THE FIRST WORD
Welcome to this month’s edition of Business Network – the largest to date at 104 pages. As ever, plenty has happened since the previous month’s magazine – both in
terms of Chamber activity, the wider political world and, of course, the activity of our members. From a Chamber perspective, we recently launched our exciting Generation Next
initiative to a packed house at the Hilton Hotel at East Midlands Airport. Generation Next is all about supporting the business leaders of the future and ensuring our region both attracts and retains the top talent to the benefit of our business landscape and the communities we serve. Government-wise, there has been significant activity, not least with the HS2 announcement and the proposed points-based immigration system. But what does all this mean for businesses in our region on the ground? We cover the bases in this edition. March’s edition has a Legal theme and we speak with Gateley’s Partner and Head
of Employment Law Andrew Macmillan about the changing employment law landscape and what the future holds for the sector, while this month’s focus feature looks at the opportunities and challenges emerging on the Legal landscape. Importantly, in the first 35 pages of this edition of Business Network we also take
the time to acknowledge you, our members, and showcase your hard-earned recent wins and work. And finally, as well as the physical copy of the magazine, did you know that Business Network is also available as an app? A convenient way to have each edition of the magazine – as well as past editions - available to you at all times. Just go to your app store and type in Business Network to find and download.
Best wishes, Nathan Fearn Editor, Business Network
CONTENTS MARCH 2020
NEWS UPDATE 4 MEMBER NEWS Patron awarded Practice of the Year
34 APPOINTMENTS Air IT appoints new CEO
36 STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND PATRONS Why agile working is good for business
38 CHAMBER NEWS Inaugural Celebrating East Midlands Culture and Communities event a huge success
INTERNATIONAL TRADE 60 Spotlight on: Kosovo
POLITICS 62 Why the East Midlands is the perfect place
for a Freeport
INTERVIEW 64 Andrew Macmillan, Head of Employment
Law at Gateley Legal
FEATURES 69 LOGISTICS, FREIGHT & TRANSPORTATION
Making every mile count 73 Is a freight forwarder right for you?
76 FOCUS FEATURE The fast changing landscape of the legal industry
80 CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Invest in your brand for the sake of your business
82 The creative mind-set for success
TRAINING & EVENTS 84 Boost the skills of your staff
BUSINESS SUPPORT 86 DIGITAL GROWTH
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Resonating with your target audience
88 SKILLS The potential of apprenticeships
90 LEGAL The bank of mum and dad
93 FINANCE Diversity in debt solutions
97 TECHNOLOGY A vision for the future
98 PROPERTY & ASSETS Shoppers want more independents
100MOTORING Nick Jones tests the Kia Stonic
101 INFORMATION Creating sustainable supply chains
COMMENT 102 THE LAST WORD
Chamber President Dawn Edwards comments on the latest issues
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