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5 minutes with Lucy Ackland, Senior Engineer at Renishaw

Ian Mean interviews Lucy Ackland, Senior Engineer at Renishaw about her career ahead of Business West's International Women's Day panel event.
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 21.02.23
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Relief as UK’s economy narrowly avoids recession

Reacting to the ONS GDP figures for Q4 2022, Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business West, said: “We welcome the news that the UK has avoided a recession with flat GDP for Q4 compared to Q3, even...
Posted on: 10.02.23
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Business needs incentives to invest

Industrialist Sir James Dyson is something of a Marmite character but you certainly cannot fault him for saying it as it is on the economy. Having listened to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s major speech on...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 02.02.23
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Business West supports Bristol based business to drive Net Zero through supply chains

Business West has supported Bristol business, TISCreport with its new initiative, Project Vana which reveals disused corporate land and joins it up with communities who want to take action on...
Posted on: 25.01.23
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How Babbasa is creating lasting change for underrepresented young people in Bristol

Every so often you meet someone who inspires you. Poku Osei is one of those people whose organisation-Babbasa-is now making an incredible difference to the lives of many young people in Bristol. Born...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 23.01.23
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Business West responds to the Government’s new energy support package

Business West's Policy Manager, Claire Ralph, responds to the Government's new energy support package.
Claire Ralph
Claire Ralph
Business West
Posted on: 11.01.23
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Small businesses in Bristol are invited to eBay's Business Roadshow

In 2022, eBay launched a program to help small businesses in the UK by offering training and support. Throughout the year, eBay hit road and toured across different regional cities, meeting with...
Eleanor Ferrari
Eleanor Ferrari
Posted on: 05.01.23
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Business West appoints new Membership Director

Business West’s new Membership Director started work at 16 after the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce came to her school to talk about modern apprenticeships. She was selling memberships for the...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 03.01.23
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Survey finds over half of businesses materially impacted by economic and political uncertainty

Business West's recent Quarterly Economic Survey has found over half of businesses have reported that political and economic instability has had a material impact on their business in the last...
Posted on: 19.12.22
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