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THE TEAM
Editor & Founder Anita Jaynes Anita @ tbesw. co. uk
Editorial Support Ben Carey & Nick Batten Ben @ tbesw. co. uk Nick @ tbesw. co. uk
Special Features Fiona Scott Fiona @ fionascott. co. uk
Design Juicy Designs www. juicy-designs. co. uk
Artwork Studio Creative Services www. studio-cs. co. uk
Printed by ESP Colour www. espcolour. co. uk
On the cover Lux co-founders Tom Munday, James Courtney and Ash Dey.
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Cover story: Student start-up acquired for eight-figure sum
REGULARS
04 Business News
10 People
18 Finance
26 Technology
31 Property
42 Positive Business
44 Connect
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TBE Exclusive interview with David Hawcock, Bath’ s pop-up publishing entrepreneur
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FEATURES
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17 TBE South West Charity Conference & Expo returns for 7th year
36 A2Z Guide to local business
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Bath’ s Most Inspiring Women- As voted by you
PEOPLE
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12 Talking founder wellbeing with Lucy Paine
16 10 Minutes With... Tim Lerwill, Head of Charity & Not-For-Profit at Milsted Langdon
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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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Without intention, the theme of this edition appears to be‘ community’. There seems to be a current movement where more than ever people are understanding the importance of local networks and building meaningful relationships, to not only achieve success but to feel fulfilled and nourished as individuals.
Our cover story( page 4) is a tale of true grit, determination and resilience and how through academic and peer support, Bath graduate, James Courtney recently became a millionaire. He talks about the power of community and the support of his peers in achieving success.
In our exclusive interview with Bath’ s pop-up publishing entrepreneur, David Hawcock( page 6), he discusses the power
Bath development update- regeneration and development projects set to shape the city’ s future
of validation and how winning BBC TV’ s Dragons’ Den gave him the confidence and right community to propel his business forward.
On pages 8-9 you’ ll find our‘ Bath’ s Most Inspiring Women list 2025’- as voted by you. This feature puts the spotlight on women who often don’ t get the credit they deserve. Through our online coverage we’ ve seen so much positivity and words of encouragement for these women which has been a joy to see and demonstrates how uplifting the power of community can be. If you turn to page 12, Lucy Paine, Community Manager for TechSPARK is discussing founder health and wellbeing and how lonely entrepreneurship can feel.
At TBE we have one goal and that’ s to
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Get set for the TBE Awards 2025- Celebrating business excellence
make our area thrive, connecting different networks and raising awareness of the support available. I hope this edition inspires you to get more connected this year and I hope to see you at many of the planned events showcased in this magazine.
Anita Jaynes, Founder E: anita @ tbesw. co. uk T: 01225 300043
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