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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.

New CEO Simon Wales on The Bristol Beacon and building community through music

In this edition of our Bristol Initiative member spotlight series, we’re thrilled to introduce Simon Wales, the new CEO of Bristol Beacon. Since joining in August 2024, Simon has taken the helm at...
Jenny Ablett
Jenny Ablett
Business West
Posted on: 05.11.24
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Initiative Member Spotlight: Alan Swan, Regional Operations Director for the South West at Stantec

As part of our ongoing series spotlighting members of the Bristol Initiative, we had the opportunity to speak with Alan Swan, Regional Operations Director for the South West at Stantec. Stantec, a...
Jenny Ablett
Jenny Ablett
Business West
Posted on: 23.10.24
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Bristol Initiative Member Spotlight - Gary Mckinnon, Head of Commercial at Bristol Waste

Every so often we like to shine the spotlight on our members, and in this case one of the members of the Bristol Initiative. We sat down with Gary Mckinnon , Head of Commercial at Bristol Waste to...
Sam Harrison
Sam Harrison
Business West
Posted on: 24.09.24
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Catching up with Emma Carter, President of Bristol Junior Chamber

Founded in 1948, Bristol Junior Chamber(BJC) has been a fixture around Bristol Chambers of Commerce for over 75 years now and is responsible for several Bristol favourites, like the Balloon Fiesta...
Sam Harrison
Sam Harrison
Business West
Posted on: 06.08.24
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Business West member's firm makes sitting down at the office easier

I looked up ergonomics in the Oxford dictionary, and it told me that it is “the study of people’s efficiency in their working environment.” It was the explanation I needed to understand the rationale...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 30.07.24
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Chamber Member Spotlight: AMBITIOUS

Business West Chambers of Commerce are proud to be made up of businesses from a wide range of sectors, sizes and structures, all of whom have different reasons and motivations for joining the...
Eleanor Ferrari
Eleanor Ferrari
Posted on: 19.07.24
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Bristol Initiative Member Spotlight - Susan Hamilton, CEO of St Peter's Hospice

Every so often we like to shine the spotlight on our members, and in this case one of the members of the Bristol Initiative. We sat down with Susan Hamilton , CEO of St Peter's Hospice to talk about...
Sam Harrison
Sam Harrison
Business West
Posted on: 03.07.24
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Initiative Member Spotlight: Jo Dally, Strategic Partnership Director at the National Composites Centre

Every so often we like to shine the spotlight on our members, and in this case one of the members of the Bristol Initiative. We sat down with Jo Dally, to talk about her role as the Strategic...
Jenny Ablett
Jenny Ablett
Business West
Posted on: 21.03.24
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Initiative Member Spotlight: Brian Swallow, Managing Director at Enterprise Mobility

Every so often we like to shine the spotlight on our members, and in this case one of the members of the Bristol Initiative. We sat down with Brian Swallow, to talk about his role as the Managing...
Sam Harrison
Sam Harrison
Business West
Posted on: 06.03.24
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