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- Taiwan Ambassador’s visit to Milton Keynes
- Pre-Election Event April 2015
- Army recruitment campaign aims for Milton Keynes’ brightest business brains
- Chairman Philip Smith receives MBE
- Building business links with schools
- Milton Keynes Council Skills Forum
- Women in Business Awards
- Milton Keynes Business and Arts
- MKBLP attends Speaker's House
- MKBAA 2016 Launch Night
- Voters should consider one issue in the Referendum
- Concrete cows brand is the envy of others, says tourism chief
- MKBLP go inside to learn about prison education
- MKBLP hear a new language of entrepreneurship
- UAE trade link praised by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox
- MKBLP Board of Directors welcomes Ruby Parmar, replacing Mike Robinson
- MKBLP get a lesson in future proofing how we prepare people for work
- Employment lawyer Simon deMaid joins the MKBLP Board
- MK Business Achievement Awards 2 weeks to go!
- The Business Crime Strategy really is on its way!
- MK Business Leaders is going places in 2017
- Shenzhen Trade Delegation visit Milton Keynes
- MKBAA 2017 - Success and Results
- Milton Keynes Business Crime Strategy is launched
- A funnel night in with MKCO
- Mental Health Wellbeing in the Workplace guide is launched
- Going Places Event
- International Trade: Preparing for Brexit
- MKBLP word on: Partnerships
- The evolution of technology and the impact on business
- February 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- MKBLP celebrates the business leaders of the future with MK College
- Do you know any inspiring women leaders?
- Julie Mills OBE discusses the benefits of being a member of MKBLP
- Q&A with MKBLP Member Lal Tawney
- Success of MKBLP’s Summer Drinks Event
- MKBLP directors tackle the The Parks Trust 25-mile walk for the YMCA Milton Keynes
- Ruby Parmar, on the business connections which have ignited her retirement path
- Women Leaders award winners to be offered associate MKBLP membership
- The road to MKBAA 2020 heats up
- Katy Berrill Q&A
- Double Queen’s Award success for MKBLP Member
- MKBLP Board Director Freddie Guilmard takes part in a big 'CEO sleepout'
- MKBLP Board Director Interview - Freddie Guilmard
- Women Leaders join MKBLP
- MKBLP helps raise funds for Lord's Taverners
- Businesses of Milton Keynes need to find their voice and engage with council
- MKBAA 2020 Update - STAGE ONE SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
- MKBLP supports phase 2 of East-West Rail
- Milton Keynes gains prominence in Sunday Times Best Places for Business 2020
- Milton Keynes organisations feature within The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list 2020
- MKBAA FINALISTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED
- Helping businesses through the pandemic
- Lockdown: How businesses can use the time effectively
- Webinars to tune into……
- Support for people within Milton Keynes
- MKBLP Member Q&A – Stuart Goldwater, Managing Director, PragmatiQ Solutions Ltd
- War Veteran and father of MKBLP member raises over £26m for the NHS
- Tools to help businesses remain connected
- MKBLP Launches First On-Line Event
- £1.25 billion government support package to innovative UK businesses
- Happy 100th Birthday Captain Tom Moore
- The Covid-19 support network across MK in numbers
- Musica Charity Choir MK raises awareness of the COVID-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal
- The Internet – the essential service we are all leaning on during lockdown
- Ken Tomkins, Managing Director Kaizen Restaurants Ltd t/a McDonald's
- How Milton Keynes College is supporting the community during crisis
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Ruby Parmar & Hilary Chipping
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Dr Julie Mills and Ian Stuart
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Simon DeMaid and Clive Faine
- MKBLP on BBC Look East
- New financial support for micro businesses in Milton Keynes
- MKBLP: In Conversation with… Freddie Guilmard and Neil Russell
- MKBLP: In Conversation with… Series, Jan Flawn CBE and Melanie Beck
- Infrastructure injection gives Milton Keynes University Hospital a clean bill of digital health
- Covid-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal achievement
- Simon Greene on the opening of the new YMCA during lockdown
- MKBLP: In Conversation with…… Councillor Peter Marland
- Build continues on Santander’s flagship UK technology hub
- Captain Sir Tom Moore receives knighthood from the Queen
- Join MKBLP members in #LoveMKHateLitter clean up
- “Offer Guarantee” for MK College hopefuls amid pandemic disruption
- A partnership between two MKBLP members will lead the way in bringing Gigabit speeds to the city.
