By Mark Hinds, Charles Stanley Wealth Managers
An Investment Manager now, I was brought up on a small holding where we kept sheep, goats and chickens. My parents ran a goat dairy business, and my father previously managed a 1,000-acre arable farm nearby. It is from this background that my perspectives are cultivated.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
By Esther Round, Birketts
There is no doubt that change is a key opportunity for adaption and evolution.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
By David Moar MBE, founder of Big C Cancer Charity
Farming is in my DNA. My grandfather and grandmother farmed on the Orkney Islands in the 1900s. Having worked their way south, they settled in Geldeston on the banks of the River Waveney, taking a farm tenancy.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
Business owners in East Anglia are now able to use one of the region’s most luxurious resorts as a base for business.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
By Mark Nicholas, Norfolk Showground & Events Centre
Set just outside the beautiful city of Norwich and with excellent access to the A47, the Norfolk Showground & Events Centre offers a range of amenities for businesses, from meeting room hire and conferencing facilities, to office space and areas for company away days.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
By Charlotte Bate, MAD-HR
MAD-HR has worked with numerous business owners whose organisation is centred in, or focused on, food or farming. Here I answer six key questions which all leaders (in any sector) can learn from.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
By Graham Page, Ensors
The farming industry continues to be encouraged to change and diversify income streams away from the traditional crop and livestock sectors.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
By Christine Bhatt, Systematics International
Change is a constant in business
The Covid-19 pandemic was a catalyst for transforming organisations, profoundly changing how we live and work. This, combined with directors facing changes that are driven by digital transformation, rising costs and the push towards Net Zero, means that standing still is no longer an option.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
By Kathryn Horton, Turning Factor
In June 2022, The CIPD (Chartered Institute of Professional Development) Good Work Index, an annual benchmark of job quality in the UK, revealed that 20 per cent of workers planned to hand in their notice within 12 months.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
By Alex Saunders, Leathes Prior
Employee ownership trusts have become increasingly popular in recent years. To put this into context, between 2014 (when EOTs were first introduced) and 2019, 241 EOTs were set up (plus a further 34 which were established beforehand and given EOT status). Comparably, over 500 EOTs were set up in 2022 alone.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
Established in 1973 by Norfolk businessman the late John Medler, builders merchant J Medler Ltd is a third generation family-owned business that has seen many changes and challenges over the last 50 years.
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
Celebrate Food, Fun & Farming at the Aylsham Show on Bank Holiday Monday 28th August 2023 at Blickling Hall
Published in Norfolk Director Magazine Spring | Summer 2023
