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Bristol businesses get expert Brexit advice at Bristol Brexit Assembly

In the first of a series of meet-ups, members of Bristol’s business community came together at PwC's offices in Temple Quarter to discuss what changes Brexit might bring and what actions they can...
Rohan Roy
Rohan Roy
Business West
Posted on: 09.10.18
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Educational innovator working wonders in Swindon & Wiltshire

Nick Capstick, chief executive of the Swindon-based White Horse Federation of 28 schools is a man with a mission to develop a new style of curriculum with employability of young people at its heart...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 08.10.18
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Countdown to March 29 2019: How will Brexit impact energy bills?

The uncertainty around the impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on March 29 2019 is also raising questions about what this will mean for the price of energy after Brexit. In this...
Rhiannon McCarthy
Rhiannon McCarthy
Posted on: 08.10.18
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Get on-board with diversity to overcome business challenges

In a volatile and increasingly complex world, predicting the future with precision is risky business. Research by Deloitte Consulting confirms that we are experiencing significant shifts in global...
Kalpna Woolf
Kalpna Woolf
Posted on: 05.10.18
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May’s housing boost for Gloucestershire

Home building in Gloucestershire was at long last given a real boost in the Prime Minister’s Conservative party conference speech yesterday . In what was a surprise move to help the housing market -...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 04.10.18
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Not too early to think about BANES council elections

Rows might still be raging about whether to have a second Brexit referendum, but there is no doubt we are definitely going to have a vote next year to decide the make up of the Council to rule over...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 04.10.18
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Green light for hundreds of new homes in Gloucester

Gloucester has been given a great new homes boost by the city’s planning committee last night when it gave the green light to the building of 411 new homes around the Docks. This is a major...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 03.10.18
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Joined-up public health & wellbeing strategy for Bristol gains momentum

The overarching theme of our most recent Business West Initiative evening was health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on the current drivers of public health and how a joined up approach...
Posted on: 02.10.18
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Shake-up of apprenticeship levy a sign government is listening to business

At long last, the government seems to be trying to listen to business. That was my feeling following Chancellor Philip Hammond’s speech on the first day of the Tory conference in Birmingham today. At...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 01.10.18
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