The Interview
She Grows Veg lays fresh groundwork for female entrepreneurs
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...
2025 tourism winners celebrated at awards
The Suffolk & Norfolk Tourism Awards were recently held at Norwich Castle.
Eleven businesses and individuals were recognised at the awards, celebrating the very best tourism and hospitality attractions, venues and experiences in the region.
The awards are the first major...
British Patient Capital announces £20m commitment to Cambridge Innovation Capital Fund
British Patient Capital, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has made a £20 million cornerstone commitment to Cambridge Innovation Capital’s (CIC) £100 million Opportunity Fund, alongside Aviva Investors.
CIC was launched in 2013 and invests in deep tech...
Leading nuclear firm relocates to Milton Park to drive innovation and growth
Nuvia says its relocation will deliver career opportunities in clean energy.
The global leader in nuclear engineering, decommissioning and health physics, has moved its Oxfordshire operations to a new office at Milton Park, the UK’s largest single-ownership innovation community.
With over...
Ask the Legal Expert
Q: We have a product that we want to sell in Spain. We have been recommended two companies there who we may be able to work with – one is a distributor and the other calls itself a sales...
New sick pay policy comes into force
In a significant move to support low-paid workers in the UK, the government has announced that more than one million workers are now entitled to 80% of their weekly salary as sick pay from the first day of illness.Â
This change aims...
Business and cultural community come together to celebrate Suffolks country town
Ipswich is gathering pace as a vibrant cultural, retail and experience-based destination, and members of the towns’ business community recently gathered at an event hosted by Larking Gowen at St Stephen’s Church, as part of Ipswich Borough Council’s Ipswich...
Streets gains a greater footprint in the East of England
A new accountants’ firm has been established in the region.
Streets Hackett Griffey LLP is the product of a merger between Hackett Griffey Chartered Certified Accountants, of Haverhill, and Streets Chartered Accountants, which has offices in Peterborough, Cambridge, Newmarket, Colchester,...
Warning for local businesses as public sector toughens up on debts
A monthly increase in compulsory liquidations - to their highest level in more than ten years - indicates a toughening stance towards company debt owed to the public sector, and the ongoing efforts of government to help balance their...
Overcoming Microsoft Copilot privacy concerns: compliance tips for 2025
As part of a recent exploration of AI governance and the developing UK AI Act, a team of data protection specialists from The DPO Centre examine concerns around Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot, Copilot.
Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been steadily working...
impulse alumni lead the charge in the battery revolution
With the world racing to find urgent sustainable solutions to meet its energy needs, the spotlight has turned increasingly on the crucial role of batteries. The impulse programme, from the University of Cambridge, is helping entrepreneurs turn their exciting...
O.C.O Technology celebrates King’s Award
A world leader in carbon capture has been awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development 2024.
Based in Norfolk, O.C.O’s Accelerated Carbonation Technology (ACT) is used to treat various waste materials, turning them into a carbon negative aggregate for...
BRETTS Transport achieves major carbon emission reductions
Food and packaging storage and distribution specialists Bretts Transport has slashed its carbon output, posting a 27 percent reduction in emissions since 2022.
The logistics provider has made big strides in recent years to reduce its carbon footprint, despite the...
Five ways to tackle the workforce readiness gap
By 2030, a fifth of the UK workforce may find themselves seriously under-skilled for their jobs. It might sound like a sci-fi dystopia but, according to the Industrial Skills Strategy Council, this could be our reality if we don’t...
New apprenticeships in Norfolk rise an impressive 11%
New apprenticeship starts with Norfolk businesses and organisations soared by 11% in the first three months of the academic year 2024/25 - against a national increase of less than 1.5%.
The growth between 1 August to 31 October 2024 compared...
Recruitment experts, CONRAD CONSULTING, expand Stateside
A Suffolk recruitment firm is celebrating its successful expansion into the United States.
