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ON THE COVER...

32: BE REYT

For this month’s cover feature, unLTD’s Ashley Birch sits down with Danny Tomalin, founder of Sheffieldbased software consultancy REYT, to discuss his journey in setting up a business which is now thriving as a driver for technological advancement in the sports, outdoor and wellbeing industries.

12: THE WORKPLACE: A SOCIAL SPACE?

Business owners debate whether office space and culture should be designed around social interaction...

16: LIGHTBULB MOMENT

We hear from Joanne Wharam, Managing Director of SMART Support for Business, about striking out on her own ten years ago.

38: SALVATION AND SUCCESS

Touching on the power of faith, family and plenty of sleeve-rolling with Nicholas Brennan, managing director of Lodestone Recruitment, who explains to Joseph Food how all three have been integral in his business journey so far.

45: PUTTING STAFF FIRST

The concept of employee ownership trusts has been gaining popularity in the UK in the last couple of years – but could they work for your business? unLTD did some digging into the advantages and potential drawbacks of making this move.

74: THE BIG SICK

Louisa Harrison-Walker from Sheffield Chamber delves into the statistics showing the rise in sickness absences and how businesses can tackle this issue moving forward.