Will SMEs ever fully recover from Covid crisis?
Covid infections are on the rise again in Shropshire – do businesses need to resign themselves to the fact it’s not going away?
Living an eco-friendly life ‘off the grid’
Jon Stanford, the boss of Shropshire-based Apostle Coffee tells us about the company’s eco credentials and green values
Marcus Bean, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
Acclaimed Shropshire chef Marcus Bean took time out to reflect on things he’s learned as we emerged from the Covid crisis
Shevaun Haviland – director general of the BCC
Shevaun spoke to us during her visit to a conference in Telford, sharing her thoughts on what the future holds for the economy
Manufacturing: Exporting in a post-Brexit world
James Stansfield, the chief executive of Filtermist in Telford, gives an insight into running a fast-growing manufacturing operation
Why is inflation so high, and how can we get it down?
Shropshire-raised Glynn Jones, deputy agent for the Bank of England in our region, sets out some of the current challenges
The changing face of the high street
Praveen Chaudhari of Lanyon Bowdler talks about some of the latest developments in the commercial property sector
Five causes of a dysfunctional team
We catch up with Roy Amyes, who has worked closely with Oswestry-based Aico on a number of teambuilding initiatives
Inflation, interest rates . . and other economic forecasts
We caught up with Handelsbanken chief economist James Sproule during a visit to the county to discover his thoughts
Shattering apprenticeship myths
Think you know what an apprenticeship is all about? Lord Rogers of Telford College says you’ll be surprised by how things have evolved
