Lancashire Business View

What Lancashire Business View does

Lancashire Business View (LBV) is a regional B2B media company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Lancashire, UK. It operates a multi-channel platform serving the Lancashire business community, reaching approximately 50,000 members through a printed magazine published six times per year, a daily-updated website, a weekly email newsletter, and social media channels. The company is also a significant regional events operator, anchored by the Red Rose Awards (1,100+ attendees at Blackpool Winter Gardens) and the Sub36 Awards, with an additional recurring events calendar. The platform architecture combines editorial content production with a membership layer (the LBV Hub) and event production, and has extended into video via a partnership with Bigtank Video Productions and into education via Blackburn College.

LBV's product portfolio comprises the magazine, the LBV Hub membership platform, the Red Rose Awards, Sub36 Awards, a community events calendar, the website, and the weekly newsletter. The business model is multi-revenue: print and digital advertising, event sponsorships and ticket sales, LBV Hub membership subscriptions, and newsletter monetisation. The go-to-market is sales-led and community-driven, with event programming serving as both a content engine and a direct sales channel. The customer base is predominantly Lancashire-based SMBs and mid-market companies, with named advertisers spanning legal services (Harrison Drury), the public sector (Rosebud, a Lancashire County Council initiative), and regional manufacturing and technology firms (Coolkit, DA Techs, Process Instruments).

Public information on LBV's financial scale, headcount, or ownership structure is limited. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds or parent corporate. Only one named employee appears in the available data (Rob Kelly, Multimedia Journalist), suggesting a small operating team relative to the breadth of products and events delivered. Approximately 20 years of continuous operation, combined with the recurring flagship awards, indicate a stable, established regional franchise rather than an early-stage venture.

Name

Lancashire Business View

Legal name

Lancashire Business View

Website

https://lancashirebusinessview.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lancashire Business View is a regional B2B media company serving Lancashire, UK businesses through a print magazine, daily website, weekly newsletter, and flagship events. Founded in 2005, it reaches 50,000 members via advertising, sponsored events, and LBV Hub membership subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Business Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM), Magazine & Newspaper Subscriptions / Delivery Retail (CRALAAAH)

Keywords

• Business publishing
• Regional media
• Event management
• Business networking
• Advertising sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Blackburn

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Advertising: LBV sells advertising space in their print magazine (published six times yearly) and across their digital platforms including website and newsletters. They offer reach to 50,000 members of the Lancashire business community.
2. Event Sponsorships and Tickets: LBV generates revenue through event sponsorships, ticket sales for networking events, seminars, and their flagship awards ceremonies (Red Rose Awards, Sub36 Awards).
3. LBV Hub Membership: LBV Hub members pay for access to submit stories, post events and offers, build networks, improve SEO, and gain coverage in the magazine.
4. Weekly Newsletter Subscription: Weekly news bulletin distributed to subscribers via email, providing business news, advice and events direct to inboxes.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Lancashire Business View is a multi-media regional business media brand operating since 2005. It publishes a print magazine six times per year, runs a daily-updated website, and distributes a weekly email newsletter covering news, advice, and opinion written by, for, and about Lancashire's business leaders. The company also operates the LBV Hub membership platform, the annual Red Rose Awards and Sub36 Awards ceremonies, and a calendar of networking events and seminars reaching 50,000 business community members.

Product overview

Lancashire Business View is a multi-media business platform launched in 2005, encompassing a print magazine published six times yearly, a daily-updated website, weekly newsletter, and social media presence. The portfolio includes the core Lancashire Business View Magazine (print publication), the LBV Hub membership platform for business networking and content submission, the annual Red Rose Awards and Sub36 Awards programmes, and an events calendar spanning intimate roundtable discussions to large networking events. The platform serves 50,000 members of the Lancashire business community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lancashire Business View Magazine Print magazine published six times a year covering news, advice, and opinion about Lancashire's business community, featuring exclusive content written by, for, and about Lancashire business leaders.
• LBV Website

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches 50,000 members of the Lancashire business community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Bigtank Video ProductionsminorOthersProduces 'The Big Interview' video series featuring in-depth interviews with Lancashire business leaders such as Pauline Wild of Forbes Solicitors. Video content distributed via YouTube and LBV platforms.
• Blackburn CollegeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdvertiser and content partner featured in LBV magazine and website. Supports employer engagement and skills initiatives in Lancashire.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Business Cloud: UK B2B digital news and events platform covering regional business and technology stories. Comparable in its geographic focus on regional business communities and reliance on sponsorship-supported events as a key revenue stream.
• The Business Magazine: Monthly B2B magazine and website covering the East and West Midlands business community, combining exclusive interviews, sector features, and awards. Direct comparable as a regional trade-business publication of similar structure and editorial approach.
• Prolific North: Quarterly magazine and digital platform covering media, marketing, and creative sector business in the North of England. Comparable regional B2B publishing model with magazine cadence, digital news, and events tailored to a sub-regional audience.
• Insider Media: Regional B2B publisher producing magazines, digital news, and events across Yorkshire, the North East, and the Midlands. Highly comparable given parallel print-plus-events format and use of awards programmes to drive audience engagement.
• Yorkshire Business Insider: Regional B2B magazine plus digital platform covering the Yorkshire business community with news, features, and events. Closely mirrors LBV's print-plus-digital-plus-events model targeting a defined UK county's business audience.
• Bdaily: UK regional business news platform publishing daily stories across multiple regions and running business awards. Direct competing coverage of Lancashire business stories, making it a substitute for LBV's advertising and Hub offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Lancashire Evening Post (Reach plc): Established Lancashire daily newspaper and website publishing regional business news, partly through shared Reach plc business desk. Indirect substitute for LBV's news content serving the same Lancashire audience, but free-to-read, with much larger circulation that competes for advertiser attention.
• Business Live (Reach plc): Reach plc's free regional business news network covering Lancashire, North West, and other UK regions with substantially larger editorial scale. Comparable offering to LBV's news and event coverage, but as part of a wider national portfolio with free access that pressures LBV's advertising and subscription economics.

Others

• Lancashire Chamber of Commerce: Membership organisation for Lancashire businesses providing networking, training, and policy advocacy. Adjacent to LBV's LBV Hub offering because both sell community membership to the same Lancashire business audience, though Chamber focuses on policy and export support rather than content and advertising.

Regional players

• Scottish Business News Network (SBNN): Scotland-focused B2B news and events platform combining online news with awards and networking. Comparable regional business media model with digital-first publishing plus events, although operating in a different UK region rather than competing directly with LBV in Lancashire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LBVmagazine
• Facebookfacebook.com/LancashireBusinessView
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lancashire-business-view
• Instagraminstagram.com/lancashirebusinessview

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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