Nottingham

Greg Simpson appointed Enterprise Nation champion for Nottingham

Greg Simpson, entrepreneur, PR professional and founder of Press for Attention PR, is confirmed today as Enterprise Nation’s champion in Nottingham.  Greg joins other regional champions who have been operating since August 2015 from the Midlands, South West, East of England and beyond.  The role of the champions is to host events, deliver support and represent Enterprise Nation in …

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As Leicester embraces its kingly gift, what of Nottingham and Derby?

With crowds thronging the streets, the cortege of one history’s (and tellingly, literature’s) greatest villains King Richard III, wound its way to his new resting place at Leicester Cathedral. I heard on the radio at midday today that queues had been as long as 4 hours and even now (3pm) are still 1-2 hours long. …

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Mentioned in Dispatches – Experian on Channel 4

Surfing the channels last night I stumbled upon this episode of Channel 4’s excellent Dispatches series. I was even more intrigued than usual because it featured a major local employer here in Nottingham, the credit reference giant Experian. I’m not going to go into the whys and wherefores and I have included their statement in …

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Can start-ups be PR up-starts? All aboard the StartUp Britain #subtour

This time last week I was stationed outside Antenna, Nottingham’s creative hub, in the pouring rain waiting for a bus. “Wow, how fascinating” I hear you cry. However, this was no ordinary bus (new Sade remix in there somewhere!). This was the StartUp Britain #subtour bus, replete with experts offering advice on anything from tax, …

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That Friday feeling

It was great to see their enthusiasm in supporting Vishal in his business venture and I hope that once we get this show on the road we will be able to demonstrate that Nottingham has a heck of a lot going for it, especially with regards to innovative businesses and student enterprise.