On 25 November 2011, the regional Business Link ended after falling victim to the Government’s austerity measures.
Situl Raithatha, of Springfields, along with 6 local entrepeneurs, founded The Business Advice Shop to coincide with the closure of the Business Link.
Committee is calling time on ‘Scrappy Valley’ working men’s club
It was the smoky, laughter-filled club where pint glasses clinked, Engelbert Humperdinck sang and darts legend Eric Bristow stepped up to the oche.
But now, one of the largest working men’s clubs in the Midlands is about to be wound up.
Store closes with loss of 27 jobs
A homewares store which opened 16 months ago has closed, with the loss of 27 jobs.
Big D, in Belgrave Road, Leicester, shut it doors after its parent company, Double Vee, went into administration.
Jobs lost at Autosigns firm
Nearly 30 people lost their jobs after a 40-year-old sign-making company collapsed, owing £760,000.
Owners of Autosigns put the firm into liquidation in February after the business, which produced signs mainly for used car dealers, saw sales plunge last year due to the downturn.