Thank you and goodbye
Thu 26th May, 2011 by Charnwood Business
Tomorrow will be my last day at work as I'm retiring after looking after this site since we set it up. I hope you have found it useful. It is the Council's intention to keep it.. Read More »
Charnwood is among the five lowest spending Councils in the Country
Fri 20th May, 2011 by Charnwood Borough Council
A recent survey by DCLG shows that Charnwood is among the five lowest spending Councils in the country (325th out of 329). Its spending per head is about half that of most London Boroughs at a.. Read More »
Government launches £2.5 Billion Business Growth Fund
Thu 19th May, 2011 by Charnwood Business
Today the Government launched the Business Growth Fund (BGF), a £2.5 billion government sponsored equity investment programme created to meet growth finance needs of UK medium sized companies. .. Read More »
More graduates taking low-skill jobs / Impact of universities on the local economy
Thu 12th May, 2011 by Charnwood Business
New research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research says that new graduates have been among the worst hit by the economic downturn. Six months after leaving university, .. Read More »
Loughborough University to host major Corporate Sustainability Conference
Tue 10th May, 2011 by Charnwood Business
Loughborough University is to host a major one-day conference in July on the great corporate sustainability challenges facing large companies today. Profit from Sustainability, which take.. Read More »
Road Closure in Loughborough
Tue 3rd May, 2011 by Charnwood Business
Business should be aware that Belton Road Loughborough was due to be closed for carriageway resufacing from 03/05/2011 until 06/05/2011. THIS WORKS HAS HAD TO BE POSTPONED.. Read More »
An Interesting Read for All Businesses (& Others!)
Thu 28th April, 2011 by Charnwood Business
Comments are also illuminating. Read More »
Entrepreneurs: Your Chance to Test the Market
Fri 15th April, 2011 by Charnwood Business
Entrepreneurs across the UK now have the opportunity to trade for free on local retail markets, with assistance through the First Pitch Competition, provided by the National Market Traders' Federati.. Read More »
East Midlands lands meagre catch of Government funding
Wed 13th April, 2011 by Charnwood Business
The East Midlands has missed out compared to most other Regions in the awards for the Regional Growth Fund announced yesterday by the Government. Just three projects were awarded funding in th.. Read More »
New Grants available to Train Business Leaders
Wed 13th April, 2011 by Business Link East Midlands
The Leadership and Management development grant scheme is a great opportunity for senior leaders of locally based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop their leadership skills. Read More »
Overview of New Tax Year
Wed 6th April, 2011 by Charnwood Business
Kevin Peachey of the BBC analyses how tax changes for 2011-12 will affect individuals Read More »
UK falls out of the top ten in Clean Energy Race
Mon 4th April, 2011 by Charnwood Business
China is now spending more on low carbon technology than any other country. Germany has pushed the US into third place and the UK has fallen out of the top ten altogether as UK investment in t.. Read More »
The Plan for Growth - Charnwood's Opportunity?
Wed 30th March, 2011 by Charnwood Business
The "Plan for Growth", published by HM Treasury this month, sets out eight sectors where it wants to see growth:- Read More »
Business Leaders call for Enterprise Zone in Leicestershire
Tue 29th March, 2011 by Charnwood Business
Business leaders has called for Leicester and Leicestershire to apply for Enterprise Zone status. In the budget, Chancellor George Osborne announced the creation of 10 Enterprise Zones includi.. Read More »
Quorn company finds alternative to bank lending
Tue 29th March, 2011 by Charnwood Business
The Leicester Mercury reports that a Quorn-based high tech company, White Label SaaS, which makes GPS vehicle tracking systems, has found an alternative to high street banks to fund business ex.. Read More »
