As another eventful year winds to a close, our gift to you is our December & January issue, where we look back to look forwards and which – as ever – is jam-packed with thought-provoking insights and all the latest news and views…

Our cover feature looks at how to secure finance for investment

Our final issue of the year kicks off with 2025 predictions as we ask leading lights of print to predict what the next 12 months could hold, while our month-by-month review of the biggest stories of the year takes a look back at 2024's highs, lows and everything in between.

Our Knowledge Bank section is opened with our selection of print – and print-adjacent – gift ideas for your nearest and dearest. We then look at how to best go about getting access to finance for investment.

A topical issue in recent times is the increasing significance of environmental, social and governance (ESG); we look at why this is something organisations need to take more seriously. Closing this section is a look at how acquisition is a fast way to grow, with our experts offering their top tips. 

The community section features its usual celebration of print’s people, including Q&A, 60 seconds with... and Jo's help line, while the issue’s product section details notable recent launches in ‘What’s new’. Crescent Press then reviews its HP Indigo 100k while Heidelberg's Prinect Touch Free, which is still in development but promising big things, is the subject of our Star Product.

The section also takes a look at the success of the Corgi Model Club, and considers how small-format flatbeds offer a low-cost way to break into new markets, while the Best of British focuses on Josiah Wade's mission to preserve classic letterpress kit.

And finally, as ever, the issue is wrapped up with our sideways look at a bygone issue, this time January 2007.

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