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How businesses are utilising technology to adapt to the Covid-19 climate

COVID-19 hasn’t just seen the technology sector step up as never before to fight the virus; it’s also highlighted the importance of innovation in driving business evolution and survival. Alongside...
Victoria  Usher
Victoria Usher
Posted on: 26.08.20
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A brief guide to government’s new Border Operating Model

The government recently released details of how goods moving into and out of the UK will operate after the end of the transition period, on 1st January 2021. The document, titled the ‘Border...
Rohan Roy
Rohan Roy
Business West
Posted on: 26.08.20
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Richard Graham MP to host jobs, skills and apprenticeships LiftOff event

I make no apology for having urged our MPs in Gloucestershire to step up to the plate and help us all to stave off the impending jobs crisis. So, it’s good to see that one of our MPs, Richard Graham...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 19.08.20
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Using Technology to Help your Business Embrace Remote Working

Businesses in 2020 and beyond face unique and evolving challenges. The emergence and spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have created a widespread disruption of business operations worldwide,...
Stewart McGrenary
Stewart McGrenary
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Posted on: 18.08.20
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Bold ideas needed to restart Gloucestershire economy

Local district councils - and we have six of them in Gloucestershire - have been developing their own coronavirus recovery plans. I prefer to call them restart plans for our local economies. It is...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 18.08.20
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West of England Mayor launches new cycling and walking campaign

Residents in the West of England are invited to ‘find joy in the journey’ by swapping short car journeys for walking or cycling to help reduce congestion and improve air quality in the region. The...
Posted on: 17.08.20
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Non-Executive Directors, Business West needs you to join us on our B Corp journey!

Business is, and always has been a speculative venture; trading risk for reward, and yes, sometimes businesspeople get it wrong, but the act of wealth creation, and the taxation that flows from it,...
Phil Smith
Phil Smith
Business West
Posted on: 14.08.20
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Only 1 in 10 businesses see positive side to COVID-19 pandemic

Between 21 July-4 August, Business West conducted its second major survey measuring the impact of COVID-19 on businesses in South West England. The largest recent survey of its kind, 519 businesses...
Posted on: 13.08.20
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West of England Initiative meeting focusses on key economic trends post-COVID

As the coronavirus lockdown entered its 20th week, the recent West of England Initiative meeting focussed on mapping the key economic trends beginning to emerge locally, in addition to progress with...
Posted on: 13.08.20
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