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Free Cake Friday at Leicester Innovation Hub
20 September 2018
Free Cake Friday provides an excellent opportunity to network with the Innovation Hub Team, enterprising academics from University of Leicester, innovators from local companies, start-ups, regional businesses and innovation support organisations in a friendly and informal environment. Talks will take place throughout the day which will discuss how entrepreneurship and innovation can transform the society we live in.
Feel free to pop in at any time between 10am and 4pm.
East Midlands exports rise 10% to £20bn, figures reveal
17 September 2018
Figures have shown that exports from East Midlands were worth more than £20 billion in 2017, up by 10 per cent on the previous year.
And in 2018 the East Midlands has already exported more than £10.7 billion worth of goods, putting the region on track for a record-breaking year of exports.
The East Midlands is already exporting drink around the world, from Colombia to Cameroon.
Regional winners from across the country are announced
17 September 2018
The regional winners in the National Apprenticeship Awards 2018 are being announced at nine regional ceremonies taking place over the next three weeks. The Leicester Marriott Hotel in the East Midlands was the venue for the third regional ceremony, with 17 winners and highly commended employers and apprentices from across a range of industries – including housing, IT, surveying and banking – picking up awards.
Local award winners included Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors from Mountsorrel which won SME employer of the year and its employee, Shivam Radia, scooped up the Rising Star Award. (more…)
Leicester named UK’s third most entrepreneurial city
31 August 2018
Leicester has been named the third most entrepreneurial city in the UK – with almost 10,000 new companies set up last year.
Launch of Leicester Innovation Hub
17 August 2018
LBV is delighted to be attending the launch of the Leicester Innovation Hub on Tuesday 18 September. The launch marks the opening and expansion of the Hub’s new premises and is a celebration of its first birthday.
