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Love Business is free and its aim is to help you achieve your business goal - whether that's increased profits, work life balance or something else.

It started with a business event in the East Midlands and has grown to a movement which engages people who Love Business and pulls together all the organisations who can help businesses of any size. Love Business News is a powerful B2B marketing and publicity platform which can get your brand in front of thousands of senior business leaders, executives and decision-makers across the region.

Networking & Events

1 January 1970
23 January 2025

NCG-UK NCG Networking Breakfast

Time: 7:15am - 9:00am
Where:
24 January 2025

Network for Local Business Weekly Breakfast Meeting

Time: 7:00am - 8:30am
Where: Thringstone
24 January 2025

BNI Loughborough BNI Loughborough

Time: 6:30am - 8:45am
Where:
25 January 2025

BNI Ausum BNI Ausum

Time: 9:45am - 11:45am
Where: South Normanton
27 January 2025
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21st January 2025

New CPD courses in Cyber Security showcased to businesses

New CPD courses in Cyber Security showcased to businesses
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21st January 2025

Leicestershire precision engineering firm acquires one of its main suppliers

A precision engineering firm in Hinckley has acquired one of its main suppliers in a deal completed by a leading Midlands law firm.
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21st January 2025

G F Tomlinson reflects on a successful year supporting the Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust

Midlands contractor, G F Tomlinson, is proud to reflect on its impactful partnership with the Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust (ADCT) as its chosen charity for 2024.
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21st January 2025

The Business Hub Work Experience™ comes to Melton Mowbray!

Last July, with the support of Harborough District Council, The Business Hub Work Experience™ delivered a unique work experience programme to support 12 students from Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough by tapping into the incredible local, micro-bu
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21st January 2025

Eden PR Invests in Team with Senior Social and Digital Team Promotion

Eden PR has announced the promotion of Social and Digital Account Executive Charlie Peters following a positive year of growth for the company.
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21st January 2025

Bookings open for the University of Leicester’s CPD space course

Individuals looking to start their journey into the global space industry can now guarantee their place at the University of Leicester’s Professional Development Course.
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21st January 2025

Leonardo Hotels UK and Ireland Have Booked a Stand At The Love Business Expo

Leonardo Hotels UK and Ireland offers unparalleled comfort, style, and exceptional service in prime city-centre locations across the UK and Ireland.
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21st January 2025

DMU apprentice celebrates double award success

Award-winning apprentice James Colver is celebrating securing not one but two prestigious accolades in recognition of his achievements while studying for his management degree.
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20th January 2025

BDO Deal Advisory advises on £3.4 billion deal value across the Midlands and East of England in 2024

Accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP has advised on 69 deals across the Midlands and East of England with a combined value of £3.4bn in 2024.
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20th January 2025

Food bank demand continues to soar as Gillotts donates £2,500 to help ease the strain

A Nottinghamshire funeral firm has stepped in to help local families beat the cost-of-living-crisis by handing over the proceeds of its Christmas remembrance appeal to food banks.
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20th January 2025

Men’s Mental Health Campaign Partners with Prestigious Awards to Champion Success in Leicestershire

A national campaigning organisation that is raising awareness of middle aged male mental health is partnering with a prestigious Awards event that champions business success in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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20th January 2025

PKF Smith Cooper Systems (PKF SCS) to Host Their Largest In-Person Business

For many years, PKF Smith Cooper Systems (PKF SCS) has successfully hosted both in-person and virtual Sage software events.
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20th January 2025

Elizabeth Fothergill CBE is appointed President of YMCA Derbyshire

Staff and volunteers at one of the county’s oldest charities have welcomed the appointment of Elizabeth Fothergill CBE who has agreed to become the organisation’s new President.
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20th January 2025

Landsmiths strengthens team with new appointments

Nottingham property law firm, Landsmiths, has announced two key appointments to their award-winning property team.
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20th January 2025

Leicestershire-based learning and development company receives £15,000 funding for marketing and brand development

The Gleevolution Factory, a learning and development company has secured £15,000 funding from First Enterprise
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18th January 2025

The new year brings an influx of tenants to Ednaston Park Business Centre

Gina Connett, Ednaston Park Business Centre’s Estate Manager welcomes an influx of new tenants. Ednaston Park is filling up and there’s more on the way.
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18th January 2025

Double win for Derby at student recruitment awards

The University of Derby has secured first place in two categories at the 2025 HELOA Awards for its stand-out recruitment campaigns. 
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18th January 2025

Pygott & Crone continues expansion with addition of Wollaton branch

Pygott & Crone Estate Agents has expanded their coverage in the East Midlands by merging with an existing established agency in Wollaton, a sought-after area in the west of Nottingham.
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18th January 2025

