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elcome to another edition of The Business Quarter – and again it is packed with features to interest business people in the south east
Wales region. We were disappointed to learn that fewer
people are entering Wales via the two Severn bridges, so we asked a local creative agency, Wonder, how they would go about promoting the area to potential visitors and inward investors. We’ve chatted to business people about
networking and fi nd out how they like to go about it and what they get out of the whole experience. We’ve found out about managers – and how
4 News
9 Bankruptcy and your home
10 The legal perspective 13 Financial focus 15 University offerings 16 Marketing our area 18 Food, gadgets and books 20 Networking and you
24 The makings of a manager
29 Getting social
to become a good one.
And we’ve been
asking Newport city Council all about what the area has to offer businesses and how they go about attracting new ones to the city. Commercial property also gets a mention,
with a feature on how the sector is faring locally. And we delve into the world of social media
to see if it is something business should be involved in. Jo Barnes Editor
33 Me and my motor 34
All about Newport
41 Commercial property 44 Hot topics
46 Christmas and the tax man
48 Business motor 50 Out and about
58 Newport Gwent Dragons chief executive Chris Brown answers 20 questions
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Editor: Jo Barnes Contact: 01633 777240 e-mail:
jo.barnes@
gwent-wales.co.uk Designers: Darren James and Giovanni Lao Advertising: Graham Harris 01633 777135 or Samantha Taylor 01633 777145
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