With immediate effect, Ipswich Building Society will now be known as Suffolk Building Society. Since 1849, the Society has provided a safe home for members’ savings and has operated an individual approach to mortgage lending, as well as supported its local communities. The new name and new look represent a significant evolution helping the Society…
St Elizabeth Hospice has been recognised for its dedication to helping people in Suffolk with much-needed grief and bereavement support. St Elizabeth Hospice led a team including St Helena Hospice, St Nicholas Hospice Care, the University of East Anglia and the Pear Tree Clinic, to launch the Compassionate Community project. The project offers local communities…
The last 19 months have hit businesses hard. While there has been support – Mid Suffolk district council made loans of £5 million for SMEs available via the British Business Bank – entrepreneurs must be creative to stay in the black. It’s not as if there aren’t local examples, such as Avi Kniznik who used to…
FXhome – recently acquired by global tech firm Artlist – has announced the launch of a mass recruitment drive within Suffolk and Norfolk, seeking the very best talent in software development. It’s a move that has today received celebratory comment from business and tech leaders across the region. In the wake of the acquisition, the…
A Suffolk charity based in Stowmarket, has had a boost of nearly £10,000 in funding, helping it to upscale its provision for transport and later life support in the wake of Covid. BSEVC, which first launched as Bury St Edmunds Voluntary Centre in 1991, has received a total of £9,643, via the Suffolk Community Restart…
By Martin Baillie – Business Growth Specialist at ActionCOACH Bury St Edmunds In a previous article, Instantly Improve your Cash Flow despite Record Inflation, we discussed cash flow budgeting and how owners of small and medium-sized businesses could rapidly improve their cash flow just by making a few simple changes in four areas of their business. …
Fargo Systems has been confirmed as the UK’s leading logistics software supplier as voted for by the sector, winning the prestigious Technology Company of the Year at the recent Multimodal Awards 2021 at the Vox, Birmingham. Multimodal news readers, exhibitors and industry peers were asked to vote for the technology company they considered the best…
After an impressive pitch to the Anglia Capital Group Angels, Fox Robotics successfully received investment to help them fill their round of £750,000 alongside other investors. This is ACG’s 8th investment into local businesses so far in 2021, with several awaiting round closure, cementing their commitment to growing opportunities for companies within East Anglia. Initially…