B P Collins LLP hosted an Environmental Roundtable in September last year, and, with several of its sector experts returning for this year’s Roundtable, David Murray began proceedings by asking the question: “One year on, how do you feel national understanding of ‘green’ concerns and support for the environmental sector is progressing at present?” The consensus was: “Not as well as we would like.” Read more →
SEGRO and The Business Magazine gathered Thames Valley sector experts to discuss current market conditions and matters affecting its future wellbeing. Factors such as technological advances, workstyle change, new regulation, and energy efficiency came under debate but there was one underlying question . . . do we need workplaces… or simply spaces to work? Read more →
Law firm Pitmans and The Business Magazine gathered sector experts to discover if businesses, organisations, and enterprises are seriously underestimating the scale and seriousness of the cyber risks they face today. It is estimated that cyber crime costs the UK economy £1,000 per second – or £27 billion per year. It’s largely invisible, definitely invasive, and deeply invidious, but is it invincible? John Burbedge reports the roundtable highlights Read more →
Entrepreneurial owner managed businesses (OMBs) are important. They provide more than 50% of UK plc’s turnover. So how are they faring in our new age of austerity? The Business Magazine, assisted by chartered accountants and business advisers Wilkins Kennedy, gathered a Roundtable of local business professionals to find out. John Burbedge reports the highlights of their discussion Read more →
The UK is renowned for the quality of its innovative science and technology, but how is the current downturn affecting the sector, and can it become the catalyst for our national economic recovery? We gathered some sector expertise at the invitation of The Oxford Science Park to answer such questions – and more – at a recent Roundtable discussion. John Burbedge reports the highlights Read more →
