CONTENTS 18 The Big Interview
Oliver Brown’s daily work takes him to a haven of tranquillity, however there has been little time for relaxation in recent months. He has been hard at work in the family business as it moved towards the opening of a £16m extension doubling the size of the luxury spa at Burnley’s Crow Wood.
ISSUE 118 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024
Regulars
The Lancashire Business view
In View
Barometer LBV Hub
Appointments Interviews
The Big Interview: Oliver Brown
Lancashire Leaders: Alun Francis
Special Features Anniversary Special
Family Business Sub36
Corporate Christmas In Depth
Hotspots: Blackpool and Fylde
Report: Cyber and Digital
Advice Dealmakers
Legal View
Guide to... Family Law
Report Tech and AI
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06 In View
Flying displays were not the only things up in the air at Farnborough this summer. Uncertainty over the future of Tempest, the UK’s next-generation combat fighter, massively important to Lancashire’s economic future, cast its shadow over the airshow.
23 Hotspots
We head to the seaside on our tour of Lancashire’s hotspots. Leaders from business, local government, education and charity came together in Blackpool to discuss the issues facing the town and the Fylde coast. Enterprise was in the air.
30 Anniversary special
For 30 years Kingsley Asset Finance has helped businesses fund the investments they need for growth. The Lancashire based independent finance company delivers its bespoke solutions to the corporate, professional and SME markets across the UK.
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37 Family business
It is the question that faces every family-run business at some stage. What happens next? We look at three very different businesses and follow the different routes they have taken when it comes to their future directions of travel.
42 Sub36
Lancashire Business View has once again been on the lookout for the brightest young talents - this year our annual Sub36 list has turned the spotlight on those young people whose entrepreneurial spirit is shining strongly.
47 Cyber and digital
The economic prize on offer is massive, so with less than a year to go to National Cyber Force’s arrival in Lancashire we pose the question: Just how ready are we to fully benefit from this massive opportunity?
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54 Tech and AI 35 54
We brought our experts together to take an in-depth look at the opportunities that exist within the county’s tech sector and to examine the growing impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having on businesses in all sectors of Lancashire’s economy.
60 Lancashire Leaders
Alun Francis believes everybody should have the opportunity to improve their circumstances. He is on a mission to create that opportunity, both as principal of Blackpool and The Fylde College and as a key government advisor on social mobility.
62 Net Zero
It has been called Labour’s clean energy policy “blitz”. The new government swept into Westminster with a raft of announcements. We asked business leaders and entrepreneurs in the sector what policies and action they would like to see.
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