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THE TEAM
Editor & Founder Anita Jaynes anita @ tbesw . co . uk 01225 300043
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KEY STATISTICS
Readership : 15,000 Our audience :
56 % business owner / director level 44 % partner , manager or senior executive
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Bath becomes first Clean Air Zone outside London
REGULARS
04 Business News 07 Invest in Bath 10 Finance 29 Creative Thinking 30 Technology 35 Positive Business 38 Connect
EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Life might not be back to normal yet , but this hasn ’ t stopped productivity in Bath and its surrounds with lots happening in our business community . It seems to be a period of growth , renewal and reset and lots of the stories in this edition echo this theme . Turn to page 5 to find out more about Bath ’ s Clean Air Zone , a new scheme aimed at improving air quality in the city centre . Continuing on the green , build back better theme , turn to page 7 to find out if your business could be eligible for a Green Business Grant .
In this issue we also Celebrate Bath ’ s Women in Business in support of the International Women ’ s Day campaign . Turn to page 14 to read my thoughts on
Are you eligible for a Green Business Grant ?
FEATURES
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14 Celebrating Bath ’ s Women in Business
22 Covid , Brexit and the Employment market
A2Z
A to Z Guide to Business in Bath
why I believe it ’ s still such an important cause .
At The Business Exchange we always advocate thinking local when looking for business services . Read our A to Z Guide to Business on pages 19-21 . With such a diverse range of local businesses on our doorstep , why look anywhere else when building your supplier network ? Now more than ever we need to stick together to help our local economy succeed .
It ' s going to be a while until we can start hosting our networking events in person again , so to keep you connected in the coming months we ' ve come up with a series of events to bring our readers and supporters together . In March we are lucky to have the UK ' s leading expert on LinkedIn as guest speaker at our virtual breakfast , and in April we ' re giving you top tips on public
More news at : www . tbebathandsomerset . co . uk and www . tbeswindonandwilts . co . uk
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Celebrating Bath ’ s Women in Business
PEOPLE
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Covid , Brexit and the Employment Market
speaking and presenting online with Chris Dawes of Open Dawes Training . To find out more and to book go to page 38 .
I can ' t wait to get out and about again and to see you in person but until then , stay safe , keep positive and keep connected with our local business community by visiting our websites and following our social feeds .
Take care .
Anita Jaynes
16 Meet Elle Chappell , from Form Talent
35 Les Redwood , CEO of Citizens Advice Bath
E : anita @ tbesw . co . uk T : 01225 300043
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