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Businesses in the South West adapting and innovating despite challenging economic times

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says the economy saw zero growth between October and December 2022 and while the UK managed to narrowly avoid a recession, the UK is now the only country in...
Posted on: 23.02.23
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5 minutes with Lucy Ackland, Senior Engineer at Renishaw

Ian Mean interviews Lucy Ackland, Senior Engineer at Renishaw about her career ahead of Business West's International Women's Day panel event.
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 21.02.23
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Bristol Initiative Meeting - February 2023

On February 15th, the Bristol Initiative Members' Meeting was held at the Bristol Beacon, with West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris as the keynote speaker. We had a great turn-out, with over 100...
Sam Harrison
Sam Harrison
Business West
Posted on: 17.02.23
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Free business support on offer in Somerset

Firms in Somerset can receive free, specialist business support by joining the Somerset Innovation Network.
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 15.02.23
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Renishaw shows the way forward

It’s brilliant to see one of Gloucestershire’s world leading companies showing the way to real growth-the constant call from government to supercharge the economy. That company is Renishaw, also a...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 13.02.23
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Relief as UK’s economy narrowly avoids recession

Reacting to the ONS GDP figures for Q4 2022, Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business West, said: “We welcome the news that the UK has avoided a recession with flat GDP for Q4 compared to Q3, even...
Posted on: 10.02.23
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National Apprenticeship Week: Q&A with Mary and Connor

As part of National Apprenticeship week we spoke to mother and son, Mary and Connor about apprenticeships. With Connor currently completing an apprenticeship, we chatted about how they found the...
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 09.02.23
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Case study: How an apprenticeship can launch your career

Andrew McDermott, Business Skills Advisor at Business West, tells us how an apprenticeship was the best way to launch his career. Like many pupils in secondary school, I did not know what I wanted to...
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 07.02.23
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Business needs incentives to invest

Industrialist Sir James Dyson is something of a Marmite character but you certainly cannot fault him for saying it as it is on the economy. Having listened to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s major speech on...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 02.02.23
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