- Love MK Hate Litter
- PragmatiQ Solutions shortlisted for coveted technology award
- Lucy Gallois recognised for contribution to ‘Digital & Technology’ industry in Milton Keynes
- Dr Julie Mills OBE, on her 30 years at the helm of MK College
- MKBLP supporting #BeSeenInGreenMK
- Congratulations to CEO of MyMiltonKeynes, and MKBLP Board Director, Melanie Beck on being awarded an MBE for ‘Services to the Community’ during the Covid-19 Crisis.
- MK College offering FREE retraining lifeline
- Double win for Milton Keynes College at BAME National Apprenticeship Awards
- Consultation starts on plans for MK Gateway as a new era begins for Saxon Court
- MKBLP members on a winning streak
- Budget 2021: Understanding the furlough extension
- Anglian Water Alliance students celebrate apprenticeship success
Milton Keynes expected to lead country’s 2021 economic fightback
Comment from MKBLP Chair, Nicholas Mann
The UK Powerhouse report, published this week, has found that Milton Keynes is expected to lead the fastest economic recovery in the country next year. This news is wonderful, but no surprise! The city benefits greatly from its geographical position, being in the centre of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. This coupled with our strong transport links to London and Birmingham, our efficient grid system and amazing green spaces, make MK the natural location for overspill from these cities - that often have higher costs for commercial space. COVID has caused considerable disruption to the commercial property market and as businesses learn to adapt to the new work methods increased remote working, there will be a natural shift, as firms take a step downwards on the property ladder. Milton Keynes offers great scope to organisations relocating; therefore, we must continue to market our city as the ideal location for business. For instance, the city’s low carbon footprint is a model for sustainable living, something which will resonate with many organisations.
The entrepreneurial spirit upon which our city was founded and that continues to underpin our business community, will hold us in good stead for the future, as we are unlikely to become stagnant in whatever becomes the ‘new normal.’ And our strength in the technical-based economy, coupled with our willingness to embrace technology and adopt it into our everyday lives, the Starship robots being the perfect case in point, will also enable us to adapt to the changing environment – being able to evolve with change is rooted in our culture.
However, it is also important to note that it is not all good news. Our city relies heavily on the hospitality sector and clearly there is a lot of pain being suffered here. I hope sincerely that our collective sense of community will aid our recovery and give thanks that throughout the pandemic the business community has continued to network and pulled together to aid those in need.
News
- Taiwan Ambassador’s visit to Milton Keynes
- Pre-Election Event April 2015
- Army recruitment campaign aims for Milton Keynes’ brightest business brains
- Chairman Philip Smith receives MBE
- Building business links with schools
- Milton Keynes Council Skills Forum
- Women in Business Awards
- Milton Keynes Business and Arts
- MKBLP attends Speaker's House
- MKBAA 2016 Launch Night
- Voters should consider one issue in the Referendum
- Concrete cows brand is the envy of others, says tourism chief
- MKBLP go inside to learn about prison education
- MKBLP hear a new language of entrepreneurship
- UAE trade link praised by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox
- MKBLP Board of Directors welcomes Ruby Parmar, replacing Mike Robinson
- MKBLP get a lesson in future proofing how we prepare people for work
- Employment lawyer Simon deMaid joins the MKBLP Board
- MK Business Achievement Awards 2 weeks to go!
- The Business Crime Strategy really is on its way!
- MK Business Leaders is going places in 2017
- Shenzhen Trade Delegation visit Milton Keynes
- MKBAA 2017 - Success and Results
- Milton Keynes Business Crime Strategy is launched
- A funnel night in with MKCO
- Mental Health Wellbeing in the Workplace guide is launched
- Going Places Event
- International Trade: Preparing for Brexit
- MKBLP word on: Partnerships
- The evolution of technology and the impact on business
- February 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- MKBLP celebrates the business leaders of the future with MK College
- Do you know any inspiring women leaders?
