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Keep up-to-date with the latest business news, marketing best practices, success stories and more with content produced by the Business West team and regional business leaders.

Selling your business: get the exit you deserve

Shaw & Co are an advisory team established to help owner-managers maximise and realise the value within their business. They've worked with Pukka Herbs, Voucher Cloud, Gradwell, and Trunki among...
Jim Shaw
Jim Shaw
Posted on: 16.11.18
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November Bristol Chamber Round up

Last week’s announcement that Bristol will become home to one of Channel 4’s two new creative hubs is fantastic news. We were delighted to play a part in the bid team and the decision further...
Posted on: 06.11.18
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Sharing Crucial Lessons in adapting to Change

‘Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure’ Chamber of Commerce members were delighted to hear inspirational speaker Monty Halls at a TED-style talk in October on the absolute...
Posted on: 06.11.18
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83 jobs created with support from Enterprising West of England

Since launching in January 2017, the Enterprising West of England programme has worked with over 654 businesses and entrepreneurs across the West of England region to help them start up and grow.
Posted on: 01.11.18
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Why is it so difficult to make growth 'green'?

Last week was the first ever Green GB Week , heralded by the UK Government as highlighting ‘the opportunities clean growth offers the UK’, and raising understanding of ‘how business and the public...
Dominic Hogg
Dominic Hogg
Posted on: 25.10.18
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Chambers urge Chancellor to cough up and improve connectivity in core cities

In an open-letter ahead of next week's Budget, the leaders of London, Manchester and Business West Chambers of Commerce urge government investment in improving connectivity between our core cities:...
Posted on: 24.10.18
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Find Your New Recruit

Skills West, a project delivered by Business West, has launched a new campaign - 'Find Your New Recruit' to raise awareness of the skills gaps affecting the West of England.
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 13.09.18
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Growing a business in Somerset: Q & A with Charley Elizabeth Events

We caught up with Charley to talk about her Somerset-based business Charley Elizabeth Events and her aims for growth through the recent support she has received from the ERDF funded Growth Support...
Posted on: 13.09.18
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Tapping into beer exports

Electric Bear in Bath received a visit from Slovenian beer fans in a vintage Volkswagen camper van turned mobile bar after securing an export opportunity with major Slovenian retailer Mercator.
Posted on: 22.08.18
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