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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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