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Ian Mean, Director for Business West in Gloucestershire spoke to Dale Vince about selling Ecotricity and moving into politics to help tackle climate change.
Business West’s latest quarterly economic survey has found that almost 60% of businesses – over 70% of manufacturers – are facing pressures to raise prices due to mounting costs of raw materials and...
Four months on from COP26, where world leaders committed themselves to rapid action on climate change, a UN assessment claims that many of the impacts of global warming are now simply ‘irreversible...
So, what is the “New Normal” with business after two years shrouded by Covid? Many businesses have faced a real battle to survive, and have made big decisions over recruitment. Normal for many firms...
Since the start of the government Kickstart Scheme in September 2020, Business West has helped over 130 young people into work, assisting them to secure roles with some of the region’s top employers.
Dame Fiona Reynolds, new chair of the governing council of the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, responds to some tough questiona posed by Ian Mean, vice chair of GFirstLEP and former...
Being able to build a team that can work collaboratively and deliver successful outcomes is an essential skill for a business leader. Being able to inspire and motivate teams of people is what sets a...
Concerns about the security of IT infrastructure and applications have grown steadily alongside organisations’ increasing reliance on these systems. In the first of Ghyston's cyber security briefing...