The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 19: June/July 2015 | Page 3

CONTENTS NOTE FROM THE EDITOR INSIDE THIS EDITION 4 BUSINESS NEWS The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire is now officially a Positive Media Group publication working in partnership with Swindon Link, Swindon’s largest free publication and The Ocelot, the South West’s biggest entertainment guide. We have moved offices to the iconic Arclite building in Swindon - a Zeppelin shaped glass building overlooking Peatmoor Lagoon. It has won several architectural awards and has previously been described as the happiest workplace in Britain. We’re extremely excited about the move and aside from the one of a kind location, we’ll have a lot more space. In the coming months we plan to host a series of networking and round-table events. All of this news comes at an exciting time for TBE as we are getting ready to celebrate two years in business this September. We will be marking this again with our Start up September competition. We set-up this initiative in 2014 with a view to help other new firms in the county get on their feet. Each day of September we will be running a competition on Twitter to win prizes like free business card design and printing, complimentary legal and accounting advice, free office space and lots more. Author of ‘The Startup Coach’, Carl Reader will also be giving away a book a day. For all the latest news and info about our features visit our website and follow us on social media. Have an enjoyable and fruitful summer. A round-up of this month’s business news 8 APPOINTED Recent appointments made by companies in Wiltshire 9 FINANCE We find out what’s going on in the world of finance and provide useful information for your business 11 LEGAL Legal news and advice to help your business 12 CREATIVE THINKING News from Wiltshire’s thriving creative sector 14 MADE IN WILTSHIRE We profile the county’s buoyant manufacturing industry 16 PERSONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TBE experts provide their top tips and advice for getting ahead in business 18 BUSINESS CONTINUITY Technological advice to keep you prepared if faced with the unexpected 21 REVVED UP Geoff Maxted reviews the Volvo XC60 22 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY We look at the commercial property market throughout Wiltshire and promote properties available to buy or rent now 25 IN PROFILE We interview Stewart Wright, founder of Your DMS 26 CONNECT Networking events happening in Wiltshire AUGUST/SEPTEMBER EDITION 2015 START-UP SEPTEMBER Anita Editor: Anita Jaynes E: [email protected] T: 01793 847966 GOING GREEN Supporting start-up businesses in Wiltshire Returning for its second year we launch our 2015 Start-up September competition. Throughout the month st