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CITY 1 TM


Reading is one of the top two highest-performing


cities in the UK - PwC Good Growth Index


Reading is forecast to be one of the fastest-


growing cities over the next three years - EY report, UK region & City Economic Forecast


Reading is 2nd to London in the Prosperity City


Index 2017 - Barclays UK Prosperity Map


The fastest-growing town in the country, the entrepreneurial centre of the region, Reading is firmly in the spotlight in 2018


With the Elizabeth Line (formerly Crossrail) on its way and major redevelopment of the town centre, Reading – a city in all but name – is set fair for an exciting five years or more of growth.


Journalist John Burbedge reports the highlights


Reading Number 1 City is The Business Magazine’s special supplement on the development and success of the conurbation – home to fast-growing companies in sectors from technology to professional services. The supplement will go out with the July/August issue of the magazine.


Time to take a serious look at your business abilities


It will be followed by a special Reading Number 1 City business breakfast seminar at Madejski Stadium, Reading, 8am-10.30am on Tuesday, July 17. With sponsorship from Peter Brett Associates, Morgan Lovell and Boyes Turner, and more supporters to be announced soon, the seminar will be your chance to hear about some of the key developments in and around Reading – from the Science Park to town-centre co-working.


Good scale-up timing was crucial agreed Simon Telling and John Scholes. “We’ve all seen businesses that scaled earlier than they should – they hadn’t got their proposition right, didn’t have enough customers lining up to sell to, couldn’t say ‘No’ to the wrong sort of clients, and could only keep going by generating revenue.”


To participate in the supplement, or for sponsorship opportunities, email Peter Laurie at peter@elcot.co.uk To attend the seminar, email Helen Denning at helen@elcot.co.uk


Telling: “It’s all about timing: having the confidence of knowing you are completely in control of your current business activities, have the management capacity to deal with the concerns scaling-up may bring, notably people issues, and won’t get easily distracted from your core business work by such problems.”


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