About
Rothbiz was established by Tom Austen, a former regeneration officer with a passion for promoting Rotherham and a nose for a good story. The website launched in 2007 and has been growing ever since.
Tom grew up in Aston, Rotherham and studied Human Geography at Nottingham Trent University. For over five years he kept the regeneration and business development teams at Rotherham Investment & Development Office up to speed with the latest developments in the borough.
When it comes down to business in Rotherham, he knows what, who, where, when, why and how. He has developed the perfect way to curate, aggregate and distribute positive news articles using digital and social media.
Tom is now looking to establish Rothbiz as a business with the backing of sponsors and advertisers.
About the site
As you can see from reading any of the articles on this site, Rotherham is fighting back from the economic downturn in South Yorkshire, in the UK. As an excellent business location it has attracted a number of inward investors and produced world-leading companies of its own. Rotherham's status as a world-leader in enterprise education was recognised at the prestigious Enterprising Britain 2010 competition that saw the borough named as the most enterprising place in the UK. Rotherham is very much a part of the Sheffield City Region.
Tom grew up in Aston, Rotherham and studied Human Geography at Nottingham Trent University. For over five years he kept the regeneration and business development teams at Rotherham Investment & Development Office up to speed with the latest developments in the borough.
When it comes down to business in Rotherham, he knows what, who, where, when, why and how. He has developed the perfect way to curate, aggregate and distribute positive news articles using digital and social media.
Tom is now looking to establish Rothbiz as a business with the backing of sponsors and advertisers.
About the site
As you can see from reading any of the articles on this site, Rotherham is fighting back from the economic downturn in South Yorkshire, in the UK. As an excellent business location it has attracted a number of inward investors and produced world-leading companies of its own. Rotherham's status as a world-leader in enterprise education was recognised at the prestigious Enterprising Britain 2010 competition that saw the borough named as the most enterprising place in the UK. Rotherham is very much a part of the Sheffield City Region.
Rothbiz was established with the aim of getting this message across. There are fantastic companies, doing fantastic things and Rothbiz is the only place which brings together positive news regarding businesses, enterprise, commercial property, regeneration, key developments and the economy in Rotherham. From the factory producing 70,000 bagels every hour, to the company developing a virtually waterless washing machine, all the stories are here.
The site also brings together the latest news on the large scale investments across the borough including Rotherham Renaissance, the YES! Project and the regeneration of former coalfield areas. Another focus is enterprise and in particular, enterprise education, an area where it is recognised that Rotherham leads the way.
As far as an editorial policy, Rothbiz features articles regarding businesses, developments and projects taking place within the Rotherham local authority boundary. The emphasis is always on positive articles.
The site will inspire school kids and raise aspirations, helping them to recognise what is happening in Rotherham, now and in the future.
The site will encourage Rotherham companies to recognise opportunities for collaboration, growth and business development.
The site will help to bring the Rotherham business community together.
The site will change the perceptions of Rotherham.
The site will raise the profile of Rotherham.
The site will generate interest from potential investors from across the globe.
News is good for business.
Tom Austen, founder, creator, editor, researcher, writer, head of web development, CEO, head chef & bottle washer, http://www.rothbiz.co.uk/
