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  Late payments add to cashflow woes for businesses

  Business West, jointly with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), today released the results of a survey of more than 5,000 businesses....

  All Areas 01.10.12 Business, Finance, Growth, Policy

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  Businesses in the West Country welcome Business Bank

  Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business West, welcomes Vince Cable's announcement of a £1bn government commitment toward the creation o...

  All Areas 24.09.12 Policy, Business, Government

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  Business welcomes changes to planning restrictions

  Commenting on the government’s housing and planning announcements, Tessa Coombes, Director of Policy at Business West said: “Infrastructu...

  All Areas 07.09.12 Policy, Business, Planning, Economy

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  Businesses want a looser relationship with Europe according to Chambers of Commerce poll

  The British Chambers of Commerce today released the results of a poll of nearly 2,000 businesses, which suggest that most businesses (85%...

  All Areas 23.07.12 Business, British Chambers Of Commerce, Eu, Policy

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  Infrastructure guarantees positive, but must deliver action on the ground

  Commenting on the recent government announcement of new guarantee schemes to kick-start infrastructure projects and support exports, Tess...

  All Areas 23.07.12 Business, Growth, Economy, Policy, Strategic Infrastructure Improvements

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  Rail Investment is good news for the West of England

  The Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening today announced £16bn of public support for rail covering the period from 2014 to ...

  All Areas 16.07.12 Transport, Development, Growth, Economy, Policy, Strategic Infrastructure Improvements, Corporate Social Responsibility

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  Business survey shows local economic growth is still too slow

  Business West's latest business survey has found that local business are being put under increasing strain and are suffering from a lack...

  All Areas 12.07.12 Policy

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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 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

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  A Business Manifesto for Change

  As councils across the West gear up for the new political year with local elections and/or annual meetings in May, Business West has publ...

  All Areas 18.04.12 Business, Economy, Economy. Policy, Policy, Planning, Youth, Employment