East Midlands News (East Midlands, United Kingdom)

Latest deal marks growing rise in bids for British firms by foreign buyers

Coming soon...Sinksandtaps will be launching two new websites. Sinkstaps.com and The London Sink Company.

"Contemporary-Retro" is a response to the commercialization of music. It deconstructs and reconstructs music in a new way, using the philosophy of "less is more".

KaBOOM, a children’s dance company, has re-located to Syston and is open to anyone from the local area aged 7-11 years old. Classes are a mixture of street dance and contemporary, and dancers have the opportunity to go on tour.

The Leadership and Management development grant scheme is a great opportunity for senior leaders of locally-based small and medium sized enterprises.

EMB Ltd, the enterprise and economic development company that delivers a range of business improvement services, recognises the valuable contribution that diverse communities make to the local economy.

With next week’s Budget and further legislative changes being announced in April, local businesses are encouraged to stay up to date with the Business Link website.

At just twelve years old, East Midlands Entrepreneur Scott Chapman is establishing himself in the business world with his company Happy Chappies Ltd.

Business Link and HM Revenue & Customs have launched four new online tools to help businesses with their record keeping.

When Roy Thompson set up his Lincolnshire-based commercial interiors business, he made the most of Business Link’s help and support.

East Midlands-based Hallmark Consumer Services has increased its productivity by 10 per cent, thanks to help from Business Link and the Manufacturing Advisory Service.

Business Link is running a series of free ‘Bridging the Gap’ consultations to help Northamptonshire companies understand the plain facts about their financial figures and improve the day to day management of their business.

Business Link, in partnership with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has launched an online resource to replace HMRC’s popular Employer CD-Rom. The new ‘Basic PAYE Tools’ will help local employers to manage their payroll systems.

Business Link is urging local businesses to make sure employees know the postcode of their place of work so that the Office for National Statistics can record it on their 2011 Census questionnaires in March

Businesses in Corby are invited to attend a free Business Advice Open Day on Tuesday 8th March. This free event provides quality advice and assistance to local businesses in a friendly, informal ‘one stop shop’.

Following a rigorous independent assessment, the team at EMB Ltd have earned their place in the Investors in Excellence hall of fame.

Over 150 budding entrepreneurs have already registered to attend the free, premier Business Link Start-Up event on Saturday 5th February at Derby Pride Park Stadium

Business Link is launching a series of free workshops across Derbyshire to help retailers increase their turnover, competitiveness and market share

Thanks to help and support from Business Link, personal trainer Chris Wraithmell has swapped the world of the corporate gym to launch his own business, Fitter Nottingham

EMB employee Karen Holbrook is running the Nottingham to Derby Kilomathon and organizing a Black Tie Fundraising Event to raise money for the charity Breast Cancer Care.

Fraser Doherty, the inspirational young director of rapidly expanding jam company SuperJam Ltd will be joining budding entrepreneurs who have signed up to attend Business Link’s free Fresh Start events, hosted throughout the East Midlands.

With help and support from Business Link, Kris Bell made a ‘Fresh Start’ with the launch of Skegness business Centaur Glass and Glazing.

Business Link was on hand to help East Midlands-based Cliff Wynn when he turned redundancy into an opportunity to launch his own business.

Thanks to sound, impartial advice and support from Business Link, Julian Kite made a ‘Fresh Start’ with the launch of East Midlands-based Just Kennels

Business Link is launching a series of free workshops across Northamptonshire to help retailers increase their turnover, competitiveness and market share

Business Link is working with strategic partners to launch the Fresh Start campaign, a series of FREE, 1 day premier start-up events to support budding entrepreneurs across the East Midlands.

Business Link and the Office of Fair Trading have linked up to launch the Sale of Goods Act hub, a new online resource designed to help local retailers understand their rights when customers buy or return goods.

Business Link East Midlands is offering free advice to help local businesses with all aspects of employing seasonal workers, from the legal and HR aspects of recruitment, to statutory pay and holiday rates.

Business Link East Midlands helped Lotus Care Technology Ltd to identify and successfully apply for funding towards the costs of staff training and development.

Business Link East Midlands has launched an online awards finder to help local businesses identify award schemes and ensure they get the recognition they deserve.

The restructuring of an East Midlands hairdressing business is proving to be a catalyst for future success.

With the continued support of Business Link, East Midlands-based Atlanticorp Ltd has built a strong, skilled and motivated team.

Businesses in the East Midlands wanting to learn more about the basics of Project Management should take advantage of a free online guide launched by Business Link.

Business Link East Midlands helped Mansfield Laundrette develop a fresh new logo, introduce a new brand awareness campaign and give its premises a facelift.

With help and support from Business Link East Midlands, The Corporate & Executive Coaching Organisation developed an interactive web presence and put a strategic marketing plan in place for future growth.

Business Link is proud to support Social Enterprise Day on Thursday 18th November by raising awareness of the valuable contribution social enterprises make to their communities.

EMB Ltd has achieved the Investors in People Silver Award for its successful approach to managing the needs of its customers and employees.

A free event for retailers in Corby, ‘Calling All Retailers,’ is taking place on the evening of Wednesday 10th November. It promises to help local retailers increase their turnover, improve their marketing and gain a competitive edge.

Business support helps East Midlands specialist recruitment company develop key skills in its drive to deliver effective solutions to its clients

Business Link has launched an online Workplace Well-being tool to help local businesses adopt absence management and workplace wellbeing policies.

Business Link East Midlands has launched a free series of Sales and Marketing events, giving local businesses the opportunity to pick up top tips from the experts

Business Link East Midlands helped Michelle ‘Mother’ Hubbard, a well-known performance poet, to boost the performance of her business.

Business Link East Midlands helped Focus Consultants design and build a new high quality website, source training for key members of staff and achieve the ISO 9001 Quality Standard.

Blinds have recently been adopted by an eco-friendly school in Twickenham, in order to support its blackout week schemes.

Gorgeous Locks (the hair product website) owner continues her impressive efforts for charity!

Clyde has been approached by The European Space Agency to have his music included in a project to transmit music into the future by broadcasting radio waves over set orbital trajectories from a forthcoming satellite launch mission this April.

dotMailer is a UK-based, industry-leading provider of digital marketing solutions, backed up by a dedicated client services team to help customers get the most from their investment in email and digital marketing programmes.

The best selling British author, Philip Gardiner, has accepted an offer of his own television show on the soon to be launched Edge Media TV channel to be aired on Sky and Freesat with Virgin Media to follow.

When you are nervous your mouth goes dry, your hands start to sweat and your stomach is doing flip flops. These are all classic signs, and it’s not surprising that most of us experience some of them before we take our driving test.

DERBY – Driving whilst talking on a mobile phone is not only illegal, it's downright dangerous. F1 Driving School is urging motorists in the UK to hang up and get safe.