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North Worcestershire Business Awards 2023 now open for entries

The fourth North Worcestershire Business Awards organised by North Worcestershire Business Leaders (NWBL) and North Worcestershire Economic Development and Regeneration (NWedR) is now open for entries.

All businesses based in North Worcestershire – covering Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest districts – are encouraged to view the nomination categories online at www.NWBusAwards.org and select which one is most appropriate for them to enter.  This year, there are four Worcestershire wide awards which means they are open to businesses across the whole of the County.

There are eight award categories, the winners of which will be presented a gorgeous glass trophy at the awards dinner at Hogarth’s Stone Manor Hotel near Kidderminster in November.

Melanie Hawkett from NWBL, organiser of the North Worcestershire Business Awards said

“It’s great to launch the 2023 awards. Local businesses have once again shown their support by sponsoring the event so enthusiastically. This year we are focusing on celebrating the rising starts in businesses across the area and we urge anyone with a favourite business or business leader to get their nomination in as soon as possible.“

Jane Doyle from NWedR joint organiser of the event said

“This promises to be a fabulous celebration of the North Worcestershire business community.  We are asking businesses to self-nominate or enter their favourite local company for a chance to win an award.  We have enthusiastic sponsors and the team at Hogarths Stone Manor are once again working with us to make the awards and the event a sparkling success.”

The categories for the 2023 North Worcestershire Business Awards are: Best start-up business, outstanding contribution to the community, outstanding customer service, best use of technology, business leader of the year, business innovation of the year, stand out business of the year and best employer of the year.

Sponsors for the 2023 #NWBusAwards include Biz Smart, Worcestershire County Council, Indegu e-learning, Danton HR, Wassell Grove Business Centre, Surftech IT, Platform 81, Key Biz Solutions, The Development Manager (TDM), Invoco Telecom,  North Worcestershire Economic Development and Regeneration (NWedR) and North Worcestershire Business Leaders ( NWBL).

The dedicated awards website www.NWBusAwards.org is the place to go to find out about the awards and where businesses can enter or self nominate.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @NWBusAwards.  Entries close on Monday 31 July 2023.

Picture Caption: NWBusAwards organisers LtoR  Jane Doyle NWedR, Melanie Hawkett NWBL, Sam Adkins Hogarths, Michelle Jones Meraki Promotions.

Media Enquiries:
Jane Doyle 01562 732934  E:  jane.doyle@nwedr.org.uk

Danton HR | Case Study

Celebrating North Worcestershire Calendar Winners

  • Please state your name, company name and nature of your business.
    Nicola Roke, Danton HR Ltd – HR Consultancy.
    We help businesses attract, develop and retain the best people for their business.
  • How long have you operated your business and how many people do you employ?
    We have a blend of direct employees and several associate relationships with professionals in the local area and wider area.  The company was established in 2015 and rebranded to Danton HR in 2015.
  • What prompted you to locate your business in North Worcestershire?
    We are local! 
  • What do you enjoy most about your work?
    We are all so passionate about helping businesses grow and giving them the support to succeed.  Businesses are people!
  • What have been your professional highlights so far?
    It’s actually the simple things – receiving a glowing recommendation from a client gives us a real kick, being told that we made a difference to a line manager’s and employee’s experience of a really difficult situation, seeing a manager grow in confidence and do an incredible job of leading their teams.  At the same time, watching our own business develop and grow in line with our vision.  We’re all excited for the future!
  • How do you connect with your business community eg member of business groups, networking, professional associations etc?
    We are members of NWBL, FSB, Worcester 1000, CIPD and CMI.
  • What would you say to other business leaders thinking of relocating to North Worcestershire?
    It’s a no brainer! There’s a wealth of support, knowledge, information and resources available to new and established businesses along with a thriving business community.  There’s enormous investment in the local area and really is no better place to do business!
  • Have you used the photographs taken for you as part of the Celebrating North Worcestershire competition for any of your own marketing?
    Yes, we’ve used the photographs on our own website and in our brochures.
  • Let us have any information that would enhance your case study and be of interest to other business leaders.
    We have just launched a second business – The Business Learning Academy to help businesses gain the skills, knowledge and experience, through their people, to give them the competitive edge and develop their people. Employers are experiencing unprecedented challenges with attracting and retaining great people. The next phase of our growth plans is Danton Health and Safety, due to launch in October of this year.

    Through Danton HR, Danton Resourcing, Danton Health and Safety and The Business Learning Academy, we are thrilled to be able to offer local businesses everything needed through the full employment lifecycle to attract, develop and retain the very best. 

    For more information see Nicola’s profile here

Title: How Can You Look at Your Business Problems in a New Way?

Much as we would all like life after the Coronavirus pandemic to go back to the previous normal, a return to the old “business-as-usual” (BAU) is unlikely. In addition, the world continues to face the possibilities of social (including health), economic and environmental (including climate change) challenges.

