Some people sell preloved clothes online as a part-time hobby. But two brothers from Ipswich have turned vintage goods into a multi-million-pound business. Zac and Josh Hembry, pictured, founded Messina Hembry as a side hustle in 2012, buying and reselling...

In just five years, Nick Burrows, founder of Excel Carpentry Contractors Ltd, has seen annual turnover grow from £120,000 to £2.5m – with projections set to exceed £3m this year. He tells East Anglia in Business how he carved...

Women historically faced a ‘glass ceiling’ in business. Now it seems they’ve hit a ‘cash ceiling’ too. The all-female team at Suffolk firm, She Grows Veg, battled against bias in funding and support to become a thriving start-up on...

As 2024 fades into history, Novuna Business Finance looks back at a volatile year for small businesses Last summer suggested a resurgence in growth outlook was on the cards for small businesses in the East of England. The summer period...

Fine chocolate manufacturer Gnaw, of Norfolk, started out in 2010 - the tentative next step in an entrepreneurial vision conceived at Norwich Business School by Matt Legon, who specialised in small business transformation and entrepreneurship. His vision’s first incarnation started...

Local warehouse, manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, post and parcel and 3PL industries are asked to think what machinery and equipment can be repaired instead of replaced. Logistics  firm  Southgate Global,  of King’s Lynn, is appealing to customers to consider repair or...

Southgate Global, of King’s Lynn, share their expectations and predictions for the supply chain industry, and how organisations can best adapt in 2025. Last year saw continued significant political and economic change globally. Major shifts in power in the US...

Efforts to eradicate a massive outbreak of bird flu in Norfolk and Suffolk are in danger of wiping out the industry and the winter could see another peak in cases, leading poultry farmers have warned the Government. New Anglia Local...

Local businesses are reporting a mixed bag of results for trade, with positive news on the export and employment fronts, but a slowdown in overall output. While growth among manufacturers and the service sector remains strong, it has eased to...

Manufacturing across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is about to become more globally competitive with the launch of a new sector network, The Smart Manufacturing Alliance.  The Alliance, launched in October 2021, is a joint venture between economic development company, Opportunity Peterborough,...

The business world has changed and lots of people like myself, who enjoy working in an office, will need to work remotely from time to time. Over the last 18 months, I have been so proud of how our team...

New cross-sector taskforce will tackle climate resilience for local communities An ambitious new multi-agency taskforce seeks to bring renewed prosperity to the Fens through a radical new approach to managing land and water resources. Future Fens Integrated Adaptation will deliver...

Peterborough’s SME businesses believe there is a mixed outlook for firms in the region, but that trends demonstrate stronger performances than in 2020, according to a new report. The 2021 Greater Peterborough Survey, undertaken in March by UK-wide regional accountancy...

When it comes to productivity, it is a well-known fact that the UK’s averages are below other G7 countries and well below where it should be. But there’s no reason your own business can’t buck that trend. Part of...

In February, UK in a Changing Europe, an authoritative body based at King’s College London promoting independent research into the complex and ever evolving relationship between the UK and the EU, published a comprehensive report entitled Brexit & Beyond. Over...

Board members of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have unanimously voted to approve 22 new project proposals, totalling £4.1 million in grant funding, under the Market Towns Programme for Fenland, Huntingdonshire and East Cambridgeshire. Ranging from smart technology to improve...

Jonathan Insley, Senior Associate in Birketts’ Employment Team said: “Latest figures released on 26 January 2021 by the Office of National Statistics give further insight into the continuing economic impact in this region. https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/headlinelabourforcesurveyindicatorsfortheeastofenglandhi06 The ONS data shows that 4.8% of those...