Making predictions about what the next 12 months will have in store is always a tricky business, but if one thing’s for certain about 2017: it will be a bellwether year for the local economy. This,...
The European Regional Development Fund, Business West and the University of Exeter have been nominated for this year’s QS Reimagine Education Awards . The awards delivered in partnership with The...
Not one but two Business West members have won awards at the national British Chambers of Commerce awards. Plimsoll Productions, an independent production company based in Bristol, won the High...
The £2bn earmarked for supporting RD&I is a most welcome announcement in the chancellor’s speech as is the proposed £1bn support to development of and research into 5G networking. This is...
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Phil Smith, managing director of Business West said: “This was a sombre, not flashy, affair to reflect the national mood of economic and business...
The latest Business West survey of its member companies in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Swindon & Wiltshire spells out a stark warning for the government if it follows a ‘hard’ Brexit path in...
Business West is giving a boost to the government’s post-Brexit export drive in the South West to meet the challenge of recruiting hundreds more companies to become exporters for the first time. And...
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme provides high-quality education and business support to leaders of high growth small businesses in the UK. The new expanded programme is now...
