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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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‘ Technological first ’ for BMW Group in Swindon
REGULARS
04 Business News 31 Finance 38 Creative Thinking 42 Technology 43 Business Advice 44 Positive Business 50 Connect
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EDITOR ’ S NOTE
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This issue of The Business Exchange is all about drive and determination , focusing on the positives and striving to achieve more , even when the odds are stacked against us . It ' s a difficult time for business at the moment , but we wanted to celebrate the exciting things happening in our community from businesses investing in new technologies to achieve growth ( pg 4 ), to events designed to ignite ideas and help us ' do business brilliantly ' ( pg 8 ).
Our special feature is ' Business of Sport '. We ask the question , what can sport teach us about business ?' and talk to local paralympians Louise Hunt ( cover story ), Chris Skelley MBE and Stephanie Millward MBE . We also hear from British polar adventurer , Sue Stockdale who shares five key lessons she learned about business ,
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FEATURES
16 What goes on behind closed doors at Swindon ' s Workshed ?
21 Techies Award judges share their words of wisdom
after participating in many expeditions over the years ( pg 12 ).
This edition also contains our eagerly awaited annual Swindon and Wiltshire Top 100 Businesses ( ranked by turnover ) list . Each year , the TBE Top 100 provides a unique insight into the diversity of our business landscape . Turn to pages 26-28 to find out who ' s in this year ' s list .
This magazine is packed with advice and support to help take your business to the next level , from free business workouts ( pg 19 ), to supporting staff through the cost of living crisis ( pg 34 ).
At The Business Exchange , we ' re excited to be supporting local youth charity Inner Flame with the organisation of its annual Young Champions event this November . Turn to page 50 to find out more about the feel-good event of the year which is all about overcoming challenges and
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Business lessons from the life of an adventurer
Cover story - What can sport teach us about business ?
PEOPLE
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19 In Profile : Andrea Kelly , SETsquared
45 John Davies : Is it me ?
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Swindon & Wiltshire ’ s Top 100 Businesses Ranked by Turnover
celebrating achievement . I really hope that you can join us on the night . Attending the evening is always one of the highlights of my year and I ' d love to share it with you . The tales you ' ll hear are totally inspirational and by attending you ' ll help other young people on their path to success .
I hope that you ' re inspired by the stories in this edition and if you or your business is struggling , please reach out . There is support available and together we are stronger .
Anita Jaynes E : anita @ tbesw . co . uk T : 01793 847 966
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