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Milton Keynes firm Mainmark UK named best small workplace
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YMCA South Midlands helps young residents secure 122 jobs
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Overt stem awards recognise regional innovators in Milton Keynes
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Midsummer Place backs campaign against retail worker abuse
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MK tech firm launches service to help businesses choose HR...

Leadership

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Mainmark UK general manager Ian Thornhill holding the company’s Construction News Workforce Award during a filmed interview.

Milton Keynes firm Mainmark UK named best small workplace

Attendees pose with award trophies in front of the Overt stem awards backdrop at Unity Place, Milton Keynes.

Overt stem awards recognise regional innovators in Milton Keynes

Jennifer Dunning, HR system selection consultant at Tugela People.

MK tech firm launches service to help businesses choose HR systems

Man wearing C&B Electrical Contractors workwear beside a stepladder beneath illuminated ceiling panels.

C&B Electrical Contractors celebrates double award win

Group of award recipients holding trophies at a previous STEM awards ceremony in Milton Keynes.

More than 50 finalists recognised in Overt STEM Awards 2026

Group posing in front of a MyMiltonKeynes Business Improvement District backdrop at its business plan launch.

Businesses back £9m city centre investment as MyMiltonKeynes BID wins third term

Ben Francis, left, Senior Head Chef at The Cherry Tree in Olney, with Business MK Leadership in Focus columnist Freddie Guilmard.

Leadership in Focus: Great Leadership Is About More Than What’s on the Menu

TC Group promotional graphic for its Autumn Budget business briefing, featuring two men alongside the words “Beyond the Autumn Budget Headlines: What Matters Now?”

Autumn Budget: Are you prepared for what comes next?

Finance

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Woman wearing an apron shaping a clay pot in a pottery studio.

FSB calls for Autumn Budget rates relief beyond high street

Alfie Burton Corporate Finance Manager TC Group

Management buyouts (MBOs): A practical guide for business owners

Panel discussion in a conference room with six seated speakers and a large presentation screen reading 'Panel 1 Grants'

New grants of up to £25,000 launched for Milton Keynes businesses

David Zwirn, Sales Director, Pathlines.

Pathlines Pensions appoints David Zwirn as Sales Director in Milton Keynes

Writing a check list

A Smarter Tax Year-End Checklist for Owner-Managed Businesses

Person with Post It notes

What a Good Strategy and Plan for 2026 Really Looks Like

Legal

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Nikki Link with James Geary and Terence Ritchie at Milton Keynes law firm EMW

EMW strengthens real estate team with return of Nikki Link

Ken Stangoe, Senior Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution & Litigation at Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors.

Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors appoints Ken Stangoe as Senior Partner

Denise Higgins Woodfines equity partner Milton Keynes family law specialist

Woodfines appoints Denise Higgins as equity partner following two decades with firm

EMW merger team including Claire Miller and James Geary with colleagues following Penman Sedgwick deal

EMW expands regional footprint with Penman Sedgwick merger

Laura Martin-Read with Daniel Wilson and James Geary at EMW Law’s Milton Keynes office

EMW appoints Laura Martin-Read to lead Family team amid private wealth focus in Milton Keynes

James Geary with EMW Law and Penman Sedgwick teams at Watford office ahead of merger

EMW Law strengthens regional footprint with Penman Sedgwick merger

HR & People

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Arthur Ellis founder Jon Manning with volunteers from the mental health charity.

Arthur Ellis launches Business Support Programme

Isaac Kenyon speaking

Isaac Kenyon to challenge Milton Keynes businesses on resilience, pressure and change

Learning at Milton Keynes College

Milton Keynes College secures more than £2 million for expansion

Two men smile and pose in front of a blue banner that says '10 million Rewarding Relationships' and 'Join us on our mission to create'.] ,

EMW partners with Incentivesmart to strengthen employee engagement

Starship delivery robots promoting Milton Keynes College university-level courses outside the South Central Institute of Technology in Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes College teams up with Starship robots to promote university-level courses

Professor Rachel Hilliam

Open University academic awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours for data science work

Sales & Marketing

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YMCA South Midlands Milton Keynes Campus

YMCA South Midlands helps young residents secure 122 jobs

holds a Let’s Respect Retail campaign poster outside Midsummer Place.

Midsummer Place backs campaign against retail worker abuse

Christmas gifting gets a boost as centre:mk launches corporate rewards offer

Michelle Theuma speaking on stage at International Women's Day Milton Keynes 2026, organised by Women in Enterprise.

International Women’s Day Milton Keynes 2027 opens business sponsorship opportunities

Footsteps Travel, highest fundraising team in Franklin's £50 Challenge 2026, with Emily Griffiths, Nick Hewer and Andrea Humphrey.

Franklins £50 Challenge names 12 charities for 2027

Bath & Body Works hoarding inside Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes, advertising a winter 2026 opening.

Bath & Body Works recruits ahead of Midsummer Place opening

Technology & Innovation

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Claire Harris stands in the centre holding her award, alongside fellow recipients and judges at Unity Place.

Pets 2 Places wins TC Group’s MK Tech Week pitch challenge

Lionel Naidoo speaking at Accelerating AI

AI experiments must translate into business results, MK conference hears

Steve Cerasale, Director TC Group

Why The Most Innovative SMEs Don’t Go It Alone

M K Tech Week Graphic

Milton Keynes Tech Week returns with 35-plus events and big ambitions for the city

The AI Cyclops promotes practical AI training ahead of Your Business Expo Bedfordshire and MK Tech Week 2026

AI without the hype: Milton Keynes firm focuses on what businesses can actually use

Panel discussion at the Accelerating AI Conference featuring business and technology leaders discussing AI adoption for SMEs

Google heads to Milton Keynes as businesses grapple with rapid rise of AI

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Industry & Manufacturing

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Aerial view of Canon Industrial Park in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, acquired by Chancerygate in a £28m deal

New chapter for Wolverton’s Canon Industrial Park after £28m deal

Group shot as Tourism Minister attends Universal Studios Roundtable

Milton Keynes prepares for economic impact of Universal UK Resort

Cummins employees and guests officially open the company's new £10 million battery development facility in Milton Keynes.

Cummins expands battery capabilities with £10m Milton Keynes investment

Delegates at SUBCON Thailand 2026 in Bangkok.

Thailand mission opens manufacturing and trade opportunities for Milton Keynes firms

Universal United kingdom Logo

Universal confirms UK resort name as £1.3bn government backing unveiled

Front view of a silver, angular concept car on a display pedestal in an indoor showroom with wall murals behind

Tesla brings Cybertruck to Milton Keynes in store revamp

Sustainability

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Four people wearing laboratory coats inside an industrial facility, illustrating technical support for climate technology businesses.

Cranfield-backed programme offers £25,000 support to climate tech firms

Aerial view of Milton Keynes city centre showing businesses, commercial buildings and green spaces.

Five Funded Sustainability Programmes for Businesses in Milton Keynes

The HomeGround team at YMCA South Midlands in Milton Keynes

Kickback Kitchen expands to four Milton Keynes community kitchens

Cranfield University is backing the return of EarthScale,

Cranfield-backed EarthScale opens applications for second climate tech cohort

Open University in Milton Keynes takes climate action by switching to Ecosia

Milton Keynes-based Open University becomes UK’s largest university to back tree planting through web searches

Westminster in fog

The Politicisation of Climate: Why Businesses Need a Smarter Approach

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