Abbey Watkins

May 14, 2024 | platinummediagroup.co.uk | Jonathan Grant |Joseph Bradfield |Abbey Watkins |Frank Bouette

Private Equity (PE) has been notable by its absence in 2023, and the resulting M&A market was more challenging, with less pressure on buyers to close deals. Given many PE deals are supported by debt, the high cost of borrowing combined with a series of global disruptions have limited appetite. While we are not out of the woods yet, the picture is beginning to change. Certain sectors which have been quiet, such as travel, are now returning to a more normal pattern.

May 14, 2024 | platinummediagroup.co.uk | Joseph Bradfield |Jonathan Grant |Abbey Watkins |Frank Bouette

Workplace interior design says a lot about your business and its culture. Driven by the hybrid and remote work revolution, companies are re-evaluating the look and feel of their office space and trying to understand what helps to make a great environment to work.

May 14, 2024 | platinummediagroup.co.uk | Abbey Watkins |Frank Bouette |Alan Wares

Research from Allica Bank suggests that small and medium-sized businesses are holding an astonishing £273 billion in cash in low or no interest bank accounts. But just what should businesses do with cash reserves to make them work harder, ask funding experts, Abbey Watkins and John Walsham of Kreston Reeves SMEs are the engines of the UK economy.

Feb 20, 2024 | parispi.net | Abbey Watkins

Interested in plants — varying from pumpkins to orchids? The Paris FFA’s fall and spring plant sales are for you. Each semester, the Paris FFA chapter has a plant sale. One class each semester — either greenhouse elective or agriculture finance — gets the opportunity to take care of the greenhouse and learn the proper ways to do so. This class contains about 20 students, taught by John Harrison. Greenhouse elective is a class open to anyone in the school.

Feb 24, 2023 | parispi.net | Abbey Watkins

The Paris FFA chapter has the opportunity to travel on many amazing trips to better our understanding of agriculture and learn how to be a proficient leader in our chapter. I was fortunate enough to be one of the students that was able to attend the Connect Conference. This conference was held at Camp Clements, which is the oldest state FFA camp in the nation, on Nov. 18-19, 2022. The conference was a weekend trip where sessions were held during the two days.