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Complete our business survey
How is the growth of Reading and the Thames Valley impacting on your business? Will there be more pressure on infrastructure – and will we see a property shortage and pressure on recruitment?
These are some of the key issues in the latest special survey of business sentiment – under the theme, Taking The Temperature.
In the second quarterly survey run by law firm Penningtons Manches and The Business Magazine, companies are asked some significant questions about recruitment plans, future prospects, and the growth in the UK economy.
New questions are also included on Reading and the Thames Valley – with a focus on the growth of this vital engine room of the UK economy.
Throughout September, business readers in the region will be asked to complete the short survey which will help paint a picture of business conditions in the Thames Valley, and highlight the most current concerns of companies of all sizes.
Another set of questions will give you a chance to comment on data protection. With new
regulations rolling out in the months ahead, are you prepared for the changes?
As a further incentive to complete the questionnaire, respondents will be able to download a free copy of Penningtons Manches’ 2015 report on data protection regulation trends across Europe.
David Murray, publisher of The Business Magazine, said: “We would like to encourage readers to use the survey opportunity for their voice to be heard. When we report the findings of the new survey in the autumn, we want to feature readers’ views. This is your chance to tell us what you think about the current business conditions, and about key issues such as data regulation.”
The winner of the free draw for the first survey is Neil Harrington, corporate banker at Handelsbanken. He joined the bank in 2012 and is based in his home town, Basingstoke.
Neil Harrington wins dinner, bed and breakfast at Stoke Park, the country club, spa and five-star hotel at Stoke Poges.
Don’t miss our seminar on China
There is still time to book your place at the special seminar, Doing Business with China, at Reading’s Madejski Stadium
Organised by The Business Magazine, and sponsored by Barclays, the seminar is supported by, Prospect Chinese Services, Link to China, China-Britain Business Council, and Global Business Culture.
Are you doing business with China, or intend to develop opportunities in this exciting market? Or are you a Chinese company that has established itself in the Thames Valley?
The breakfast seminar on September 18 is free.
The programme will include presentations from:
• Renowned business culture specialist Keith Warburton
• Kegang Wu of Link to China • Lily Yuan Li of Prospect Chinese Services • Mark Hedley of CBBC • Yingni Lu of The 88 Initiative.
Subjects covered will include: selecting suitable markets in China; working with Chinese companies and agents; identifying local importers and partners; cultural differences when working in China; trading online with China; and sourcing from China.
The seminar is a companion event to the articles The Business Magazine has run both in the July/Aug issue and this issue (see page 32).
Penningtons Manches, a £60 million turnover law firm with offices in Oxford, Reading, Basingstoke, Guildford, Godalming and London, sees the quarterly survey as building a valuable insight into the business culture of the region.
Readers can complete the survey either by clicking on the link on our regular weekly e-newsletter throughout September, on through the link on our website,
www.businessmag.co.uk.
Anyone who would like to be sent the survey questions to complete by email should contact Peter Laurie, head of client relations, at
peter@elcot.co.uk.
Taking the Temperature is a confidential survey and no submissions will be shared with third- parties or agencies.
The Business Magazine and Penningtons Manches both comply with the Data Protection Act.
See page 14 for the first quarterley survey results.
To attend this seminar, contact Dan Teuton or Peter Laurie.
Details:
Dan Teuton
dan@elcot.co.uk
Peter Laurie
peter@elcot.co.uk
Organised by THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – SEPTEMBER 2015 Supported by
www.businessmag.co.uk
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