City Council and Gifted for Good have joined forces to bring you a breakfast event that will show...
Upgrade, expand & improve. Break free of financial constraints with NBV’s Grant for Enterprise.
Finding financial help for your new or growing businesses is often a fruitless endeavour. Long delays and complicated paperwork can often mar the process, and many businesses never get as far as claiming the monies on offer to them because of this. Introducing the...
Budding crop Doctor receives £2.3k grant towards business growth
With the help of NBV Enterprise Solutions Ltd, Lincolnshire business Crop Intellect Ltd, headed by Dr. Apostolos Papadopoulos received a grant to support its business growth strategy for worldwide expansion. On a mission to make a strong and positive impact on the...
Access to Finance Workshop
Workshop for Funding Initiatives Date: Wednesday 21st September 2016 Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm or 2.00pm - 4.00pm Whether you are thinking of starting a business or in business for a while, financing it can always be an issue. This FREE workshop will cover how to write...
Starting a Business or Growing a Business? Then this is for you!
NBV is delighted to be supporting Newark and Sherwood District Council with two procurement and business support events in Autumn 2016. The council is inviting local businesses to pick up tips and information on how to trade with the public sector and how to...
A platform for success! Two NBV Biz Ex Members join forces
Proving that being an NBV Biz Ex Member can really help your business succeed, we talk with two members who are now working together - Long Eaton Hub and i-Sourcer. Jo Hiscox and Elaine Martin of the Long Eaton Hub and John Morley of i-Sourcer both sought business...
From support programmes to business finance – this pair have it all!
Lewis Quayle (left) and Chris Gueffier (right) are Relationship Managers with NBV and work with SME’s across the East Midlands to find the right kind of business support to meet the needs of the individual/organisation. They travel far and wide from busy town centres...