Nottingham tram operator raises over £15,000 for local charities in 2024 through community events and fundraisers

Throughout 2024, Nottingham Express Transit (NET) has raised more than £15,000 for a range of local charities and community initiatives in Nottingham, as part of its pledge to celebrate its 20th anniversary through an acts of kindness campaign. 
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18th January 2025

MEC completes first scheme for Orchestra Land, enabling £10m land sale

Multi-disciplinary technical consultancy, MEC Consulting Group has announced the completion of its first project for Orchestra Land, enabling the strategic land promoter to secure the sale of a £10m residential development site in Campton, Bedfordshire.  
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18th January 2025

University of Nottingham and Jampa's partnership to pioneer future of plant-based protein products

Researchers in the Division of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Nottingham have been awarded funding to develop the next generation of plant-based protein products.
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18th January 2025

Hospice gives supporters a 'lotto' reasons to celebrate with new lottery partnership

Beaumond House Hospice Care has launched a new fundraising initiative in collaboration with Your Charity Lottery
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18th January 2025

Space Park Leicester enables UK support of ispace’s historic Lunar Lander Mission

Space Park Leicester is celebrating a groundbreaking milestone this week as its partner, ispace, successfully launches a lunar lander as part of its Resilience mission to the Moon.
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17th January 2025

Derbyshire lighting company lands major partnerships with B&Q and Rackhams

A Derbyshire-based luxury lighting supplier has announced exciting new partnerships with iconic online department store Rackhams and the UK’s leading home improvement and garden living retailer, B&Q.
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17th January 2025

Cowens Group achieves Prestigious Platinum Investors in People Accreditation

Mansfield - Cowens Group, a leading financial services provider, announces the achievement of Platinum accreditation from Investors in People (IIP), placing the company among an elite group representing just 6% of IIP-accredited organisations.
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17th January 2025

Slimming World founder recognised in Top 100 Influential People 2025 Awards

The founder and chair of the UK and Ireland’s leading weight management organisation Slimming World, Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE, has been honoured in the prestigious Top 100 Influential People 2025.
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17th January 2025

Over £9,000 raised by PKF Smith Cooper for Alzheimer’s Society

Midlands-based accountancy and business advisory firm PKF Smith Cooper raised £9,111 for charity during 2024 and further supported local causes through their firm-wide volunteering schemes over the past 12 months.
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17th January 2025

Sluggish GDP growth not enough for East Midlands businesses amid rising costs says Chamber

Higher costs hitting businesses this year and months of slowdown in GDP mean slight growth of 0.1% in the UK economy will not alleviate worries, says East Midlands Chamber.
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17th January 2025

Space Park Leicester’s Meridian Space Command joins Space Kidz India’s groundbreaking Mission ShakthiSAT

Dr Sam Richards, Director of Meridian Space Command and a key figure at Space Park Leicester, is playing a pivotal role in Space Kidz India’s historic Mission ShakthiSAT—an all-girls spacecraft mission to lunar orbit.
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17th January 2025

Derbyshire’s Mystery Jersey King nets £50K investment

Alex Street, founder of South Normanton-based company, Mystery Jersey King, has scored a £50K investment from Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies to fuel the growth of his unique football shirt business.
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17th January 2025

PKF Smith Cooper Systems celebrates their 2024 achievements

From celebrating their 10-year anniversary, to being awarded the Sage UKI BMS Partner of the Year 2024, it has been a year of milestones and success for the business.
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17th January 2025

Amazon team in Chesterfield celebrates as company is named top employer for second consecutive year

Each year, the Top Employers Institute certifies organisations who are focused on putting their people first through their exceptional HR policies and Amazon in the UK has been recognised for the second consecutive year.
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16th January 2025

Shakespeare Martineau corporate team supports £6.6 billion in deals

The corporate and banking teams at law firm Shakespeare Martineau have supported a record-breaking £6.6 billion-worth of deals during 2024, including more than £889 million in the Midlands alone.
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16th January 2025

Sixth new recruit for Link ICT

Having enjoyed a great start to new year, Link ICT has expanded its team further following the appointment of Daniel Woodward as an IT Technician.
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16th January 2025

REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE LOVE BUSINESS EXPO VISITOR PASS

Don’t miss Love Business 2025 – the BIGGEST exhibition of its kind in the East Midlands!
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16th January 2025

HCR Hewitsons welcomes Banking and Finance Expert Haydon Simmonds as Partner

HCR’s Banking and Finance team is delighted to welcome Haydon Simmonds, a corporate banking expert, to the firm as a Partner.
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16th January 2025

