Adastral Park: ‘I didn’t know BT did that’
BT’s Adastral Park is one of the world’s largest development and testing centres for emerging technology and is a hotbed of innovation. It is also home to the BT Showcase where new ideas are brought to life in real life situations. Sheline Clarke spoke to Steve Kempt, the man in charge of BT’s shop window.
Hammond Group: Family firm celebrates its half-century
In the spring of 1962, husband and wife team Roy and Daisy Hammond took a leap of faith by launching their own motor repair company, Hammonds of Wenhaston. Little did they know that their £1,500 investment would sow the seeds of a successful local business empire, known for the past five years as the Hammond Group
Anna finds the secret to high street success
Suffolk-born fashionista Anna Park has a string of boutiques in London and East Anglia and her empire is growing. Sheline Clarke went to meet her in Bury St Edmunds.
Invoice finance: an alternative option for managing your cash flow
With the availability of bank lending still a matter of controversy, SHARON WILTSHIRE of Bibby Financial Services East Anglia, highlights how invoice finance can provide an alternative solution for keeping control of your cash flow
RABI: There to help when farming life gets hard
THE Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, established 161 years ago in Essex, has received official approval to extend its range of help to even more people in the farming industry.
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