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People, good people, in my view are the linchpin of a successful business. And good people working as a team bring out the very best in productivity. Stewart Barnes, managing director of QuoLux in...
Gloucestershire’s new Local Industrial Strategy has really put our young people front and centre of its focus for the future. And as someone who has always tried to campaign and support the vision of...
In 2006, self-taught programmer and games designer Chris Hunt decided to pursue his dream and create his own video game. Fast forward to 2019 and his company Lo-Fi Games’ flagship title, Kenshi, is...
Business West, which runs the Chambers of Commerce in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, has joined forces with more than 450 Chambers across the world to sign up to the International...
Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem this year – this equates to 25% of an average business’ workforce. In light of shocking statistics such as these, the...
Bristol’s pioneering One City approach to join up local governance is one of six shortlisted cities to be guaranteed an award of €100,000 by the European Commission. One of those cities will receive...
Business West is in the running to scoop the ‘Most Effective Campaigning’ award at the annual British Chambers of Commerce awards for its pioneering ‘Trading Through Brexit’ (TTB) campaign. Brexit...
Gloucestershire’s motto is ‘forever forwards’. However, sometimes the county’s pace of change does not quite live up to these guiding aspirations. In early September, Ian Mean, the Director of...
Earlier this year, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) nominated me to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace, in recognition of my support for their work in extending international trade services...
