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Brain power will see us through COVID crisis

As the lockdown is gradually relaxed individuals will start getting used to the new normal, keeping apart from other people, wearing gloves and face coverings. For businesses things are not so...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 11.06.20
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How to make your own face mask

No matter how you feel about it, we’re all going to have to start regularly wearing face masks very soon. As of 6 June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised all people to wear fabric face...
Posted on: 11.06.20
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Can our high streets bounce back with consumer confidence crippled by coronavirus?

The real starting gun to try and fire up the economy through opening up our high streets has now been fired but consumer confidence is going to be the key. Business, of course, welcomes the Business...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 10.06.20
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Changes to notifying an option to tax on land and buildings during the coronavirus pandemic

It is always wise for a business to get advice if it is looking to ‘Opt to Tax’ land or buildings which it has an interest in. This is particularly the case now as HMRC have made some temporary...
Julian Borley
Julian Borley
Milsted Langdon LLP
Posted on: 10.06.20
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Re-opening Your Business Post COVID-19

Almost every business has faced major disruptions caused by the pandemic. As restrictions begin to be lifted, business owners can start to think about how the business environment might look post-...
Lisa Alcock
S W I G Finance Ltd
Posted on: 09.06.20
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Business West and Amazon team up to help firms operate safely post-lockdown

Business West has teamed up with Amazon to help businesses get back to work and kick-start the economy as lockdown restrictions ease. Around 100 businesses will have the opportunity to tour Amazon’s...
Posted on: 09.06.20
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Potential relaxation of time limits for VAT free exports

There have been a number of high-profile business reliefs which have been introduced to alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, one potential relaxation has been set out in HMRC’s...
Julian Borley
Julian Borley
Milsted Langdon LLP
Posted on: 08.06.20
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Adapting services to stay operational and support the NHS frontline
Member role

Like many other members of Business West Chambers of Commerce, over the past few months we have found ourselves in a very challenging place. Almost overnight, our forecast income streams were...
Helen Haskell
Helen Haskell
Posted on: 08.06.20
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Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative statement - Black Lives Matter

The death of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis was horrific and another brutal reminder of too many incidents that have been constantly occurring. We at the Bristol Chamber of...
Richard Bonner
Richard Bonner
Arcadis
Posted on: 05.06.20
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