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Secure your place at Venturefest
By Gabrielle Miller PR Manager, Venturefest East Midlands
Venturefest East Midlands, the region’s premier business event for generation innovation and growth, is coming to Derby Arena on 22 March. Delegate places are free of charge.
So why should you attend? Here are the top five reasons.
1. Hear from inspirational and insightful speakers. Gain insight from the speakers on the Main Stage, which include Gold Medal Paralympian Richard Whitehead MBE, former CEO of global sportswear giant Speedo, David Robinson, representatives from Rolls- Royce, Balfour Beattie and ENGIE, plus so much more.
2. Access finance & expertise at the innovation expo. Looking for funding or businesses growth advice? Our exhibitors include those specialising in funding support.
3. Watch the pitchfest final. Businesses from across the East Midlands have been developing their pitching skills. Join us as the finalists pitch live to win a business support package.
4. Find innovative new products & ideas. Head to our Ones to Watch demo area and see the latest products to be coming out of the East Midlands.
5. Network. This is the ideal opportunity to meet like minded business owners and consider how you can work together and grow.
Secure your free place at Venturefest East Midlands by registering at
www.venturefestem.com Follow all the latest news from Venturefest East Midlands at @VfEastMids.
A selection of winners from the 2016 Chamber Business Awards in Derbyshire
Chamber launches 2017 Business Awards
The annual quest to find the crème de la crème of regional business has been launched. The Chamber, headline sponsor
at last month’s Love Business Expo, used the event at Donington Park to launch its 2017 search for the region’s best businesses. Only the Chamber’s awards
offer winners a chance to compete in regional and national heats of the British Chambers of Commerce Awards. The Chamber’s Business Awards,
headline sponsored by Mazars, are ultimately a recognition of businesses across the region which have pioneered new concepts and innovation, excelled in commercial enterprise or distinguished themselves with their attitude to workforce development. In 2016, six Chamber members,
each winners in the East Midlands Chamber Business Awards and regional winners of BCC Awards, were shortlisted for national
16 business network March 2017
accolades: Trent Academies Group for Education and Business Partnership, Hayles Leicester for Commitment to People, Cathelco for Export Business of the Year, Purpose Media for High Growth Business of the Year, Shakespeare Martineau for Excellence in Customer Service and Penny Hydraulics for Best Use of Technology. Penny Hydraulics and HUUB
Design (shared), Stoneseed and Cressall Resistors were awarded the prestigious Business of the Year Award in 2016 for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire respectively. Scott Knowles, the Chamber’s
Chief Executive, said: “This was the sixth year that the Chamber has been involved with Love Business, and the third year that it was the headline sponsor. “Being at the heart of a major
business networking event, amid hundreds of exhibitors and
thousands of delegates, seemed to be the perfect place to launch our Business Awards for 2017. “You can’t overestimate the
value of events like Love Business for their networking potential and for keeping abreast of latest innovations. And you can’t overestimate the potential for growth that comes from taking part in the region’s biggest business awards programme.” The closing date for this year’s
awards entries is 19 May. Separate awards competitions will be held in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, with the awards presented at a gala dinner in each county in the autumn. There are 12 categories to
choose from and one business in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire will be selected as a business of the year winner.
For more information and to enter visit
business-awards.org.uk
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