Banks
Obviously the banks are needed to look sensibly at business needs again. After disappearing for the last 6 months, it is heartening to see bank representatives networking again and one in particular is saying that they have funding for cash flow gaps caused by the down-turn.

Seminars
The BDA is supporting business seminars as is Bedford College- see Our Seminars page, but have we got the right topics? What do you want to know more about?

Planning and Business Premises
Do you think the planners have the right attitude to business needs? Are the i-Lab, i-Kan and the future i-Pad hitting the mark for business start-up provision?

What practical measure that are within the powers of the local authority economic development team would you like to see discussed?

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