Our next feature in the build up to the NNBN Awards taking place at Kettering Park Hotel & Spa on Friday 6th October is Marie Nickerson, General Manager of the Holiday Inn Express Kettering. Marie is a Finalist in the Special Recognition Award category kindly sponsored by Tresham College.So what does Marie do at the Holiday Inn Express Kettering ?“I am the General Manager of the hotel and have been since May 2010. I oversee the entire operation to administration on behalf of the owners GIG Hotels Limited.”“I manage a team of 32 people in various roles and departments. I...

02 October, 2023

It’s a great honour to be a Finalist at any awards ceremony and in our build up to this year’s NNBN Awards, we caught up with another of our Finalists to understand more about what they do and how they add value to their clients and our Northamptonshire business community.Our next feature in the build up to the NNBN Awards taking place at Kettering Park Hotel & Spa on Friday 6th October is talking with Louise Keightley who is a Director of Four Talent along with her lifelong friend Lucy Wright.Four Talent is a Finalist in the Start Up Business...

02 October, 2023

It’s a great honour to be a Finalist at any awards ceremony and in our build up to this year’s NNBN Awards, we caught up with a number of our Finalists to understand more about what they do and how they add value to their clients and our Northamptonshire business community.Our next feature in the build up to the NNBN Awards taking place at Kettering Park Hotel & Spa on Friday 6th October is Milly Fyfe from No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC.Milly is a Finalist in two categories at this year’s NNBN Awards in the Business Person of...

17 September, 2023

An award-winning recruitment consultancy has been shortlisted in an inaugural local awards roll call.Kettering-based Wills Consultants has been named as a finalist in the Small Business of the Year category in the first-ever NNBN Business Awards.The event, previously known as the Kettering Business Awards, recognises and celebrates innovative, hardworking, and enterprising businesses across the whole of Northamptonshire.The nod comes just weeks after Wills Consultants scooped their debut award win – the Silver Award for High Growth at the prestigious SME Northamptonshire Business Awards.The past 12 months have been notable for the talented team, led by husband-and-wife duo Simon and Nikki...

15 August, 2023

Inspiring individuals, environmental projects, charities, start-ups, tourist attractions and established businesses in Northamptonshire – just a few of the finalists unveiled today [1st Aug 2023] by the NNBN Awards committee.Over the last few months more than 170 submissions were made to the county’s newest awards schemes, the NNBN Awards. Today the wait is over, with a broad range of finalists announced across the 12 categories and the awards ceremony set to take place at Kettering Park Hotel & Spa in October 2023.NNBN Director Simon Cox said “We have been staggered and delighted by the sheer number of entries, a testament...

01 August, 2023

There are just four weeks left to enter the county’s newest awards scheme, one designed to celebrate business and charity successes across Northamptonshire.Charities, start-ups and businesses small and large are invited to enter the new NNBN Awards, which are being sponsored by event sponsors Wilson Browne Solicitors and supported by headline sponsors North Northamptonshire Council, Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce and Poppy Design Studio and media sponsor Pilkington Communications.There are 12 categories in the NNBN awards, which will take place at Kettering Park Hotel & Spa in October, including business and charity of the year, one for start-ups, individual awards for...

02 June, 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