NNBN Members Trapp'd Ltd are proud to announce that they have been named as finalists in both the Business Innovation category and the Business of the Year less than 50 Employees category at the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards!The UK's number 1 Escape Room provider, who have 5 branches across Northamptonshire, were nominated in the Business Innovation category for the addition of their Rage Rooms, a concept that is attracting a huge amount of interest because of its simplicity. Patrons are given a room, tools and a variety of items and allowed to smash to their heart's content.Regarding the nomination for the Business...

04 April, 2023

Silverstone Leasing has been named as a finalist in this year’s SME Northamptonshire Business Awards.The award-winning vehicle leasing company has been shortlisted in the Family Business of the Year category, which recognises companies who combine their passion in business with their shared family values.The Northampton-based company has introduced flexible working within its workforce in the last 12 months, with working hours to allow all staff to meet family commitments. They employed two new part-time team members who work around school hours.Managing director Scott Norville has also employed his wife Sophie as the company accountant, who was previously working full-time in...

04 April, 2023

An award-winning accountancy firm, which helps local businesses to grow and scale, has expanded its offering in Northamptonshire by expanding into a second office and setting up a YouTube recording studio.N-Accounting, which is based in Burlington House on Wellingborough Road, is now occupying an additional office in the same building, giving the team extra space and providing more client opportunities.The office now offers a separate meeting room for client privacy, internal meetings and planning sessions for the company’s popular Quarterly Planning Days, the next of which takes place in June.The extra space is also being used to film content for...

04 April, 2023

Infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles in North Northamptonshire has been given a boost with £3.25million from Government.The provisional funding includes £2,895,000 capital funds for purchasing and installation costs and a further £351,780 for planning and delivery.Bringing more on-street charging points into operation is seen as one of the main ways of making the use of electric vehicles more appealing and the funding will focus on areas with no, or very limited, off-street parking.Funding has been made available under the UK Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund and is dependent on suitable plans to be agreed by the...

04 April, 2023

Calling all entrepreneurs, charities, start-ups and businesses, small and large – The new NNBN awards ceremony has been launched, which covers the whole of Northamptonshire.County-wide membership organisation NNBN has today unveiled its latest offer – the Northamptonshire NNBN Awards 2023. There are 12 categories now open to enter, including business and charity of the year, one for start-ups and categories for food and drink, hair and beauty and health and wellbeing.Simon Cox, the co-founder of NNBN, said: “After successfully running the Kettering Business Awards for the last four years, we’re delighted to be expanding and opening this up to the...

03 April, 2023

Residents, businesses, and community groups have been given more time to comment on West Northamptonshire Council’s proposals to improve walking and cycling routes in the Abington Park area and encourage more active ways of travelling.People can provide their feedback on our consultation until midnight on Sunday 14 May. Following on from the initial comments from residents and additional requests for information, the consultation period has been further extended to provide an opportunity for people to provide their views.The Abington Park Area Active Travel scheme proposes the introduction of segregated cycleways and footways connecting Abington Park Crescent with Wellingborough Road, Bridgewater Drive,...

03 April, 2023

Calling all you avid golfers!  Northamptonshire Health Charity is looking for teams for their 8th annual Charity Golf Day on Thursday 14 September, raising money for projects to enhance facilities across all three of the local NHS Trusts it supports.Last year’s event raised £6,600 which was split between the appeal for the new outside play area for the children’s wards at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) and the Twinkling Stars Appeal for a new maternity bereavement suite at Kettering General Hospital.The funds raised this year will continue to benefit Twinkling Stars but it will also be split between the Daisy Suite...

03 April, 2023

New campaign launched today to help organisations save money on their energy bills by improving energy efficiency.A new campaign to help businesses, charities and public sector bodies increase their energy efficiency and drive down bills by making simple changes at low-to-no cost has been launched by the UK government today.The campaign, targeted at small and medium sized businesses, will offer guidance on how organisations can make significant savings while cutting emissions, from installing light and heating timers, to turning down boiler flow temperature and changing light bulbs.Many organisations are already aware of ways to boost their energy efficiency and have...

02 April, 2023

Government invests £75 million to provide discounted bus travel for another 3 months across 5,000+ routes from over 140 bus companies.Millions across England are encouraged to ‘Hop Around for £2’ this spring as the £2 bus fare cap is extended to 30 June.Thanks to £75 million of extra government investment, the fare cap means passengers can save on single bus tickets, helping them travel more affordably to education, work and medical appointments.Extended from today (1 April 2023), the offer will apply to more than 5,000 routes in England from over 140 operators, as the government continues to help households through this difficult...

02 April, 2023

New rules on lettings for self-catering properties you will need to meet to continue to be eligible for business rates.From April 2023, new eligibility rules for business rates will apply to self-catering properties in England and Wales.If you don’t meet these rules your property will become eligible for paying Council Tax.The rules will be used in assessments from 1 April 2023. The information about lettings during the 2022/23 operating year will be used to determine whether a property is eligible. The changes The new eligibility rules are different depending on whether your property is in England or Wales.If your property is in...

02 April, 2023

A new review designed to boost the employment prospects of autistic people has today been launched by the Government.Sir Robert Buckland KC MP to lead new Autism Employment Review Focus on supporting employers to recruit and retain autistic people and reap benefits of a neurodiverse workforce Recommendations for change to be brought to Government later this yearA new review designed to boost the employment prospects of autistic people has been launched by the Government to spread opportunity, close the employment gap and grow the economy.The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride MP, has appointed Sir Robert...

02 April, 2023