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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.

Lack of Recognition for South West in Chancellor's Budget

Did you notice that mention of the South West was sadly lacking in the Chancellor’s Big, Big Budget? There were lots of mentions of the North and the North West as the recipients of help from...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 05.11.24
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Cautious optimism among businesses amidst a challenging economic environment.

Released today, Business West’s Q3 2024 Quarterly Economic Survey reveals cautious optimism among businesses in the South West, with confidence levels holding steady despite a challenging economic...
Sam Harrison
Sam Harrison
Business West
Posted on: 24.10.24
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Investment Success for Stroud's Five Valleys Shopping Centre

Six years on and an ongoing investment approaching thirty million pounds, Stroud’s Five Valleys Shopping Centre is in good health. When I visited the centre last week, I felt a tangible enthusiasm...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 23.10.24
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Demand for skills is more important than ever

Investing in our young people through apprenticeships is now more important than ever as the demand for skills grows. So, the development of Skills England, a new government body designed to bring...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 09.10.24
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BCC Quarterly Economic Survey: Business Conditions Stall As Tax Anxiety Grows

Following improvements to business conditions in the first half of 2024, key indicators stalled or declined in Q3 – with manufacturing suffering the most. Taxation is now more of a concern than...
Eleanor Ferrari
Eleanor Ferrari
Posted on: 08.10.24
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Gloucestershire College Opens £5 Million Sustainable Construction Centre

I go to a lot of business events but few excite me like the official opening of Gloucestershire College’s new £5 million sustainable construction training centre. Yes, it’s part of the college’s...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 02.10.24
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"Now is the time to make your voice heard" – Bristol's Future in Focus at the September Bristol Initiative Quarterly Members Meeting

The September Quarterly Members’ Meeting for the Business West Bristol Initiative took place last Thursday, bringing together influential voices from across the business, charity, and public sectors...
Sam Harrison
Sam Harrison
Business West
Posted on: 30.09.24
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Business cash will support community care project

Bath Chamber of Commerce has donated £2,500 to help kit out a new Community Care Room at Bath College, which will allow students to experience realistic conditions as they study to become the much...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 30.09.24
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Gloucestershire can benefit from revival of nuclear

Here in Gloucestershire, I believe we are on the threshold of a revival in nuclear energy in the heartland of Berkeley and Oldbury, where it was developed in the 1960s. But our government needs to...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 27.09.24
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