M AY 2021
CONT ENT S 16
INFLUENCERS FORUM
36 ECONOMY
12 NatWest South East PMI®
LEGAL
14 Making a come back How far can employers go to encourage staff back to the workplace? 34 Beware memorandums of understanding – they can bite
AWARDS
EVENTS
22 BAHBAs – Tickets on sale now
10 Surrey business awards 11 Sussex business awards
FINANCE
24 Funding growth through asset-based lending 26 Back to the office? There is help available! 28 Protecting your business from the risks of overtrading
BIG STORY
EDUCATION
16 Ruth Davidson
BUSINESS
32 Leadership Philosophy from a Champion Squash Player
30 The teacher is dead. Long live the teacher?
TRAVEL
60 Three of our favourite Italian lakes
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ACCELERATOR
49 NatWest entrepreneur Bhavna Mishra
TECHNOLOGY
PLATINUM
48 Extech Cloud’s ongoing investment in training and staff development proves a success 52 Welcome to the world’s fastest growing industry
CHARITY FOCUS
52 Make a difference
MOTORING
64 VW Passat 66 VW T-Cross
PLATINUM MEDIA GROUP
INNOVATION
54 The office is dead... Long live the office!
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