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Community
When you’ve made it, remember how much you enjoyed making it here
Sometimes you need a quiet space to think things through and other times you need to bounce ideas off other creatives and entrepreneurs who understand your industry and challenges. Here at Mansfield Innovation Centre we are a community full of supportive and innovative individuals and businesses, who are here to help you succeed in your journey.
Our members
Meet other entrepreneurs who are busy building their business, from a range of sectors and businesses. Just think, your coffee run could see you make friends with a future client or perhaps you’ll find a new business partner while ordering lunch. Here are just some of the companies all sharing our roof...
Our team
Our professional, friendly and helpful Innovation Centre team are here to make your work-life as efficient and enjoyable as possible. Their hands-on approach actively helps to grow the business.
Hannah Hickman
Centre Manager
Hannah is originally from West Yorkshire and moved to the Mansfield area 8 years ago. She has a strong background in Customer Service as she has previously worked in the Travel industry. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and the occasional glass of wine. Her favourite place on Earth is Disneyworld Florida.
Emma Nunn
Assistant Centre Manager
Emma has come from a travel and estate agency background. Between the two she has developed her skills and knowledge in sales and marketing. She loves to spend time with her family and walking her dog Bayley. She is also partial to a nice gin and tonic.
David Smith
Innovation Director
David has worked most of his life in banking and has worked for OI now for 5 years. His weekends are spent visiting Hillsborough as he is an OWL at heart. His favourite place on earth is Sidmouth.
Kelly Welsh
Customer Experience Assistant
Kelly has worked for OI for 2 years. She is a mum to 3 beautiful girls, and enjoys going on long walks with her dog Bear and her girls and spending time with friends and family.
Tracey Morton
Customer Experience Assistant
Tracey has spent her working life in the Police force and retired just over 5 years ago. She loves to play Tennis and often plays for her local club on weekends, if her knee allows. Her favourite tipple is red wine.
An invite to innovate
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Case studies
Innovation runs right through us. Hear from some of the entrepreneurs who are part of your community.
Adina’s Recruitment – Driver recruitment firm reveals secret to success
A Nottinghamshire recruitment firm has doubled turnover in the past 12 months thanks to a “change of mindset”. Adina Worboys, owner of Adina’s Recruitment, believes the surge in trade which has taken her turnover to £1.5 million is down to moving the firm from her house to an office at […]
Victoria Prince Celebrates Female Entrepreneur Award Nomination
A customer at Mansfield Innovation Centre is hoping to use her nomination for a prestigious regional business award as a springboard to help other businesses to achieve success. Victoria Prince, who runs Touchpoints Marketing, has been named as one of five finalists in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year category […]
Dalcour Maclaren a Mansfield IC growing business case study
Dalcour Maclaren are specialist Chartered Surveyors and consultants to the utility and infrastructure sector. With a head office in Oxfordshire and 8 offices across the UK, they expanded their operation into Nottinghamshire by opening the Mansfield office in 2017. We talked to Associate Director, Ed Higson about how Dalcour Maclaren […]