Conrad Consulting, which was founded in the small market town of Framlingham, opened new offices in Orlando and Tampa, Florida, in May 2024.
Director Graham Ventham has spent...
Government funding to combat ‘hidden unemployment’ in Norfolk
More than 4,000 people in Norfolk who face barriers to employment including disability and long-term health conditions are to be helped through a new programme of support.
Connect to Work is a central part of the Government’s Get Britain Working...
Southgate Global wins award at top supplier event
Logistics firm Southgate Global has secured its first major award win of 2025.
The King’s Lynn-based firm has been named ‘Supplier of the Year’ to RAJA, one of the UK’s leading distributors in packaging supplies.
RAJA operates in 19 European countries,...
Made Smarter boost for manufacturing and engineering
Advanced manufacturing and engineering SMEs in the East of England are to receive funding and bespoke support through the Made Smarter Adoption East of England programme, overseen by Norfolk County Council.
The £1.2m grant scheme made available through an agreement...
One new council ‘best option’ for Suffolk
A plan setting out the significant benefits of scrapping Suffolk’s six councils and replacing them with just one new authority has been agreed by councillors.
Suffolk County Council’s cabinet approved an interim plan for local government reorganisation in the region, ...
Record 20% growth in profits for chartered surveyor
Chartered surveyor Bruton Knowles has seen record growth within its Utilities and Infrastructure (U&I) Team over the last 12 months, with profits soaring by 20%.
Despite a challenging economic environment, the team has expanded across the UK, breaking further into...
Building firm appoints new MANAGING DIRECTOR, Eastern Region
Allison Homes has appointed Adam Knight as managing director for the region.
With over 22 years’ experience in the housing sector, Adam previously held technical director and managing director positions across the East Midlands, helping deliver over 10,000 homes in...
Larking Gowen announces new Partner to join the firm
Regional accountancy and business advisory firm, Larking Gowen, is pleased to announce the continuing expansion of their Business Tax Advisory team with the appointment of Partner, Andrew Robinson, who joined on 1 April 2025.
Andrew joins to work alongside Partner,...
The Mid Suffolk Business Exhibition is back in 2025!
Mid Suffolk Business Exhibition is an annual event, organised by Stowmarket & District Chamber of Commerce.
Stowmarket Chamber of Commerce are a not-for-profit organisation, run by volunteers from the local business community. Their aim is to champion what local businesses...
Merger gives Streets a greater footprint in the East of England!
Streets Chartered Accountants, a top 40 UK professional service firm, is delighted to announce the establishment of Streets Hackett Griffey LLP.
The announcement follows the merger of the well-established and widely respected Haverhill practice of Hackett Griffey Chartered Certified Accountants...
Larking Gowen breaks target to donate to Motor Neurone Disease Association
Employees at regional accountancy firm, Larking Gowen LLP have smashed through their own target, and raised £7,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA).
Larking Gowen, which has six offices across East Anglia, and employs approximately 400 people, holds an...
The very human face of banking
Traditional customer service still has an important role to play in our faceless digital age, says James Knapman, founder of Fenland Financial Planning.
What’s been the biggest single change in financial services during your career.
The move online. When I started...
King’s reward for local food heroes
Local food waste champions have received a Royal invite in recognition of their charity’s good works.
Still Good Food is a Suffolk-based charity that rescues surplus food and redistributes it to the public through its shops in Bury St Edmunds...
Two non-executive directors join Board of Anglia Innovation Partnership
Anglia Innovation Partnership, the campus management organisation at Norwich Research Park, has appointed Jonathan Burroughs and Mark Clement as non-executive directors (NEDs) to its Board.
The Anglia Innovation Partnership Board comprises of senior leaders from each of Norwich Research Park’s...
IGNITE 2025: fast-track your innovation to commercial reality
Is your company looking to transform an innovation from the lab to commercial reality?
Do you have an idea or research project with business potential but need skills and support to make it happen?
Applications are now open for Ignite’s intensive,...