The transformation of any business from BAU to sustainable success requires leaders and managers to look at their whole situation anew, continually refreshing their whole body of knowledge and the way they operate.

What is required is a new way to look at your and its whole situation. A Model of Sustainable Organisation (MoSO) provides that new way to view and understand an organisation’s whole situation.

This is not just any model of organisation, this is, MoSO!

To be clear, MoSO is not THE answer. Simply put, its aim, by presenting a bigger picture of organisation, is to generate broader thinking and learning to work towards sustainable success socially, economically and environmentally.

It helps an organisation continually challenge and work to better understand itself in its whole situation so that takes more effective action. MoSO can be applied at any level within a business or any organisation.

Literally look at MoSO from two points of view. Firstly, as an aid to focusing on ever-better delivery of value to customers within a wider world. Secondly, as the key to a body of modern management knowledge.

As a coach I use MoSO as a part of helping leaders and managers work out ways forward when faced with problems, mistakes and failures. MoSO’s role is to prompt questions such as: what IS happening, why is it important, why are we here and where are we going?

To find out more, arrange a free discovery session or book my Virtual Coaching 6-Pack contact me on 07831 508543 or email alanclark@keybiz.com.

How Growing Cyber Risks Can Impact Your Business and That of Your Clients

Welcome to our latest update on the rapidly changing world of cyber risks, including ways to reduce your risk. Just click on the link below to download the document.

If you would like additional information about any of the topics included or if there is another challenge you are facing where you need documentation or guidance, please let me know and I will do my best to help.

Cyber Risks and Liabilities March/April 2021

Win a reMarkable2 with BizSmart

Did you know only 4% of businesses scale beyond 9 people and less than 1% beyond 50? We are exploring why this may be and the key challenges that arise at different stages of the ‘ScaleUp Journey’. If you are a business owner, we would appreciate your help by completing our 15-minute survey

https://lnkd.in/dAtg5sV

Be a voice for Worcestershire

At the Chamber, we are constantly looking at the ways we can get vital feedback from businesses and as you might know one of the key ways we collect data is through the British Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey. The benefit of this survey is that the data is collected nationally and it is the largest business survey in the UK and as such used by the Government, Treasury and the Bank of England as part of its forecasting data. The great news is though, that we can also see and use the local data, and plot trends going back over 30 years.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q12021EconomicIndicator

Free eLearning session – Email Phishing

Continuing with Indegu’s launch of a new range of FREE online training courses in 2021 – covering different business critical topics each month. February resource is exploring how to protect yourself and your business from email phishing scams produced in partnership with subject experts Integratech Ltd. 

A copy of the resource can be accessed here

A chance to star in the Celebrating North Worcestershire calendar

North Worcestershire based companies are invited to enter a competition to win a fantastic package of free PR support that lasts a year thanks to NWedR and North Worcestershire Business Leaders (NWBL).

Now in its fourth year, The ‘Celebrating North Worcestershire’ PR competition offers the chance to win a valuable prize which will go to 12 lucky winners. The prize includes a spotlight month in the wonderful Celebrating North Worcestershire Calendar 2022 with a dedicated company photoshoot, feature in the NWedR newsletter, social media PR campaign, an online feature in Business and Innovation magazine and your company photograph highlighted for a year on the NWedR and NWBL website photo galleries. 

Jane Doyle, Communications and Engagement Officer for NWedR which is a shared service for Bromsgrove District Council, Redditch Borough Council and Wyre Forest District Council said:

“This competition is now established on our annual calendar. We love the fact that the featured photographs in the calendar say so much about the company they represent. We have again joined with NWBL to organise this competition to highlight what a natural place North Worcestershire is to do business.”

Melanie Hawkett founder of NWBL said:

“We’re pleased that local businesses look forward to the annual calendar and they always get into the spirit of creatively photographing what they are about. It’s good to know that as people work from home and are more separated from their workplaces physically, there is a little taste of their workplace spirit hanging on their wall in the form of the Celebrating North Worcestershire calendar.”

The competition is open for entries until Tuesday 4 May 2021. Entering the ‘Celebrating North Worcestershire’ competition is quick and easy.  Businesses across North Worcestershire are asked to submit up to 50 words on why they think the area is an exciting and inspiring place for their business.  Email your entry to communications@nwedr.org.uk or enter online following the link https://www.nwedr.org.uk/celebrating/celebrating-north-worcestershire-calendar/get-involved/

To view the fabulous photo gallery of the 2021 Celebrating North Worcestershire calendar

To see the story of the original Celebrating North Worcestershire Business Calendar, visit YouTube NorthWorcsEDR

For more information on NWedR visit, www.nwedr.org.uk 

Picture shows: February 2021 photograph on the Celebrating North Worcestershire Calendar with Bromsgrove company Bumble Hole Foods reminding us to celebrate Valentines Day this Sunday.

Gary Mawhinney

Platform 81

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