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ABOUT THIS MAGAZINE: inbusiness is a bi-monthly publication and digital magazine distributed to 6,000 Chamber members and key businesses in Northamptonshire. The publication focuses on news and information about local companies and the initiatives and advice available to increase the prosperity of county firms. Northamptonshire Chamber welcomes newsworthy articles of business interest, giving preference to Chamber members. As editorial space is limited, inclusion cannot be guaranteed and the editor may amend or reject articles submitted.


Excitement is building at the Chamber as we prepare to celebrate the best of Northamptonshire’s businesses at the inaugural Northamptonshire Business Awards. The reaction from businesses across the county


to the awards has been phenomenal. It has been wonderful to see the awards sponsors – and so many other businesses – giving such vocal support to the awards on social media and I’m sure those endorsements played a large role in generating the number of entries that were submitted. Entries flooded in from businesses of all sizes


and sectors and they were of such a high quality that our independent judges had a very difficult task when it came to shortlisting the finalists. During the past few weeks the judges have met


with all the finalists to listen to their presentations and to quiz them. Each of our finalists has also produced a video about their achievements which will be shared at the Northamptonshire Business Awards ceremony and dinner at Park Inn Northampton on 13 September. Tickets for the black tie event sold out fast and it promises to be a great evening which


‘IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO SEE THE AWARDS SPONSORS – AND SO MANY OTHER BUSINESSES – GIVING SUCH VOCAL SUPPORT TO THE AWARDS’


will bring together some of the biggest names in business in the county. The winners of the nine awards categories will be announced along with the name of the winner of the overall Business of the Year title who will receive a £10,000 cash prize. We are thrilled to have BBC Radio Northampton’s John Griff hosting the event and


guests can expect to enjoy pre-dinner drinks followed by a three-course meal, including wine and coffee. It will be a brilliant opportunity for businesses from all sectors to celebrate all that is great about Northamptonshire’s economy. In the meantime our efforts to support and develop the award winners of the future are


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also going from strength to strength. Next Generation Chamber is an incredible platform for aspiring young business people and has already attracted around 80 members, including Will Chapman from ICR Leasing who features in this edition in our new, Next Generation Chamber section. Will, like many of his peers, is a great advocate for Next Generation Chamber and we hope this new column will give the wider Chamber membership a sense of how successful this new platform has become.


PAUL GRIFFITHS Chief Executive, Northamptonshire Chamber paul.griffiths@northants-chamber.co.uk


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