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THE TEAM
Editor & Founder Anita Jaynes anita @ tbesw . co . uk 01793 847966
Editorial Support Ben Carey & Nick Batten press @ 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 Acorn Press www . acornpress . co . uk
On the cover Wentworth Wooden Puzzles , Made in Wiltshire
Advertising Sales Sian Swift Business Development Manager Sian @ tbesw . co . uk T : 07710 566 145
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BMW Mini celebrates 20 years in Swindon
REGULARS
04 Business News
10 SWLEP
12 Finance
31 Technology
38 5 To Follow
40 Positive Business
42 Connect
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The Business Exchange ’ s Ultimate Guide to Finance and Business Support in Swindon & Wiltshire
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FEATURES
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27 What ’ s driving the recruitment market ?
30 The benefit of winning awards
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Made in Wiltshire Celebrating all things made and designed in our area
PEOPLE
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19 Meet the team at Aspire Property Finance
39 John Davies , Is it me ?
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KEY STATISTICS
Readership : 15,000 Our audience : 56 % business owner / director level 44 % partner , manager or senior executive
EDITOR ’ S NOTE
This issue is all about championing home-grown talent , from our independent high street heroes ( page 24 ) to all things Made in Wiltshire . Turn to pages 22-23 to find out more about Wentworth Puzzles ( cover story ) and other businesses large and small making and creating in Wiltshire .
To continually grow , diversify and put our area on the map for innovation , our companies need constant investment in skills and training . That ’ s why in this edition we ’ ve created The Business Exchange ’ s Ultimate Guide to Finance and Business Support in Swindon and Wiltshire . Turn to pages 12-15 to find out more about grant funding , loan schemes , fully-funded business growth programmes , peer networks ,
Supporting our high streets as they spring back to life Local favourites from Chippenham ’ s Mintivo
apprenticeship schemes and more . I know it can be a bit of a minefield trying to find this information , so I thought it would be useful to compile it all into one place . I hope you can take advantage of one of the schemes to help your business grow .
If your organisation is doing exciting things with tech , whatever sector you ’ re in , you may be interested in entering the Techies Awards 2020 . Turn to page 28 to find out all about the award scheme including the award categories and how to enter .
5 to Follow is a new addition to The Business Exchange . Each week via our social feeds we have started sharing five interesting businesses , people or organisations to check out and follow on social media . We ’ re then choosing our favourites to give some extra coverage
More news at : www . tbeswindonandwilts . co . uk and www . tbebathandsomerset . co . uk
The Techies Awards 2021 Swindon & Wiltshire ’ s tech awards open for entry on 7th June
in our magazines . This edition we have a Salisbury theme , turn to page 38 to see who we ’ re putting the spotlight on . In between editions please do connect with our audience online via our websites , social feeds and LinkedIn group . It ’ s a great space for you to meet others and keep in touch with what ’ s happening in our business community .
Anita Jaynes E : anita @ tbesw . co . uk T : 01793 847966
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