Small Steps Towards a Brighter Future

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That sense of support is really at the heart of the creative, and we hope it serves as a reminder of the huge power of our global community. </p> <p>Join the conversation on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/linkedin/mycompany/verification/?viewAsMember=true" target="_blank" data-tracking-control-name="_anchor_link">LinkedIn</a> and across other social media channels using #KeepGrowing.</p> <p> </p> <p><i>**<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/employmentintheuk/april2021" target="_blank" data-tracking-control-name="_anchor_link">ONS employment figures from April 2021</a> </i></p> <p><i>*Based on a study from ThinkTank Research who surveyed 400 nationally representative adults in October 2020.</i></p> </div> </div> <div id class="component component-postList" data-component-type="postList"> <section id="postList0FocusPoint" class="component__content-container list-layout" data-post-list> <section 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