PATRONS Can’t believe it’s butter


Alexander the Great helped University of Derby Chef Lecturer Rob Stordy to claim two gold medals at a nationwide culinary arts competition. Rob used pastry margarine to sculpt a


Tom Mumford, Matt Wheatcroft, Katrina Atherton, John Starkie and Pepper the dog


A star merger has a purpose Having acquired certain assets of


Two Chamber member media businesses have merged. Ecommerce and digital


marketing agency Purpose Media, a Chamber patron, and film, video and animation production company and Chamber member A Star Media joined forces last month. Katrina Atherton and John


Starkie founded A Star Media in 2008.


Derby-based creative design agency Revolver Revolver in October last year, the merger is part of Purpose Media’s plan to become a full service digital marketing agency, specialising in ecommerce and offering creative design, website development, video, PR, social media and content marketing services.


statuette of the legendary conqueror astride his horse Bucephalus to win Best in Class at The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) Salon Culinaire, which tests the skills of the UK’s top university chefs. He won the same contest in


2015, with a margarine statue of Little Bo Peep and now has four TUCO gold medals. Rob created the


sculpture, based on a bronze statuette at his home in Buxton, using ten kilos of pastry margarine.


Seminar is Qinteractive


Fifty delegates who wanted a better understanding of how its HR function could add value to their business attended a seminar hosted by Toni Robinson, Director, Qdos Consulting. Held at De Montfort University,


Qinteractive started with guest speaker Aatin Anadkat, Managing Director at Hotel Maiyango, delivering a candid and inspirational presentation reflecting on his 12 years in business.


‘The Qdos team did an excellent job delivering an engaging, fun seminar to all delegates’


This was followed by three


interactive workshop sessions. Delegates were given a choice of two


subjects per session, including an employee engagement panel discussion, HR and HS law update and how HR can improve your bottom line. Each of the sessions was delivered


by the Qdos team and guest contributors Toni Robinson


gave an informative overview of the specified subject as well as prompting debate among delegates. For the final session, delegates were asked to vote on the topic of the live QView discussion. Two subjects stood out - existing senior managers and off-the-record conversations. The topics were combined. The panel consisted of members of the


Qdos team as well as guests Marcus McGee, owner of Cloudy2Clear, and Ian Palmer, Director, Rohan. The discussion will be published on the Qdos Consulting website as part of its QView publication. Toni said: “The Qdos


team did an excellent job delivering an engaging, fun seminar to all delegates. “Feedback suggested many delegates were looking forward to applying their newly gained knowledge to their business


practices.” THE CHAMBER IS HONOURED BY THE SUPPORT OF ITS PATRONS


Students on course for seed capital


Entrepreneurs can compete for seed capital as part of a unique course launched at Nottingham Trent University’s Nottingham Business School. The course pits entrepreneurs


against their peers in a series of challenges in order to pitch for capital investment. Students on the MSc


Entrepreneurship, which begins in September, will compete in tasks related to their business ventures. Challenges will focus on


innovation, market engagement, internationalisation, finance and business model and will culminate in a real pitching event with the entrepreneurs competing for seed capital. The full-time, one-year course is


aimed at ambitious entrepreneurs from a range of backgrounds, including engineering and science. It includes a two-week


placement in a European start-up company to experience the entrepreneurial journey first-hand. The group will also work


together to set up and run a social enterprise throughout the course.


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