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16 May 2022

Leicester composite business has right formula for success

What do an Aston Martin DBS, a wind turbine blade and an America’s Cup boat all have in common? They are all made using innovative, lightweight but strong, composite materials. Formulating the right recipe for the job is the...

11 May 2022

Leicester city SMEs could get free access to Zellar sustainability platform

Leicester city businesses could have another chance of joining the Zellar sustainability platform free for a year this time via the East Midlands Chamber. The Chamber is subsidising the cost of 400 one-year licences to access the Zellar sustainability...

9 May 2022

SHIRE Community Grants open for applications

There’s good news for social enterprises and voluntary or community organisations as the SHIRE grant programme reopens for applications. The SHIRE Community Grant programme enables VCSE (Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise) sector organisations to deliver community-based projects, services, and...

6 May 2022

Event ideas wanted for annual business festival

The Leicester Business Festival (LBF), one of the largest of its kind in the UK, will take place from 7-18 November 2022. The festival is in its eighth year and will combine online and in-person events. Large or small...

29 April 2022

BID Leicester launches ambitious plan for 2023-2028

Leicester’s Business Improvement District, BID Leicester, is delighted to launch a new business plan, which outlines an ambitious vision for Leicester’s city centre over the next five years. Created after extensive consultation with more than 350 city centre businesses,...

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27 April 2022

Facing barriers to growth due to lack of tech knowledge?

If you’re a business looking to scale up the Digital Upscaler programme could be for you. This funded programme is designed to support high grow businesses across Leicestershire by offering knowledge, investment and capacity to scale up through technology.

25 April 2022

Guiding the Havana Salsa team to growth

Laura and Rodolfo Roque began their Cuban salsa class business, Havana Salsa, in Leicester around 10 years ago. Since then the husband and wife team have established a network of venues across the East and West Midlands using trained...

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21 April 2022

Net Zero Accelerator will help Leicester businesses go green

The Net Zero Accelerator from East Midlands Chamber has been created to help businesses gain green skills, invest in net-zero practices and access financial support to help achieve carbon neutrality. Funding from the Community Renewal Fund means businesses in...

11 April 2022

Next size up for growing fashion business

After just 18 months in its new premises, the Leicester Fashion and Textiles Academy Ltd has outgrown the space and is on the move again. Their unique mix of services including fashion design, manufacture and consultancy seem to be...