Office deal points to success at The Triangle

A major office deal has been completed at one of Nottingham's most prestigious addresses after a deal was brokered by NG Chartered Surveyors, the Property People.
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16th January 2025

Founder partner of construction consultancy Focus Consultants listed in Top 100 Influential People 2025 Awards

Founder partner of Nottingham-based construction consultancy Focus Consultants, Kevin Osbon, has been named in the Top 100 Influential People 2025 Awards.
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16th January 2025

Ready Steady Store celebrates 11 year anniversary for its Lincoln Allenby store

Leading self storage provider, Ready Steady Store, has marked an impressive 11 years of success for its Lincoln Allenby store.
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16th January 2025

The Access Group appoints new Managing Director for Kuala Lumpur

The Access Group has appointed Chee Gay Lim as the new Managing Director of its Global Operations Centre (GOC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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16th January 2025

Saiston Sheet Metal Ltd: Leading the UK’s Future in Sheet Metal Fabrication

Saiston Sheet Metal Ltd, a leading provider of sheet metal fabrication services, has announced a significant investment in a UK-first, cutting-edge laser machine, which will also be the fastest sheet metal laser machine in the country.
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16th January 2025

Robin Pointon joins Modeshift Baord

Robin Pointon, Managing Director and Founder of Leicester-based sustainable travel consultancy GO Travel Solutions, has been appointed to the board of Modeshift, a leading membership organisation for sustainable travel practitioners.
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15th January 2025

Browne Jacobson appointed to Serco Group plc legal services panel

Browne Jacobson will provide Serco Group plc (Serco) with a full suite of legal services to its UK and European business after being appointed to its legal panel.
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15th January 2025

Construction supplier MIDFIX moves 100,000 sqft operations

Major Nottingham industrial business fixed on Power Park Nottingham for new 100,000 sq ft warehouse HQ
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15th January 2025

For peat’s sake: new project underway to support sustainable nature-friendly farming

A Derbyshire Wildlife Trust project to support farmers and landowners to generate sustainable income, whilst facilitating nature’s recovery, has started with more than £80,000 from the Co-op’s Carbon Innovation fund.
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15th January 2025

New Partnership: Axil Teams Up with TRT Lighting to Advance Sustainability

Axil Partners with TRT Lighting Ltd to Support Sustainability Initiatives
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15th January 2025

New business development manager at Central Foods

Frozen food distributor Central Foods has promoted Mackenzie Roper to business development manager.
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15th January 2025

Rail support specialist acquired by Austrian company in 8-figure deal

Harry Needle Railroad Company – the UK’s leading independent provider of locomotive hire, storage and maintenance – has been acquired by the Austrian rail contractor Swietelsky for an eight-figure sum.
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15th January 2025

Leicestershire-based sustainable decorations start-up secures £25,000 in funding for business growth

Spot Dec, a sustainable decorations company based in Leicestershire, has secured £25,000 in funding from First Enterprise under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme.
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15th January 2025

Nottingham bakery Baked Earth Bakery launched product exclusively into Aldi for Valentine's range

Baked Earth Bakery is launching its seasonal heart-shaped mini garlic and coriander naans exclusively into retail giant Aldi ready for the romantic month of February.
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14th January 2025

The HR Dept Expands to Leicester Centre, Bringing Enhanced HR Support to Local SMEs

Local businesses and employers in Leicester can now access expert local HR advice and support, thanks to the expansion of The HR Dept Loughborough, West Bridgford & Ashby-De-La-Zouch into the heart of Leicester.
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14th January 2025

£5.4million Nottingham College Centre for Supported Learners now complete

Midlands contractor, G F Tomlinson, has completed works for the pivotal new centre for Students with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (The Gateway) at Nottingham College’s Basford campus.
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14th January 2025

Daltons Wadkin appoints new specialist to drive growth across UK and Ireland

Daltons Wadkin, a leading UK multi-material machine solution supplier, has expanded its team further by hiring a specialist to lead the company’s fiber laser and sheet metal offering.
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14th January 2025

£1.4m 'cutting' edge investment signals confident future for Notts packaging firm

A Nottingham-based packaging giant has bolstered its current machinery fleet by investing in a £1.4m die-cutter.
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14th January 2025

Head of Marketing at Soert Group shortlisted for Regional Leadership Award

The head of marketing at one of the UK’s leading property, legal and financial specialists has been shortlisted for a prestigious regional award.
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14th January 2025

Nottinghamshire homebuilder supports grassroots football with donation

Barratt Homes has donated mini footballs to Lime Tree Nursery, supporting grassroots football and encouraging young children to stay active.
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