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Business West responds to the announcement of new national lockdown in England

Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement of a new, national lockdown in England Business West Managing Director Phil Smith said:  “Businesses will understand why the Prime Minister has felt...
Posted on: 04.01.21
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Why I am optimistic for business in 2021

Writing this on the first day that Gloucestershire enters the Tier 4 lockdown (31 December), it would be very easy to be full of doom and gloom for business. I am not and for two key reasons-the...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 04.01.21
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Tracy Daszkiewicz, Highways England and Bioviron talk at final Swindon & Wiltshire Business and Economy meeting of 2020

At the final Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative Business and Economy meeting of 2020 the agenda was dominated not only by Brexit and coronavirus, but also a number of key local developments including...
Posted on: 22.12.20
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Business West becomes carbon neutral and commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2030

South West England’s largest and most influential business organisation, Business West, which represents some 23,000 businesses across the region, today (21 December) announced its commitment to...
Posted on: 21.12.20
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Swindon MPs seek to reassure businesses as Brexit talks continue

As Brexit talks approached their crunch point, Cabinet Minister and South Swindon MP Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC addressed Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative members, alongside North Swindon MP Justin...
Ian Larrard
Ian Larrard
Business West
Posted on: 16.12.20
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Bath & North East Somerset Council's review of its commercial estate following COVID

Bath is an unusual place for many reasons, but surely one of the strangest is the fact that the local authority is the owner of a very large proportion of commercial property in the City, worth many...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 10.12.20
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Final Initiative meeting of the year inspires hope and optimism for 2021

Vice President and serial entrepreneur Jaya Chakrabarti MBE opened the final Bristol and West of England Initiative meeting of 2020 with some reflections on a pivotal year for Bristol. “The eyes on...
Posted on: 08.12.20
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Survey shows businesses remain confused and unprepared for Brexit as negotiations stumble on

With negotiations staggering into extra time, a new survey shows that businesses in the South West remain confused about and unprepared for the consequences of Brexit.
Posted on: 04.12.20
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How businesses can help Bristol get out of Tier 3

We are now starting to see the impact of the lockdown measures here with the infection rate flattening. I think we are moving in the right direction. But business simply must keep following the...
Posted on: 02.12.20
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