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KEY STATISTICS
Readership : 15,000 Our audience :
56 % business owner / director level 44 % partner , manager or senior executive
CONTENTS
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Bath sex toy tycoon returns with vibrating gadget
REGULARS
04 Business News 24 Finance 26 People 44 Property 51 Technology 54 Positive Business 60 Connect
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EDITOR ’ S NOTE
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Who ’ s got that back-to-school feeling ? It ’ s September , the new school year has just started and from the conversations I ’ m having we ’ re all poised and ready to go . Let ’ s get out there and make this last quarter of the year count .
After an interrupted Q2 with the Easter and bank holidays butting together , then Q3 dominated by the summer holidays , I think more than ever we ’ re all ready for a few months of concentration , to get on top and to end the year on a high note .
This September is an exciting time for The Business Exchange ( TBE ) as we celebrate 10 years in business and seven years of the Bath magazine . Turn to page 12 to read the TBE story so far and meet the team behind these pages .
On Thursday 14th September we ’ re
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Celebrating 10 Years of TBE – Defining a decade
FEATURES
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11 Strength in Style
36 Going Green - Sustainability in business
TBE exclusive – Exploring climate change with explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams
hosting a special ‘ Defining a Decade ’ breakfast at Cumberwell Park . Over 80 attendees are expected as we put the spotlight on the firms , the people , the events and the cultural business changes which have defined the past 10 years since TBE launched in 2013 . To find out how to book your tickets turn to page 62 .
The ‘ Defining a Decade ’ theme runs throughout this magazine . We ’ ve asked local business leaders what ’ s defined their decade . Find out on pages 14-23 .
On pages 32-33 we run our annual Bath ’ s Top 50 Businesses list – ranked by turnover . Take a look to see who ’ s taken this year ’ s top spot .
Over the past decade , sustainability has been one of the main areas of business transformation but there is still so much more we need to do . Check out our ‘ Going Green ’ feature on pages 36-43 to hear top
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Bath ’ s top 50 businesses ranked by turnover
PEOPLE
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14 10 Years on Simon Holdsworth
58 Dorothy House Supporter Stories
International Men ’ s Day – Stop male suicide
tips on how to improve your sustainability strategy , and read our exclusive interview with explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams .
To mark our 10th anniversary we have refreshed the TBE brand . I ' m excited to uncover this new grown-up look , as I really think it shows where we are headed and how we ' re punching above our weight for an independent regional publisher .
Thank you to everyone who ' s supported me on this journey so far . Here ' s to the next decade and everything that might bring !
Anita Jaynes E : anita @ tbesw . co . uk T : 01793 847 966
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