BUSINESS REPORT


BUSINESS REPORT


Businesses in Northamptonshire are being given the chance to win thousands of pounds at the inaugural Northamptonshire Business Awards. The Awards opened for entries at the


beginning of March to all organisations in Northamptonshire and the top prize for the overall Business of the Year award winner will be £10,000 to invest in their business. The nine category winners will also receive


£1,000 of marketing support from the Chamber and they may also be eligible for the regional and national finals of the prestigious British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Chamber Business Awards. The headline sponsor is Wilson Browne


Solicitors and a glittering awards ceremony and dinner will be compered by BBC Radio


NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMBER keeps its members up to date with all the latest business news. Whether it’s through the pages of this magazine, via our website or by regular email updates, we will always endeavour to keep you in the picture and informed


RECOGNISING THE BEST OF THE BEST


Northampton’s John Griff at the Park Inn, Northampton, on 13 September. The nine awards categories are: Best Use of


Technology sponsored by J motion, High Growth Business of the Year sponsored by Ellacotts, Employer of the Year sponsored by Beyond Theory, Education and Business Partnership sponsored by CJS (UK Management) Limited, Customer Commitment Award sponsored by GPW Consulting, Digital Communications Campaign of the Year sponsored by Kemps Publishing, Export Business of the Year sponsored by Kuehne + Nagel, Small Business of the Year sponsored by HR Solutions and Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Starting Off.


For further information visit www.northants- chamber.co.uk/awards


A BOOST FOR YOUR BUSINESS


One of the UK’s largest retail and commercial banks is helping firms to hone their abilities to pitch for business – for free. NatWest has been running Pitching Skills


sessions in Northampton and Milton Keynes as part of its NatWest Boost campaign which is designed to help organisations take their business to the next level through a variety of events and apps and with the support of NatWest business growth enablers. The Pitching Skills sessions have been led by


professional actress Amy Botes, of Pepped Productions, and NatWest plans to run more of the sessions in the future. Business growth enabler Asy Ho said: “We are


running a series of different workshops and seminars which are all designed to help up-skill, and add value to, businesses.


dbfb’s Northamptonshire Relationship Director Pritesh Ganatra at a Chamber event


PRITESH TAKES ON


NEW ROLE AT DBFB A well-known sales manager at a firm which aims to be the premier technology partner in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes has taken on an exciting new role. Pritesh Ganatra has become dbfb’s


Northamptonshire relationship director so he can build on his business relationships around the county. Pritesh said: “It was 1 June 2006 when I


first walked into the ‘Harry Potter’ cupboard, as it was known. It was the space that would normally be a reception area under the stairs leading to another company’s office on the first floor. This was the HQ for Database for Business Ltd – DBfB as it was then. I was employee number five. “The main product or service that we


specialised in was mobile phone contracts. In September the same year, we moved premises to a new head office, where we now house over 35 people. “Fast forward to 2018, as a regional


company, covering Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes, we supply and service over 1,000 customers with an array of technology services. From high capacity gigabit internet connectivity, hosted and IP telephony, standard landlines and mobile phone contracts, incorporating security software for smartphones (MDM) and security devices that comply with GDPR. We have an in-house Network Operations Centre (NOC), where we can monitor all connections proactively. “As for me, the titles have changed and


“A wide variety of people have taken


advantage of this opportunity from people starting up their own business to large businesses looking to boost their staff’s skills.”


For more information visit www.business.natwest.com/business/ Boost.html


the role expanded and my new position is now Northamptonshire relationship director. We may not supply your business right now but at least you will know who we are when the time is right to explore and revolutionise your business technology.”


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