- Julie Mills OBE discusses the benefits of being a member of MKBLP
- Q&A with MKBLP Member Lal Tawney
- Success of MKBLP’s Summer Drinks Event
- MKBLP directors tackle the The Parks Trust 25-mile walk for the YMCA Milton Keynes
- Ruby Parmar, on the business connections which have ignited her retirement path
- Women Leaders award winners to be offered associate MKBLP membership
- The road to MKBAA 2020 heats up
- Katy Berrill Q&A
- Double Queen’s Award success for MKBLP Member
- MKBLP Board Director Freddie Guilmard takes part in a big 'CEO sleepout'
- MKBLP Board Director Interview - Freddie Guilmard
- Women Leaders join MKBLP
- MKBLP helps raise funds for Lord's Taverners
- Businesses of Milton Keynes need to find their voice and engage with council
- MKBAA 2020 Update - STAGE ONE SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
- MKBLP supports phase 2 of East-West Rail
- Milton Keynes gains prominence in Sunday Times Best Places for Business 2020
- Milton Keynes organisations feature within The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list 2020
- MKBAA FINALISTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED
- Helping businesses through the pandemic
- Lockdown: How businesses can use the time effectively
- Webinars to tune into……
- Support for people within Milton Keynes
- MKBLP Member Q&A – Stuart Goldwater, Managing Director, PragmatiQ Solutions Ltd
- War Veteran and father of MKBLP member raises over £26m for the NHS
- Tools to help businesses remain connected
- MKBLP Launches First On-Line Event
- £1.25 billion government support package to innovative UK businesses
- Happy 100th Birthday Captain Tom Moore
- The Covid-19 support network across MK in numbers
- Musica Charity Choir MK raises awareness of the COVID-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal
- The Internet – the essential service we are all leaning on during lockdown
- Ken Tomkins, Managing Director Kaizen Restaurants Ltd t/a McDonald's
- How Milton Keynes College is supporting the community during crisis
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Ruby Parmar & Hilary Chipping
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Dr Julie Mills and Ian Stuart
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Simon DeMaid and Clive Faine
- MKBLP on BBC Look East
- New financial support for micro businesses in Milton Keynes
- MKBLP: In Conversation with… Freddie Guilmard and Neil Russell
- MKBLP: In Conversation with… Series, Jan Flawn CBE and Melanie Beck
- Infrastructure injection gives Milton Keynes University Hospital a clean bill of digital health
- Covid-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal achievement
- Simon Greene on the opening of the new YMCA during lockdown
- MKBLP: In Conversation with…… Councillor Peter Marland
- Build continues on Santander’s flagship UK technology hub
- Captain Sir Tom Moore receives knighthood from the Queen
- Join MKBLP members in #LoveMKHateLitter clean up
- “Offer Guarantee” for MK College hopefuls amid pandemic disruption
- A partnership between two MKBLP members will lead the way in bringing Gigabit speeds to the city.
- Love MK Hate Litter
- PragmatiQ Solutions shortlisted for coveted technology award
- Lucy Gallois recognised for contribution to ‘Digital & Technology’ industry in Milton Keynes
- Dr Julie Mills OBE, on her 30 years at the helm of MK College
- MKBLP supporting #BeSeenInGreenMK
- Congratulations to CEO of MyMiltonKeynes, and MKBLP Board Director, Melanie Beck on being awarded an MBE for ‘Services to the Community’ during the Covid-19 Crisis.
- MK College offering FREE retraining lifeline
- Double win for Milton Keynes College at BAME National Apprenticeship Awards
- Consultation starts on plans for MK Gateway as a new era begins for Saxon Court
- MKBLP members on a winning streak
- Budget 2021: Understanding the furlough extension
- Anglian Water Alliance students celebrate apprenticeship success