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LBV enters the debate about retaining graduate talent
26 November 2018
At its latest Meet-Up in September, Leicestershire Business Voice (LBV) hosted a professional panel debate including expert panellists from De Montfort University (DMU) and the University of Leicester, LBV members and DMU students to discuss ways in which more students and graduates could be encouraged to remain and be employed by Leicester and Leicestershire businesses once they finish their university courses.
LBV expresses condolences to LCFC
31 October 2018
Everyone at LBV would like to extend our deepest condolences to the families of those who sadly left us in the tragic helicopter crash at Leicester City Football Club last weekend.
Midlands Engine Investment Fund and British Business Bank
25 September 2018
Join ICAEW members and SMEs at a breakfast designed to get small and medium sized business owners and directors in a room with funders. The funders will be representing the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) set up by the UK Government through the British Business Bank (BBB).
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.
