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e all work in offi ces of differing types, with differing amounts of staff and differing attitudes. So in this edition of Business


Quarter we decided to take a peak behind the offi ce door to fi nd out what goes on, what we wear and what policies we have in place to build morale and make the workplace somewhere staff want to be. We fi nd out what fi ve things an offi ce


design expert feels we should all have, take a look at the importance of chosing the right telecommunications system for a business and whether we should sub-contract the cleaning or do it ourselves.


4 News 9 Bankruptcy and you 10 Financial focus 13


University offerings


14 Employment law 17 University offerings 18 Life in the office 22 News extra 24 Designs which work 28 5 office ‘must haves’


30 Make the most of the office space


With all the talk


of the demise of Newport city centre, we’ve been chatting to the city council to fi nd out if they are on course with their plans for revitalising this once great area. And we’ve also been fi nding out how


important it is for businesses to have a fi rm social media policy – and the pitfalls for those which don’t. That’s not all, so read on and enjoy. Jo Barnes Editor


31 Communication is key


33 More news 34 Cleaning up 36 Social media and you 38 Being responsible 40 Choosing and office 42 Hot topics 44 Newport and the future 49 Me and my motor 52 Out and about


58 Bill Mayne, chair of Newport Unlimited answers 20 questions


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