The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire April Edition | Page 11
GET READY FOR THE BUSINESS SHOW - SWINDON
Get An Insight Into Swindon’s
Business Future At
The Influence Conference
Influence, Swindon’s business voice, is inviting the local business community
to join them at the Influence Conference to receive an insight into the key
projects and initiatives being progressed in the town.
Preceding the Swindon Business
Show, the Influence Conference will
be taking place on Thursday 15 May
at STEAM from 8am until 9.45am.
There will be a fascinating line-up
of speakers who will be talking about
work currently being done that will
help Swindon develop and grow over
the coming years.
Nationwide’s experts will be taking
us through the economic forecast for
the locality.
Mike Godfrey from the Swindon
Skills and Employment Board and
Angela Barker-Dench, Swindon UTC
principal-designate, will provide an
update on how we’re getting the
right skills in Swindon, both through
growing our own talent and retaining
the talent we already have.
Brigadier Piers Hankinson from
Wiltshire-based 43 Wessex Brigade
will be talking about how working
in partnership with the Army Reserves
by employing reservists is good for
your business.
The Council’s initiative to promote
local procurement opportunities will
be the focus from Paddy Bradley,
head of commissioning, economy
and attainment at Swindon Borough
Council.
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery
Relocation Project Steering Board
member, Robert Hiscox, will be telling
us more about the project to relocate
the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery
Project from Old Town into the town
centre. With grants already secured
of £95,000 from the Arts Council to
help with preliminary relocation work,
as well as a £81,000 grant from the
Heritage Lottery Fund this will be an
exciting cultural addition to the town.
For more information and to
book your free place at the Influence
Conference 2014 visit:
www.influenceswindon.eventbrite.co.uk
VOX TO EXHIBIT AT THE
SWINDON BUSINESS SHOW
For the third year running Vox will be exhibiting at the Swindon Business
Show, demonstrating the importance of good PR and marketing – as
well as their commitment to the Swindon business community – Vox will
be at the show and on hand to answer any pressing PR and marketing
questions that you may have.
Vox has been established in Swindon for twelve years.
In that time the team has seen the business landscape in
Swindon develop and grow and thanks to their work with
Influence, Swindon’s business voice, are at the forefront of
seeing the town change for the better in the future.
Vox senior account manager, Eleanor Collins, said:
“Despite recessions and generally difficult trading times,
many Swindon b