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  Government must encourage firms to hire more young people

  The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced yesterday (Wednesday) that the government’s Youth Contract - which provides a subsidy of...

  All Areas 28.06.12 Business, Economy, Employment, Youth, Youth Unemployment

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  Mixed business reaction to latest employment figures

  Commenting on June’s labour market figures, published yesterday (Wednesday20 June) by the ONS, Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business ...

  All Areas 21.06.12 Business, Economy, Employment, Policy

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  Business supports Bristol’s Big Green Week - 9th to 17th June

  One of the most influential business leadership organisations in the UK, Business West, representing over 2,000 businesses across the Cha...

  All Areas 12.06.12 Business, Big Green Week, Energy And Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility

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  New loan scheme set to boost young entrepreneurs, says Business West

  Commenting on the government’s new StartUP Loans scheme for young entrepreneurs, Phil Smith, managing director of Business West, the larg...

  All Areas 06.06.12 Youth, Business, Growth, Business Start Up, Youth Unemployment

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  Smaller firms need more support to trade with high-growth markets, says Business West

  Large businesses are more likely to export to high growth markets than their smaller counterparts Regulation and export tariffs top the ...

  All Areas 06.06.12 Growth, Business

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  Business West welcomes the move towards localism in planning

  The planning sector has been in a state of flux over recent times, with both the Localism Act and the recently published National Plannin...

  All Areas 01.06.12 Planning, Policy, Growth, Strategic Infrastructure Improvements