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Gordon Henderson wrote:
I did a bit of "business networking" in the area, not so much now, but got an idea of what was going on in the small business area - but it seems there are many (1000's of one to two (maybe 3) people companies, then there's a hige void in the SME range until you get to the big institutions - and I remember the head of the Plymouth chamber telling me there were 5 companies in Plymouth who employed over 1000 people (although that might be 4 if a certian naval facility has gone/going) But there are very few in-between.
That seems to be the way with technology companies: they start small, and then either stay small or get very big.
It would be good if there were more companies employing programmers down here. As you say, maybe the "innovation parks" will yield something.
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