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Economic growth slowed more than expected in February, despite a surge in January of holiday bookings as coronavirus restrictions eased. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product...
If you expect to attract top talent in 2022, you should forget the traditional ways to recruit. In fact, recruitment nowadays it is completely different than the way we have done in the past. In the...
There has been much debate recently about the role of onshore wind in the UK. In 2015 the government changed the planning policy for onshore wind farms in England and removed financial support. The...
The government’s new energy strategy has been announced this week, which aims to boost UK energy independence and tackle rising prices. Part of this includes the creation of up to eight more nuclear...
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.
