Stay informed on what's going on in business and the economy. Our blog includes regular updates, including thought leadership pieces, from the Business West team, British Chambers of Commerce and regional business leaders.
Responding to the announcement of changes to several key Net Zero policies, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, of which Business West is a key player, said: “If we are to meet the...
Recruitment is still a major headache for companies in Gloucestershire - particularly for the SMEs - the small and medium size firms. We know, of course, that many firms are happy to pay top dollar...
The BCC has held its inaugural meeting of its new Business Council alongside Cabinet Minister, the Rt Hon Michael Gove and Shadow Chancellor, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves. The new body, comprising some...
Businesses in the UK have faced significant challenge over the last few years, faced with the impacts of Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing current landscape of the cost-of-living crisis...
It’s hard to find a business that really does put hard cash into sustaining its local communities. But here in Gloucestershire, we have a shining example of that in the partnership between Gloucester...
At GFirstLEP we were expecting the axe to fall and it did in a rather curt letter from government recently. It was not unexpected. And not unexpected that it was late in coming to us. In fact, the...
Ask virtually every membership organisation and they will tell you it’s an uphill struggle to retain subscribers and attract new ones. That’s particularly true in the business sector. When costs are...
A few years ago I was involved in the Gloucestershire 2050 project when perhaps the key concern exposed was the haemorrhaging of talented young people from the county. And as our companies are now...
Business West and the Office of Sir Robert Buckland MP welcomed the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP, and the Norwegian Ambassador, His Excellency Wegger Strømmen and his wife, the...
