CONTENTS The Big Interview 21
Family-owned jewellery business Beaverbrooks was shining brightly in 2019 as it celebrated its centenary and the most financially successful year in its history. And then it was 2020. Managing director Anna Blackburn, recognised as one of the UK’s best business leaders, explains how it met the challenges of the pandemic and the company’s mission to ‘enrich lives’.
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Big Interview: Anna Blackburn
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SPECIAL FEATURES Women in business
In View 06 Women in Business
BAE Systems says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will place a sharper focus on security, a trend it has already benefited from. Its Air Division, which employs 10,000 Lancashire workers, reported rising sales, orders and profits in 2021.
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We’ve put the spotlight on Lancashire’s ‘Women of Impact’. The result is a list that we believe represents the very best values of the county’s inspirational women in business – ‘the difference makers’.
Doing the Deal 29
For our 2022 Doing the Deal event, we brought buyers, sellers, investors and advisors together to tell their individual stories. We go beyond the figures and look at the very personal journey of buying or selling a business.
Doing the Deal
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Lancashire Business Week 34 Good Employer Showcase 45 Report: Property
48 Apprenticeship Conference 58
IN DEPTH
Sector View: Green Economy
Hotspot: Blackpool
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The Green Economy
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An initiative to put Lancashire at the heart of the low carbon revolution is powering up efforts to support innovators driving the green economy. RedCAT is on a mission to deliver funding and support for developing technologies.
Property Report
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There is growing demand for industrial space in Lancashire, alongside the growing eagerness of commercial property firms to invest in the county. However, the speed at which land is coming forward remains a major issue.
Property Debate
We brought our panel of experts together to discuss the growing skills challenges facing housebuilding in the county and to examine what needs to be done to attract more people into the industry.
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ADVICE Dealmakers
Funding Legal View
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DEBATE Property
Digital Economy
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BUSINESS Apprenticeships 58
Close collaboration between businesses, skills providers and apprentices is key to unlocking the full potential of apprenticeships. That was one of the big messages from this year’s Lancashire Apprenticeship Conference.
Digital Economy Debate 65
The digital economy is set to play a massive role in Lancashire’s future. The arrival of the National Cyber Force in Samlesbury promises to be a gamechanger. We brought our panel together to discuss the county’s strategy.
Hotspot: Blackpool 68
Blackpool’s motto declares ‘Progress’ and there are signs of that all around. Since 2018, more than £350m has been invested in the town, including £100m of government cash. However, ‘levelling up’ remains a massive task.
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