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South West food and drink brands hit supermarket shelves in Qatar during British Food Week

On Friday 27th – Sunday 29th May, 21 British food and drink producers showcased their products at Lulu supermarket in Qatar as part of British Food Week. The festival, which forms part of its year-...
Posted on: 01.06.22
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Small businesses are being forced to raise prices as they struggle to absorb costs

Small businesses are being forced to raise their prices as they struggle to absorb soaring costs. This is the conclusion of Matt Griffith, director of policy at Business West. He told the Financial...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 31.05.22
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Why Pride in Place is so important

Director for Business West in Gloucestershire discusses one of the key Levelling Up promises and why it is so important.
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 27.05.22
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New Employment Officer Will Help More People with Down’s Syndrome Find Jobs

A retired police Control Room Manager of more than 40 years has joined forces with the Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group and the Down’s Syndrome Association’s ‘WorkFit’ programme to help more people who...
Ian Larrard
Ian Larrard
Business West
Posted on: 26.05.22
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6 ways companies can reduce their carbon footprint

Climate change is causing widespread global disruption in the form of higher temperatures and more extreme weather events. A recent report by IPCC has found that the world faces unavoidable, multiple...
Posted on: 25.05.22
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How to create the perfect landing page

Earlier this year, we crash tested over 50 different landing pages to find out what really works when it comes to design, copy and CTA positioning. Here’s what we discovered. First things first:...
Clare de la Torre
Clare de la Torre
Posted on: 24.05.22
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Gloucestershire Council supports county's first ever full stage of the Tour of Britain

Hats off to Gloucestershire County Council for supporting international cycling in the coming months which, I am sure, will pay dividends in terms of investment in our glorious county. They are...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 19.05.22
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Young talent from West of England Colleges and Universities helps pasta making business grow

Chamber member Pasta Uliana has received support from the Workforce for the Future programme. We caught up with owner Federico to find out more.
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 19.05.22
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Where does the office go from here?

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s well publicised campaign to get more civil servants back into the office has once again highlighted the dilemma facing our members who are managing their staff as best they can in...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 19.05.22
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