Features – Business MK

Oct 31, 2020

From willow to wicket: The story of the cricket bat, from the countryside to the crease

WELCOME to felling time for a selection of the willow trees growing in Milton Keynes that are among the world’s best to provide the wood for the manufacture of cricket

Sep 26, 2020

Pro boxer dresses to pack a punch

BOXER Jordan ‘The Wanderer’ Reynolds is determined to look the part ahead of his professional debut later this month. He has been to tailors Souster & Hicks in Woburn after reaching

Jul 30, 2020

The scheme helping charities to benefit from their surplus space

WHILE there has never been a clearer need for a strong and capable 'third sector' looking to support people at their most vulnerable, charities and non-profits find themselves in a

Jul 12, 2020

Small is beautiful: Why having a niche is so important for success

Sponsored Article www.wealthandtax.co.uk by TONY BYRNE Managing Director, Wealth & Tax Management I RECENTLY joined a business course run by a business coach who specialises in advising smaller Independent Financial Adviser firms how

Jul 12, 2020

The mood says there’s light at the end of the tunnel

Mike Hughes, corporate finance director at Grant Thornton, assesses the M&A market and its prospects of recovery. Immediately prior to lockdown, how would you describe the state of deal making in

Jul 11, 2020

Webcam scam is fooling work from home staff, warns security specialist

A CLEVER online scam that has been around for years has seen a resurgence because of the huge increase in use of webcams during lockdown. The ‘sextortion’ scam fools workers into thinking

Jul 11, 2020

Technology enables agency’s adoption work to continue

PEOPLE considering adopting a child have been urged to come forward by an adoption agency based in Milton Keynes. The doors of St Francis’ Children’s Society remain open despite the current

Jul 04, 2020

New app aims to ease path to recovery for hospitality sector

by ANDREW GIBBS e: news@businessmk.co.uk THE DAYS of attracting a waiter’s attention in a crowded restaurant or of staff behind a busy bar may be numbered, thanks to a new app. w8r.ai is

Jun 25, 2020

The race to diffuse a ticking rent time bomb

As the three-month block on the repossession of commercial leases for non-payment of rent ends on 30 June 2020, regional law firm Howes Percival urges dialogue between landlords and tenants

Jun 08, 2020

Vehicle testing leader Millbrook celebrates 50 years of auto tech development

IT OPENED as an automotive test facility in the Bedfordshire countryside. Now Millbrook Proving Ground is to celebrate 50 years as a world leader in its field. The company has postponed

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