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elcome to the first edition of The Business Quarter magazine – a new, up-to- date addition to the business
scene in south east Wales. We are delighted to have been supported
by five big players in the local business scene who have come on board as sponsors of the magazine – Kymin, University of Wales, Newport, Harding Evans, Parker and Co and Purnells. In this first edition we’ve been chatting
to Hayley Parsons, the woman behind price comparison website Go Compare. We’ve found out about her feelings on the glass ceiling, the economic environment and being a working
4 News 9 University offerings 11
12 Growing ambitions 14
mum among others things. We’ve looked
at the problems of coping when your staff go off on their summer holidays, and what precautions we should take to protect us from e-crime. We’ve dipped our toe into the world of
networking and discovered what some of the clubs out there have to offer. And we’ve been to lots of different events
with our camera – so you’ll have to check if you’ve been snapped!
Jo Barnes Editor
Things getting difficult? The legal perspective
21 An exciting adventure 22 Food, gadgets and games 24 Hacked off
28 Business planning 33 Summertime blues 36 Get networking 38 Driving force 41 Me and my motor 43 Out and about
50 Matt Southall, of Acorn, answers 20 questions
Editor: Jo Barnes Contact: 01633 777240 e-mail:
jo.barnes@
gwent-wales.co.uk
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Advertising: Graham Harris 01633 777135 or Samantha Taylor 01633 777145
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