Local Firms Could Land a Business Opportunity of Olympic Proportions ; Yesterday, Eight Senior Businessmen From Derbyshire Were Given a Vip Tour Around the Olympic Site in London. With Two-and-a-Half Years to Go Until the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, They Wanted to Explore Opportunities for Companies in the County. In the First of a Series On How the County Can Benefit From London 2012, Martin Naylor Joined Them.

Derby Evening Telegraph › October 31, 2009

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AS Steve Charles looked across the vast expanse of the 640-acre Olympic site in London, he could not fail to be impressed.

With the shell of the 90,000-capacity main stadium casting an imposing shadow over the lorries, trains and 9,000 workers, the whole place is a hive of activity.

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Local Firms Could Land a Business Opportunity of Olympic Proportions ; Yesterday, Eight Senior Businessmen From Derbyshire Were Given a Vip Tour Around the Olympic Site in London. With Two-and-a-Half Years to Go Until the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, They Wanted to Explore Opportunities for Companies in the County. In the First of a Series On How the County Can Benefit From London 2012, Martin Naylor Joined Them.

As the Director of Business Services for the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce, it is Mr Charles' job to advise smaller companies on how to open up to a wider market.

"It's fantastic, very, ver...

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