Non-EU trade boosts exports to £4.4bn

A dramatic rise in non-EU trade has led to record export figures in the region for the first three months of 2011. Peter Hogarth, international trade director for UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) in the East Midlands, told Insider that a rise in exports throughout North America, Asia and Australasia has meant a £4.4bn pricetag on the region's overseas trade market.   READ MORE...

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Angel Mining raises £2.1m

Angel Mining, a gold, zinc and lead mining company based in Lincolnshire, has issued a share placing to raise more than £2m.   Read More...

Welland powers up with £75,000 boost

Welland Power Engineering, based in Spalding, has secured investment worth £75,000 from online lender Funding Circle.   Read More...

Specialist Crafts sets designs on Leicester move

Art and design supplier Specialist Crafts has moved into Leicester's Hamilton Business Park.   Read More...

Lease secured for Continental Autoparts

Continental Autoparts has agreed terms on a unit at Enterprise Park in Hucknall, Nottingham.   Read More...

Profit up, revenue flat at Eversheds

Law firm Eversheds, which has an office in Nottingham, has grown net profit by 3 per cent in its latest year-end results.   Read More...

KTPs on the increase, says report

Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of small and medium-sized businesses in the Midlands have worked with a higher education institution in the past year. That's according to research published today by the Institute of Directors (IoD) and Universities UK.   Read More...

University launches social enterprise bid

The University of Northampton has launched a campaign to become the UK's "leading university for social enterprise".   Read More...

Web robots hired by HMRC

VAT defaulters, private tutors and 'e-marketplaces' are being targeted by new campaigns to be launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over the next year, it has been announced.   Read More...

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