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Solent SME 100 campaign launched
SMEs in the Solent region will soon have their own top 100 list, and be invited to networking events – as part of a new campaign launched by The Business Magazine
With support from leading Hampshire law firm Moore Blatch, business advisers James Cowper, which has a growing presence in Southampton, and Santander bank, which is supporting businesses throughout the Solent region, the SME 100 will list businesses below £10 million turnover headquartered in the area.
David Murray, publisher of The Business Magazine, said: “Our SME 100 in the Thames Valley has proved a great success, so we thought it high time we launched a similar listing in the Solent region. We are delighted that support has come from Santander, James Cowper and Moore Blatch, all of whom offer excellent services for the SME sector, and understand the important role that small and medium-sized enterprises are playing in the recovery.“
The Solent SME 100 will be a listing of private UK businesses that are based in an area that takes in Hampshire, much of Dorset, plus parts of Wiltshire and West Sussex. The list will be published in the July/August issue of the Solent edition.
The official launch of the list will be on Thursday, September 25 at a business breakfast at Chilworth Manor, Chilworth, near Southampton. Further events will include a roundtable discussion in the winter.
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Rules of engagement
• SME 100 companies must be private, independent businesses
• SME 100 companies are those with turnover below £10m
• Listed companies (either LSE or foreign stockmarkets) are excluded
• Companies must be trading in the Solent region, with their main headquarters located in the region
• Companies that list their registered office in the region, but don’t trade from that address, are excluded
If you run a business with sales of between £5m and £10m and you would like your company to feature in our SME 100 or would like to come to an event, contact Linda Morse at
linda@elcot.co.uk
• Companies that are foreign-owned are excluded
• Companies House records are used, provided by FAME and Experian
• The Solent region follows the circulation of the Solent edition of The Business Magazine – for a map contact
linda@elcot.co.uk
University leads cyber-crime research
Researchers from Southampton Solent University are working with the Association of Chief Police Officers Criminal Records Office (ACRO) to crack down on one of the world’s fastest-growing criminal activities – cyber-crime.
Using the experiences and expertise of chief officers in the UK and USA, criminology experts from Southampton Solent are looking at ways to better understand, analyse and police online criminal activity.
Their findings will be shared with ACRO, providing a professional forum for ideas and international best practice, co-ordinating resources and helping deliver effective policing and public safety.
Dr Simon Fox, senior lecturer in criminology at the University, recently appeared as a keynote speaker at ACRO’s ’Becoming Cyber Savvy’ conference, alongside a panel of experts including Ian Readhead, chief executive at Association of Chief Police Officers, a director of information at the Association of Chief Police Officers, and past deputy chief constable Dr Bray Barnes of SES Group (formerly US Department of Homeland Security) and Dr Robert Bell of SES Group (formerly New Jersey State Police).
He told delegates at the packed conference attended by the Hampshire Police Service
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and its cyber-crime department, The Home Office, National Crime Agency, ACPO and academia: “Cyber-crime moves through countries’ borders with ease, and is carried on the back of technological innovation. Cyber-crime offers the most pervasive means to do ’wrong’ against others, and emphasises the need to overcome our jurisdictional differences.“
Speaking after the conference Fox said: “Fighting cyber-crime is a real challenge for the law enforcement authorities. My colleague Dr Esther Snell and I have been doing some really interesting work, looking at how it is investigated, considering procedural powers and jurisdictional uncertainty.“
Recognising the need for further education in this area, the University is running cyber-crime as a course unit within the criminology programme. Snell and Fox are also in the process of developing courses on cyber-crime security, for businesses and government bodies.
“It became evident from the APCO conference that cyber-crime is rapidly increasing, and we all need to educate ourselves for prevention and protection,“ said Fox.
Details:
www.solent.ac.uk
Paris Smith ranked among region’s best employers
Paris Smith has again picked up a Best Companies award , confirming the firm’s reputation as one of the region’s best employers.
Nick Vaughan, senior partner, said: “This is an excellent achievement for Paris Smith and is a testament not only to the firm but also, and more importantly, to all our employees.
“This is the second time Paris Smith has taken part in the award, and our aim is to continue to benchmark Paris Smith against other law firms in our region and to ascertain our strengths and areas for development.
“We are pleased that we have taken a step forward by achieving a higher overall score than last year and this independent endorsement has confirmed that Paris Smith continues to be a great place to work.“
Best Companies is an annual process in which the best organisations within the UK are assessed against eight key business areas. Paris Smith performed particularly well in the My Company, My Team and Giving Something Back sections.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – MAY 2014
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