A chance to shine
1st March 2018
BUSINESSES in Northamptonshire are being given the chance to win thousands of pounds at the inaugural Northamptonshire Business Awards. The awards open for entries on 1 March to all organisations in...
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House builder invests in local area
1st March 2018
LATEST figures show homebuilder Barratt Homes Northampton has provided 1,800 jobs directly and through contractors and suppliers, including directly employing 10 new apprentices, trainees and...
Working to make a difference
1st March 2018
THE apprenticeship levy will not deliver the three million apprenticeships targeted by the Government without urgent change, according to a report from The 5% Club. In its latest paper, The 5%...
Apprenticeship levy – is your business missing out?
1st March 2018
By Fiona Baldwin Practice Leader Grant Thornton Northampton IN April 2017, the government launched the apprenticeship levy to encourage businesses to invest in training new and...
Apprentices vs graduates, the battle is on
1st March 2018
By Antonia Brown Haines Watts ALL too often, school students are blind to the post-18 options available for them to explore outside of the university route. Many students still believe they need...
A taste of the world of work
1st March 2018
EXPERIENCE in the everyday world of work is invaluable for students, while finding out exactly what graduates have to offer is invaluable to potential employers - a win-win situation on both sides. ...
Investing in the future
1st March 2018
SPECIALIST training at a national facility in Swindon, coupled with hands-on experience alongside highly skilled colleagues, is setting Lewis Lockwood up for the career path of his choice. Lewis,...
Apprenticeships continue to grow
1st March 2018
IN positive contrast to many recently reported statistics from regions across the UK, Moulton College's apprenticeship take-up continues on an upward trajectory. Northamptonshire businesses are no...
Apprenticeship numbers on the up
1st March 2018
APPRENTICESHIPS are bucking the trend in Northamptonshire - with Northampton College placing more and more young people into jobs and local employers increasingly seeking and advertising for...
Cheap vs expensive websites
1st February 2018
By Alan Perkins Managing Director SilverDisc YOUR website sits at the heart of your digital marketing. It should be like a member of your team, delivering leads to your salespeople or selling...
Hybrid… Is there anything else to talk about?
1st February 2018
By Ross Williams Alpha Contracts AS I read back through my offerings to Business Times readers there does seem to be one recurring theme, the introduction of more and more hybrids and whether or...
We can all learn vital lessons
1st February 2018
By Peter Douglas Business Finance Services THE events of the last weeks have come as a shock to many SMEs, particularly those 'involved' with Carillion, who either did not heed the few words of...
If at first you don’t succeed – skydiving’s not for you
1st February 2018
By Peter Windatt BRI Business Recovery UNLIKE with most skydiving mishaps, people can and do bounce back from having a company failure to their name. In the States it is, arguably, one of the...
Overseas sales show improvement
1st February 2018
COUNT businesses have reported an improvement in overseas sales in the latest Quarterly Economic Survey by Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce. Nearly 50 firms employing 2,220 staff, responded to...
Still a sound investment
1st February 2018
By Sali Brown Managing Director Chelton Brown THE most recent figures suggest that rental values continue to rise - meaning that buy-to-lets are still one of the most attractive investments...