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How Making Tax Digital for VAT will affect your business

With the world becoming more digitally focused by the day, the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a brilliant opportunity for your business to review and update its accountancy processes...
Scott McLay
Scott McLay
Sage
Posted on: 30.05.19
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Student enthusiasm for STEM subjects is infectious at engineering and cyber campus

The enthusiasm of the young students at Gloucestershire’s Berkeley Green engineering and cyber campus is infectious. Here we have young people voting to leave their secondary school and embark on...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 28.05.19
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Phil Smith comments on Theresa May resignation

phil_smith_ttb.png Commenting on Theresa May’s resignation, Phil Smith, Managing Director at Business West said: “Businesses must be reassured that a change at the top in Downing Street does not...
Posted on: 24.05.19
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Government needs to rethink apprenticeship levy

Gloucestershire has a proud record of encouraging apprenticeships. South Gloucestershire & Stroud College (SGS) - have been superb at developing these apprenticeships. But I have to say that...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 21.05.19
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5 steps to mental wellbeing

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week – the UK’s national campaign to raise understanding of mental health problems.
Posted on: 17.05.19
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Helping Bristol’s ex-offenders back into employment

Chief Constable Andy Marsh, Nathan Peacey, Partner at Foot Anstey and James Durie, Chief Executive of Bristol Chamber of Commerce & West of England Initiative gathered 100 business leaders at...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 17.05.19
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How to turn negativity into positive vibes

When I was approached to write a blog about positivity, my first thought was to apologise profusely for my blog post in comparison to all the other fantastic ones available – I had to catch myself,...
Bethan Rice
Bethan Rice
Business West
Posted on: 17.05.19
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Tips on trading in Latin America and the Caribbean

Markets in Latin America have not traditionally been a target for UK or South West companies that trade overseas, but this is gradually changing. A few weeks ago, I was involved in organising a...
Sarah Hildersley
Sarah Hildersley
Department for International Trade - South West
Posted on: 16.05.19
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