BUSINESS REPORT CHAMBER AWARDS UNDER WAY


The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has launched its flagship Chamber Business Awards at London Stock Exchange. Northcoders, last year’s winner of the


Business of the Year award had the honour of opening trading. The prestigious competition is one of the


showpiece events in the business calendar, recognising and promoting the best of British business through a series of regional heats, culminating in a Gala Awards Dinner, which will take place in London on 28 November 2019. Entries are open now and will run until


Friday 28 June. Next year’s winners of the Business


of the Year award will have the same chance to open the market at London Stock Exchange as a prize, a rare opportunity for a private business. Companies can enter nine


categories, covering exports, small business, people development, technology, high-growth, customer service, family business, e-commerce and health and wellbeing. Businesses can enter online at


‘THE PRESTIGIOUS


COMPETITION IS ONE OF THE SHOWPIECE EVENTS IN THE BUSINESS CALENDAR’


www.britishchambers.org.uk/events/chamber- awards Francis Martin, president of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “I’m always amazed by the quality of entrants to the Chamber Business Awards, and Northcoders


The Milton Keynes team at last year’s Chamber Business Awards


are truly worthy recipients of Business of the Year.


“Through high-quality training,


they help to bridge the gap between the worlds of education and business. They are a terrific example of an organisation working to develop the talent of tomorrow. We wish Northcoders every success, and hope they enjoy the opportunity to open the prestigious London Stock Exchange.”


Chris Hill of Northcoders, Winner of the


‘Business of the Year’ award last year, said: "We've always believed what we do is special, but to be recognised with the British Chambers of Commerce’s Business of the Year award is something we could never have expected and are incredibly proud of and inspired by. “To have the honour of opening the London


Stock Exchange is an experience we will remember for years to come.”


RECRUITER EXPANDS ITS TEAM FINANCE FIRM IS


EasyWeb Agency have welcomed two new team members over the past few months. Donna Doy, the new senior


recruitment consultant, brings with her a wealth of experience recruiting in Finance & Accounting; having worked with both large blue chip companies and local SMEs on a wide variety of vacancies. Sadie Kellard, head of


recruitment, said: “I would say the biggest highlight (apart from the huge box of biscuits she brought when she joined!) is her in depth knowledge of the local market, predominantly Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and Leicestershire.” This is Kim Watts’ first role in


recruitment and she has made a great start and an amazing contribution to the team already in her role as a resource consultant. Her degree in Psychology has given her a great eye for identifying the all-important cultural fit when screening candidates for EasyWeb’s very varied client base. Sadie said: “Kim has immediately


embraced our company values and puts candidate experience at the forefront of everything she does.


MAKING AN IMPACT


In the space of a year Response Business Finance has managed to secure a foothold in Milton Keynes, seen as a key step towards establishing its brand nationally. Referred to more popularly as


RBF, the company which started as a one-man operation in January 2018 has grown to encompass a team of five listed associates, with a satellite office in Leeds and plans to set up an office in Scotland before the end of 2019. Their ethos revolves around


making commercial finance more personal and under the directorship of founder Mark Squires, RBF has enabled several Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire Chamber members to realise their growth in the last 12 months. RBF associate Matthew


Donna Doy and Kim Watts


Both Kim and Donna are fantastic additions to our growing team and I am pleased to have them on board. I know they will have very successful careers with EasyWeb.” EasyWeb Agency offer all Chamber members a discounted


rate, and every time EasyWeb Agency make a placement they give their client a free advertising campaign with EasyWeb Recruitment worth £499.


Email: sean@easywebgroup.co.uk


Stapleton said: “Positive customer feedback is the best indicator of great service and, for me, the increase in such feedback has been the biggest indicator of our company’s growth.”


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