CONTENTS The Big Interview 50
Husband and wife team Heath and Kelly Groves are set to share their secrets of business harmony with the world.
In what has been “a manic year” for them and their business, The Sundown Group, they talk about how they have still found time to work on a ‘his and her’ book looking at how couples can make business partnerships work for them.
REGULARS Publisher’s View
In View
Barometer LBV Hub
Appointments
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INTERVIEWS
Big Interview: Heath and Kelly Groves
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SPECIAL FEATURES Report: Apprenticeships
In View 06
The Eden Project has submitted a business case for £70m of government funding to advance its plans to create an attraction in Morecambe drawing in a million visitors annually. It spells out the project’s levelling up abilities.
Embracing Change 16
We asked our panel to consider the challenges they have faced during the pandemic, what changes they have made as a result and what they have learnt from it as business leaders. They shared what keeps them going during difficult times.
Business Week 19
We brought Lancashire’s business community together for a week- long celebration of all that is great about the Red Rose county. Our online events championed its successes and plotted its post- pandemic future.
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Lancashire Business Week 19 Scaling up Funding
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IN DEPTH
Sector View: Advanced Manufacturing 34
Hotspot: Pennine Lancashire
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Sector view
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While the impact of Covid-19 has all but grounded the civil aerospace sector that is so vital to our economic fortunes, causing redundancies and uncertainty, our military planemakers have received job-securing orders.
Manufacturing Debate 40
We brought together advanced manufacturing and aerospace sector leaders to examine the future for these vital industries and asked how they will rebuild in the wake of the pandemic and what help and support they will need.
Anniversary
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Age Concern Central Lancashire has unveiled ambitious plans for the future as it celebrates its 40th anniversary, including working closely with the county’s business community to make a real difference.
ADVICE Dealmakers
Legal View
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DEBATE Embracing Change
Manufacturing Scaleup
16 40 75
BUSINESS CLINIC Employment Law and HR 62
Pennine Lancashire 52
In the first of a new series, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing Pennine Lancashire and discover the east of the county has a massive opportunity to become a leader in green technologies.
Apprenticeships 65
Training and skills will play a major part in Lancashire’s work to build back better. Here we look at how our training providers are rising to the challenge to create the workforce that will help the county rebuild and recover.
Scaleup Debate 75
Our panel of business leaders from across sectors examines what scaleup companies in Lancashire are getting right and what help and support they will need to match their ambitions as they continue on their growth journeys.
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