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.
Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, of which Business West are clear players, said: “The Prime Minister rightly set out the importance of stabilising and growing...
Tewkesbury is fast becoming a veritable powerhouse for business growth as more companies move into the area and the magnet for young families setting up home there. In an exclusive interview with the...
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but there has been an astonishing number of changes of leadership of late in some of our most significant local institutions. We’ll have new Vice-Chancellors at both...
Many businesses of all sizes were rightly concerned when they read reports that the government was proposing a new law under which workers were to be given new rights to demand a four day week. And...
Team GB’s amazing cycling team at the Paris Olympics brought home 11 medals, eight of which came from the track. What I had not known was that Renishaw, one of Business West’s most prominent members...
Over the last 12 years our Local Enterprise Partnership in Gloucestershire, GFirstLEP, was by any yardstick pretty successful. And so, having been involved in the organisation for some years as...
Worklessness is one of the government’s big challenges and it is at an 13 year high. But how can it be fixed? If we are to achieve the economic growth the government promises we simply must be able...
Business needs the help of our councillors and those councillors must be prepared to support their local businesses. This is especially the case with a lot of political change in our district...
