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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.

Skills within our workforce need to be drastically improved

Skills shortages is one of the most frequently reported barriers to business growth in the West of England according to the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership. This statement is backed up...
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 21.05.18
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Q&A with Mark Hawthorne - Leader of Gloucestershire County Council

Gloucestershire 2050 , the project to develop a vision for the county, is gathering momentum. But just how can such a wide ranging vision be turned into reality when the county has six district...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 18.05.18
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The Trade Horizons Roadshow is coming to the South West to talk all things Brexit

With talks from Innocent Drinks, Green & Blacks and Brexit Experts this is the perfect place to start preparing your business for the challenges and opportunities Brexit will bring.
James Monk
James Monk
Posted on: 16.05.18
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How negativity stifles your company’s development

Some years ago, whilst attending a personal development workshop, the participants had to pair up and each spend an uninterrupted three minutes regaling how we had been recently wronged. I chose a...
Louise Ladbrooke
Louise Ladbrooke
innovate2succeed
Posted on: 14.05.18
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How technology can save money on translation

Paul Bickham, managing director of Sure Languages, explains what translation memory technology is and how it can save your business money.
Paul Bickham
Paul Bickham
Sure Languages
Posted on: 10.05.18
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Enliven your business with the power of networking

Step out of your comfort zone, move away from your desk, ditch podcasts and webinars and build your local network.
Posted on: 04.05.18
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6 of the best digital marketing tools to reach new overseas customers

Fiona Parnell, Digital Marketing Specialist for DIT SW, discusses her 6 favourite digital marketing tools to reach new overseas customers.
Fiona Parnell
Fiona Parnell
Posted on: 03.05.18
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Q&A with Tim Parker - Chairman at Post Office

UWE, in partnership with Business West, runs an annual lecture series that brings top business leaders to Bristol. We caught up with Tim Parker, Chairman at Post Office , before he gave his address:...
Lynn Barlow
Lynn Barlow
UWE
Posted on: 03.05.18
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Business made easier for South West companies in India

India is now one of the 100 easiest nations to conduct business in, we are helping businesses to capitalise on these opportunities.
Posted on: 01.05.18
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