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To kick off celebrations for this year’s B Corp month, Bristol and Bath B Local hosted ‘Purposefest’- a day long event celebrating the ways in which businesses and wider communities can be purpose-led and act as a force for positive change.
Eleanor Ferrari
15 March, 2024
Business West
As part of our 'Meet the team' series, we have been talking to members of our Local Skills Improvement Plan Team.
Anonymous Author
14 March, 2024
Business West
I believe Gloucestershire’s economy stands to get a great boost with the government’s Budget announcement to buy the former nuclear site at Oldbury.
Ian Mean
14 March, 2024
Business West
Reacting to the latest GDP figures published this morning, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce, of which Business West are key players, said:
Eleanor Ferrari
13 March, 2024
Business West
Strong leadership is so very important to ensure that the voice of business is heard loud and clear by government and our MPs in Gloucestershire. Even more so as this is General Election year. Companies cannot be expected to shoulder the lion’s share of the messaging to government as they are at full stretch trying to survive and grow.
Ian Mean
13 March, 2024
Business West
Responding to the latest labour market data from the ONS, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, of which Business West are key players, said:
Eleanor Ferrari
12 March, 2024
Business West
Recently, two of my colleagues and I attended the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) Trade Facilitation Forum – the first since the COVID pandemic. The forum brings Chamber colleagues from across the network to hear about how BCC is supporting members across the country with their International Trade. With a wide range of speakers on topics such as Digital Carnets, ChamberCustoms and Origin and Preference, the focus was very much on how we can continue to support companies through the new and often challenging hurdles faced in today’s international climate.
Beth Rice
11 March, 2024
Business West
Polling for the British Chambers of Commerce reveals a quarter of surveyed employees (25%) believe that not everyone in their workplace has the same access to opportunities. Over a quarter (28%) of employees surveyed aren’t aware of the term ‘workplace equity’ or have no understanding of what it means. 28% of respondents say they believe they’ve unfairly missed out on a workplace opportunity in the past two years On International Women’s Day, new polling carried out for the British Chambers of Commerce, of which Business West are a key player, by polling agency ‘Find Out Now’ highlights the scale of the challenge to make workplaces across the UK more equitable.
Eleanor Ferrari
8 March, 2024
Business West
Bella is one of the Business Engagement Executives in our Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) team. She is a key link between businesses and skills providers and is responsible for gathering intelligence from businesses on their future needs from the skills sector, whether that is through a 1-2-1 discussion, focus groups or other roundtable events.
Fay Daniels
7 March, 2024
Business West
