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As we reflect on the year, we ask: What is your business highlight of 2022?

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JON HURRELL

Cornwall Manufacturers Group

My business highlight of the year is the creation of the Cornwall Manufacturers Group Academy, partnering with Cornwall College. The Academy has given 14-16 year olds in Cornwall the ability to gain a Level 2 Qualification in manufacturing something which has never existed before. The pupils are supported by industry experts from our membership and it aims to inspire the next generation of engineers into our innovative and thriving industry.

MARY LUNNEN

Dare to Blossom

Hard to choose just one as it has been a good year, just in a quiet, yet satisfying way. However I will say it is this: Signing a contract with a publisher in the USA for my next book, which should be out soon.

JAMES NEALE

Idenna

My business highlight for 2022 would be the re-brand we delivered for Londonbased media agency Bountiful Cow - a project which was a joy end to end.

The brief was grounded in shifting their storytelling up a gear, and from day one, the chemistry and rapport we established with this client was instant. They were 100% committed and passionate about our work together, and what catapulted this project into my number one spot was how it represented a landmark moment for our design team, who absolutely owned every aspect of the brief.

As an agency, we are often thought of first and foremost for our film production and copy, but this was the moment when our design team took their well-deserved place in the spotlight.

JAMES SCOTT

NCI Technologies

The biggest highlight for me over 2022 has been getting out of the office and meeting with our clients again. While we are a technology company, there is nothing like meeting people in person and forming a relationship. During the preceding year meetings have always been for a very specific reason and there has been very little time to build important bonds.

JANE PEARCE

Groundsure

2022 has been a turbulent year for many of us in many ways but one of the most striking events was this summer’s heatwave which brought home to all of us how our climate is changing. Political events may feel very short term, but we are in it for the long haul with the climate and understanding how we adapt and change with it. For this very reason, our highlight of the year was the launch of our unique CimateIndex analysis module in our environmental search reports in June. We provide this information as part of the searches that a conveyancer or commercial real estate lawyer undertakes for residential and commercial properties. Homebuyers and businesses can now look forward up to 30 years and see if their property could be impacted by flooding, coastal erosion or subsidence. These are all very real and present issues across Cornwall. Together with our specialist mining geology team in Pool, we are now providing unique guidance on how our climate is affecting Cornish communities so that they can thrive and adapt into the future.

TAMSIN CHAPMAN-GUNNER

Citizens Advice Cornwall

It is hard to believe that I have only been with Citizens Advice Cornwall for a year as we have achieved so much in that time, but my highlight has to be our Blue and White Ball in September. So many great businesses came out to support the event and help us not only raise awareness of Citizens Advice Cornwall as a local charity but to also to help raise funds to help us continue our work. Starting an event from scratch is never easy but it was a great success and I can’t wait for next year.

CLAIRE MARTIN

Perfect Sums

Our business highlight of 2022 has to be seeing our clients’ businesses coming back from covid and returning to normal practice.

It has been a tough few years but seeing them surviving the storm and coming out stronger has been the ultimate highlight for us.