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09.12.08 Government hears Rotherham’s business success story

Chancellor Alistair Darling and Exchequer Secretary Angela Eagle heard the Rotherham success story on encouraging and supporting start-up companies on Monday December 8...

02.12.08 New year – and a new life for entrepreneurs

As the New Year approaches, people with dreams of starting their own businesses are being offered the chance to make them real...

27.11.08 Council chief to talk business at 11 Downing Street

A Rotherham Council chief will address a group of influential business leaders at 11 Downing Street as part of a worldwide celebration of the work done to encourage entrepreneurs...

24.11.08 New golf attraction tees up to help drive Rotherham regeneration

It is the new face of golf, and it is taking shape on the site of what was once one of the UK’s most important coalfields, in a South Yorkshire borough...

24.11.08 A high tech computer broker finds new home in green business centre

A “green” IT systems recycling company has chosen one of Britain’s greenest business centres, in Rotherham, as the base for its global operation...

24.11.08 HRH The Duke of Kent to officially open Macalloy’s Rotherham factory

A world-leading Rotherham design and manufacturing company is to be rewarded for its award-winning export track record with a visit from His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent...

10.11.08 Budding Entrepreneurs Urged to Test Drive Their Ideas

Rotherham’s budding entrepreneurs will have a rare chance to ‘test drive’ their business ideas as part of a worldwide event on December 8...

28.10.08 RiDO announces its Young Entrepreneur of the Year winners 2008

Graphic designers Gavin Winder and Joshua Abbotts have been awarded the prestigious top prize in this year’s Rotherham Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2008...

06.10.08 High-tech business centre is new connection for digital phone company

A new Rotherham company aims to help businesses beat the credit crunch – and at the same time carve out its own successful communications niche. Nigel Short and Kerry Goding have created Voot Mobile...

01.10.08 Business sector gets preview of £5m business centre

Movers and shakers in the business world have had a preview of one of the UK’s most unusual business centres for entrepreneurs...

29.08.08 Face looks set to be a model business

In the cut-throat world of modelling, a new Rotherham-based agency is planning to do things differently. Louise Chambers and Craig Fleming have joined forces to launch Face from the newly opened £5m Fusion @ Magna business centre...

20.08.08 German delegation mark 10th anniversary of partnership

A six-strong delegation from Riesa, in eastern Germany, has made a VIP visit to Rotherham to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the economic and development partnership between the town and the borough...

18.08.08 Julie is a safe pair of hands guiding flagship business centre

The woman who will captain a new £5m flagship business centre, one of the most innovative in the UK, is no stranger to helping start-up companies flourish.

30.07.08 Rotherham Cabinet approves final YES! agreement

Europe’s biggest covered leisure, entertainment and sports destination got the final go-ahead today from the political leaders of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, in South Yorkshire. Oak, listed on the Alternative Investment...

07.07.08 Young Maria dances her way to success

Maria Middleton, one of last year’s winners of the Rotherham Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, has seen her dance business cha-cha-cha its way to success since October...

06.07.08 FUSION@Magna: Small, affordable units in a great location

The new £5m business centre for start-up companies in Rotherham will open its doors in April as Fusion @ Magna...

03.07.08 A new forum for business growth in Rotherham

In the current tough economic climate, Rotherham Investment and Development Office (RiDO) is stepping up the support it offers to the borough’s start-up businesses...

17.06.08 New impetus in Rotherham's regeneration drive

More high-quality companies providing more high-quality jobs and more entrepreneurs – those are the priorities for the man leading the award-winning drive to regenerate a Yorkshire borough...

27.05.08 Entrepreneurs undeterred by downturn

Despite the national economic downturn, one Yorkshire borough is continuing to attract budding entrepreneurs interested in launching their own businesses...

09.05.08 Top regeneration role for Paul

A man who has played a leading role in Rotherham’s regeneration over the past five years has been given the job of spearheading...

25.04.08 A Rotherham company starts a discount revolution

With fears of a credit crunch hitting people in the pocket, a Rotherham entrepreneur has started a national discount revolution. And he reckons it has already saved the public £30m.

22.02.08 YES! Project moves to final stage

Europe’s largest covered leisure, activity and convention destination, the £350m YES! Project, is nearing the final stage in its progress towards construction.

29.01.08 Sheffield Parkway Competition - Winner Announced

Tim Norlund, a 23-year-old architect from Denmark, has beaten more than 100 entries to gain first prize in the Sheffield Parkway footbridge competition.

