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LBV news and views
Levelling Up funding – where were Leicester and Leicestershire?
25 January 2023
Well you had to look hard. Only one of the seven bids submitted for Leicester and Leicestershire received funding. So firstly ‘well done’ to Melton and Rutland on being awarded £23 million.
Your Voice – Smart Business Recovery
17 January 2023
Gavin Bates has decades of experience as an insolvency practitioner. He began his career in 1990 and is one of the most respected and experienced practitioners in the Leicestershire area. His focus is on helping you understand your situation and then getting you to the right resolution with empathy and clarity because he understands that this is about people and not just the numbers.
Your Voice – Excello Law
8 December 2022
Richard Osborn is Midlands Regional Director and Real Estate Partner with national new-model law firm, Excello Law, at their Leicester office in the heart of Leicester at Gresham Works. In voluntary roles, he is also Chair of Leicester Business Festival and a Director of BID Leicester and Team Leicester.
Industry panellists focus on the diverse manufacturing industry of Leicestershire at Leicester Business Festival event
1 December 2022
Key representatives from some of the city and county’s major SME manufacturers formed two panels for discussions around two main topic areas – ‘What are the key strengths of the Leicester and Leicestershire economy?’ and ‘What is it about Leicester and Leicestershire from a skills perspective that is attractive (what works well)?’.
Your Voice – Neil Mcghee
8 November 2022
Neil McGhee is a business consultant in Leicestershire. He is a main board member with the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP), a long-standing LBV board member, a WQE College Governor and a former local business owner. (more…)
