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New Prime Minister must provide immediate support to businesses as recession forecast

Reacting to the announcement of the new Prime Minister, Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business West, said: “In these challenging and uncertain times for businesses, with inflation reaching record...
Posted on: 05.09.22
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Government must act quickly on the energy crisis

Unless the new Prime Minister acts quickly next week on the energy crisis, I fear that many small businesses in Gloucestershire will soon be on their knees. The cost of living crisis and the cost of...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 31.08.22
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Energy crisis: "Businesses need strong leadership to help them weather the storm."

Today, (Friday 26 August) energy watchdog Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap will rise more than 80% in October. There is still no price cap in place for businesses. Responding to the...
Posted on: 26.08.22
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Q&A: Atoll HR

Victoria Chidgey and Rachel Pook are both Directors at Atoll HR, a HR Constultancy based in the West of England. They are delivering HR Support workshops, alongside Business West over the coming...
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 25.08.22
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Government is running out of time to support businesses in urgent need

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which Business West is a key member of, has written to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and both leadership candidates for the Conservative...
Posted on: 25.08.22
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Businesses under the cosh as inflation reaches record levels

Commenting on the Office for National Statistics inflation figures for July 2022, Managing Director of Business West, Phil Smith said: “The rise in Consumer Prices Index inflation to 10.1% is the...
Posted on: 17.08.22
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Meet the team - Zahra Hoccom, Project Coordinator

We caught up with Project Coordinator, Zahra Hoccom, in her first week with Business West to discuss her background and the exciting new HR Support Service.
Dan Graves
Dan Graves
Posted on: 16.08.22
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Free HR Support on offer for SMEs

Receive 1-2-1 support and access to a range of workshops
Dan Graves
Dan Graves
Posted on: 11.08.22
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Business growth under threat as inflation reaches fresh record high

Commenting on the Office for National Statistics inflation figures for June 2022, Managing Director of Business West, Phil Smith, said:    “With inflation reaching a fresh record high of 9.4% and the...
Posted on: 20.07.22
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