25.01.08 Rotherham is top of the table

Rotherham is forging ahead in helping people carve out careers in new and developing industries.

10.12.07 RiDO Chief Addresses National UK Business Incubation Conference

One of the leading figures in the regeneration of Rotherham has told the borough’s success story on an international stage.

26.11.07 Rotherham Businesses set to grow in Green Building

An innovative ‘green’ building is being developed in Rotherham that will provide budding entrepreneurs with the right location to launch and grow their businesses from.

09.11.07 Home-grown Martek Marine announces expansion plans

An award-winning home-grown Rotherham company is celebrating its own astonishing success story – by expanding into larger premises.

30.10.07 Botswanan Government Officials Visit Rotherham

The Government of one of the world’s fastest-growing economies is looking at Rotherham as a potential supplier of e-procurement technology. A five-strong delegation from Botswana is paying a flying visit to talk to a specialist company in the borough.

02.10.07 Angelo Po puts Rotherham on the Culinary Map

International kitchen equipment firm Angelo Po has set up a brand new office and warehouse unit at Dinnington Business Park as the HQ for its UK operation.

25.09.07 The Store Room takes stock on Rotherham

The former Garnett Dickinson site has finally been filled – with a mighty 90,000sq ft storage facility set up by new storage solution firm The Store Room.

11.09.07 Cash Support on Offer for Flood-damaged Businesses

Flood-hit small businesses across Rotherham are reminded that they can still apply for cash support to help them cope.To apply, please download and complete the form below: Once completed, please return the form to:Rotherham Investment & Development...

11.09.07 Together Financial Services Opens for Business

A brand new start-up company has just opened for business at Moorgate Crofts Business Centre, offering sensible financial advice to new customers in the borough and nationwide.

05.09.07 Rotherham sets a Green Example

Rotherham is playing a key role in a new initiative designed to promote the growth of “green” roofs.

25.08.07 AESSEAL hire 1000th Employee

AESSEAL is a British based engineering business that has continued to expand manufacturing in its South Yorkshire roots, whilst developing a sales and service infrastructure globally.

24.08.07 How to get ahead in advertising with On TV and Radio

Broadcast media specialist Rotherham-based On TV and Radio provides quality creative solutions that really help get businesses noticed.

14.08.07 Football Magazine Kicks Off in Rotherham

A leading football magazine has chosen Rotherham as the base to launch its South Yorkshire edition.My Favourite Shirt – the grassroots to professional football publication is now operating from Moorgate Crofts, the £3.

07.08.07 Students Help Capture a Moment in Rotherham's History

Students from Rotherham College of Arts and Technology are playing a unique role in preserving the town’s history.

31.07.07 Yorkshire Forward Flood Recovery Fund

Yorkshire Forward has made available a £5 million recovery fund to help businesses in Yorkshire that have been affected by the flooding. Small businesses can receive up to £2,500 per company for immediate recovery needs.

31.07.07 Rotherham scheme scoops top national design award

The first major town-centre project in the ambitious Rotherham Renaissance programme has quickly made its mark – as a winner in the National Housing Design Awards.

31.07.07 LuK (UK) Ltd celebrates milestone with open day for families

A Rotherham company is paying tribute to its staff for their hard work and support during the last 20 years, which management say has been key to its continued growth and success in the UK.

30.07.07 Help for Businesses Affected by Flooding

Following the extensive damage caused by the recent flooding across South Yorkshire, help is being made available by the Regional Development Agency Yorkshire Forward.

25.07.07 Modern technology helps map Rotherham's historic flood

As the clean-up continues in Rotherham, Rotherham Investment & Development Office (RiDO) has taken a step back to assess the true scale of the historic floods. And it has found a shocking picture.

24.07.07 WHAT’S THE NEXT BIG THING IN ADVERTISING? ROTHERHAM-BASED WATTS THAT?

With an impressive advertising portfolio to date, Rotherham advertising company Watts That? has already created a big noise in the business.

19.07.07 ENTREPRENEURS URGED TO DRIVE BUSINESS IDEAS FORWARD Rotherham’s potential entrepreneurs are being urged to think seriously about setting up their own businesses in a major campaign that is being launched this month.

19.07.07 Corus to participate in launch of new Boeing Dreamliner

Corus Engineering Steels (CES), based in Rotherham UK, announced its participation in the launch of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner.