Niche Magazine Issue 46

Page 13

GENERATION NEXT AWARDS 2021 WINNERS BREAKTHROUGH AWARD

(sponsored by Nottingham University Business School) Daniel Jones – Professional Heating Solutions

EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY AWARD (sponsored by GBS Apprenticeships) Tony Buck – EyeSiteView (Division of Oasis Studio)

THE COMMUNITY AWARD (sponsored by Hardy Signs) Charlotte Robey Turner – Leicestershire Cares

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Loughborough College) Coral Guard – GBS Apprenticeships

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Fraser Stretton) Max Poynton, Jacob Watts and Matthew Bond – Project D

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD (sponsored by East Midlands Chamber) Jenna Hadfield – Banner Jones Solicitors

GENERATION NEXT FUTURE LEADER AWARD (sponsored by University of Derby) Kate Walker – ExpHand Prosthetics (pictured right)

The East Midlands Chamber Annual Dinner 2021

E

ileen Richards MBE reflected on her journey to becoming a businesswoman and East Midlands Chamber president as the Annual Dinner returned to a live audience. The owner of Leicester-based ER Recruitment also spoke about her priorities for the Chamber and region as she took to the stage at Colwick Hall in Nottingham on September 23. It was the first Annual Dinner since March 2019 and the event raised £1,130, to be split between Eileen’s three chosen charities: Chesterfield Samaritans, Help the Homeless Leicester, and Nottinghamshire Hospice. Around 350 people attended the black-tie gala, which included a speech by General Sir Timothy Granville-

Chapman, a former vice-chief of Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces. He gave an update on the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC), which is currently being built at the Stanford Hall Estate, near Stanford on Soar, and requires further investment. Former Leicester Tigers and England rugby player Leon Lloyd also gave a keynote address about how to translate learnings from teamwork in sport into business. He is co-founder and CEO of Switch the Play Foundation – the UK’s first charity to focus on assisting athletes and military personnel with successfully transitioning into the world of business – and author of the book Life After Sport: From Boot Room to Boardroom, about career transition. NICHE | 13


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The Boardroom

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pages 106-108

Reviewed: London’s Strand Palace

2min
pages 97-98

Collaboration opp with The Bridge

2min
page 103

SoundCafe

1min
page 104

Susie the Foodie

3min
pages 88-89

Bistro Live Variety Night for Hope Against Cancer

1min
page 101

Festive foodie fun

2min
page 87

A break from business this Christmas

4min
pages 94-96

Life in lockdown for Menphys beneficiaries

2min
page 105

We Asked You

3min
page 61

First Impressions: a photography guide

2min
pages 75-76

A dynamic workflow

2min
page 77

Running a business with the backing of two awards

3min
pages 68-69

Awarding staff with confidence and pride

3min
pages 70-71

Why you should be applying for awards in 2022

3min
pages 62-63

Maximising award-win opportunities

4min
pages 66-67

Back to the desk: ergonomic health

2min
page 83

Bowel cancer and early diagnosis

2min
page 59

Living with high functioning anxiety

2min
page 57

Workplace mental health

1min
page 55

Loneliness at the top

1min
page 56

Overcoming bullying

2min
page 53

Caring for the carers

2min
page 60

Making friends with the demon

2min
page 51

Suicide attempt survivor speaks out

3min
page 50

The HR evolution

2min
page 47

How to be successful

1min
page 44

Cancer, anxiety, family struggles, business pressure, and more

3min
page 48

Navigating insolvency

2min
page 45

Getting perspective

2min
page 41

Apps for business

2min
page 39

Attracting talent

2min
page 43

Recovering from prostate cancer

2min
page 49

To restructure or not to restructure

5min
pages 33-34

Impact of divorce on family business

2min
pages 31-32

In conversation with Nicki Robson

2min
page 26

3 steps to retirement planning

2min
page 28

EMC Annual Award Dinner

1min
page 13

SEO creativity

2min
pages 36-37

Thought Leaders

19min
pages 16-24

Generation Next winners

2min
page 12
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