Bath & Somerset
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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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The changing face of Bath ' s high street
REGULARS
04 Business News 14 People 28 Property 32 Finance 39 Positive Business 42 Connect
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EDITOR ’ S NOTE
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Welcome to this special Going for Growth issue of The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset . After two years of disruption and the challenges presented by the pandemic , 2022 has to be the year for creating a plan , sticking to it and achieving our goals .
Turn to pages 8-9 to hear how local organisations are going for it this year and seizing new opportunities . Discover the tale behind our cover story , Middle Ground Growers and how they recently ran a successful crowdfunding campaign to achieve their dream of building an ecological farm for Bath .
In this edition we celebrate our area ' s most inspiring women to celebrate International Women ' s Day . Through our social media channels we asked our
Going for Growth - Cover story
FEATURES
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17 The power of apprenticeships
34 The new Highway Code : What you need to know
A2Z
A to Z Guide to Business in Bath & Somerset
readers which women in our community inspire them to come up with our list of 22 women for ' 22 . Check out the list on pages 18-19 and follow the campaign via our website and social media channels throughout March as we profile each of the 22 . Congratulations to all the women who were nominated and made the list .
Each year our spring issue contains our A to Z Guide to Business in Bath & Somerset . If you ' re looking for a new product or service , think local and help to grow our region ' s economy . With such a diverse range of businesses and talent on our doorstep , why look anywhere else when building your supplier network ?
I ' m excited to announce that May will see the return of The Business Exchange Charity Conference & Expo at Bath Racecourse in partnership with B & NES 3SG and sponsors Milsted Langdon and
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Celebrating our area ' s most inspiring women
PEOPLE
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25 In Profile : James Lowther , CEO , Truespeed
31 10 Minutes with … Gavin Etheridge , DoubleTree by Hilton Bath
The Business Exchange Charity Conference & Expo is back in partnership with B & NES 3SG
Stone King . I can ' t wait to see the venue buzzing with people again , connecting and learning . Find out more about our plans on page 41 .
It ' s fantastic that we ' re now able to get out and about and see one another properly again . I ' m really enjoying adding dates to our networking events calendar . Our last business breakfast at Cumberwell Park in February had an electric vibe and it was great to see old and new business friends meeting again . Our next breakfast is on Thursday 7th April , further details on page 42 . Hopefully see you there !
Anita Jaynes E : anita @ tbesw . co . uk T : 01225 300043
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