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The March issue of Midlands Business Insider takes a hard look at the transport issues that are likely to have a marked impact on the region’s economy over the coming months and years. Station development, high speed rail links and runway extensions could, if successfully introduced, have a hugely positive effect on the Midlands. Our annual Growth 100 feature highlights the fastest growing companies in the region. Based on Insider research, we rank and profile the top performers and look for tips on how they have beaten the recession. Elsewhere, we focus on how companies can bid for lucrative contracts linked 2012 Olympics, and we turn the spotlight on public relations firms.
The March issue of Insider gets inside the £955m sale of Pets at Home. Rupert Cornford looks at the transaction in the context of the wider debt markets and the road ahead for private equity and venture capital in the North West. We also interview the managing director of Laterooms.com Chris Morris and find out more about the company’s latest venture into South East Asia. There are also cutting edge pieces on data security, planning and the MIPIM property exhibition.
It’s once again time for our Growth 100 list in the South West, and the annual fast-growth listing makes for fascinating reading. It is an eclectic collection of businesses, taking in every kind of business, from cheesemakers to defence companies to boutique hotel chains. In nearly every case the figures we have analysed – the latest filings with Companies House – take in at least the first half of the downturn in the UK economy we have all lived through. Not surprisingly, the fast growth registered by many companies leading up to the end of the boom in 2008 has been hard to maintain, but it’s striking how many businesses shrugged off the worst of the gloom. The March issue also contains an interview with 4Networking’s founder Brad Burton and a detailed look at Plymouth’s economy.
Is floating your business an option again? Yes, say many of the entrepreneurs and advisers Insider has talked to. The March issue also features our ranking of the 50 most profitable companies in Wales; a look at the fast-changing creative industries; an interview with Peter’s Pies boss Mike Grimwood; and Sir Terry Matthews on his hopes for the Ryder Cup.
Are our manufacturers geared up to take full advantage of the low pound and lift the economy out of recession? That’s the question we ask this month as we gauge the mood of producers across the region. We also profile our first batch of young entrepreneurs in our 2010 class of 42 under 42, and also catch up with award-winning hotelier Simon Rhatigan.