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Prepare Your Business for EU Exit at FREE Training Events
Worcestershire Business Central are offering a series of FREE training events to help businesses prepare for the changes they will need to make before and after UK leaves the European Union. With the impending withdrawal from the European Union continuing to be a...
Jubilant South Pole Explorer Back Home in the Midlands
Seasoned Polar explorer and Redditch businessman Dean Attwell has returned home after successfully completing an expedition to the South Pole and raised £30,000 for charity in the process. Walking and skiing at an altitude of approximately 3,100m for up to 10 hours a...
Deadline approaching for entries to StartUp QuickPitch 2020!
Enterprising Worcestershire and The University of Worcester are jointly hosting StartUp QuickPitch 2020, taking place on the 26th of February at The Hive. University students, start-ups and businesses trading up to 12 months will have up to 5 minutes to pitch their...
National Pothole Day Sees Call from FSB to Deal with West Midlands’ Broken Roads
FOI data shows more than 76,000 potholes were reported in the last year across the West Midlands Figures show local authorities in the region receive a complaint to fix a pothole every 6 minutes West Midlands 5th most complained about region in the country The...
Improve Your Strategic Business Planning
Join Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce and Bishop Fleming on Friday 7 February 7.30-9.30am at Worcestershire County Cricket Club to discuss the challenges and benefits strategic business planning can bring. Delegates will benefit from the...
WINNing Connections
WINN events are going on tour to meet innovative businesses across the county of Worcestershire in 2020. Presentations will focus on connections throughout the county and how to get involved. Topics include: Worcestershire’s first Innovation Platform, One...
Low Carbon Opportunities Programme Extended for Three More Years
A programme that has helped businesses across Worcestershire to generate their own energy or develop goods and services, that reduce carbon impact, has been extended for a further three years with a grant of over £1.6 million being provided by the European Regional...
How To Thrive In An Online Marketplace
Over the past decade, online marketplaces have been unsettling the structure of business and sales. Projected to hit $7 trillion by 2024, their power in the lives of consumers and businesses is anticipated to grow. The best of these online marketplaces are...
Views Sought on Apprenticeships
Businesses are being asked for their views on how to boost the number of apprenticeships across the district. Promoting and creating apprenticeships is a key priority for Malvern Hills District Council and is seen as essential to helping address the skills shortage...
HMRC offer support in new Online Customer Forum
The HMRC have introduced a new Online Customer Forum where questions on a range of topics can be posted and answered by HMRC experts. The question that can be posted cover a range of topics including Brexit, Tax-Related Issues, National Living Wage, Taking on...
HCR guests see new Worcestershire station up close
A sneak preview of Worcester’s new station gave guests of Harrison Clark Rickerbys plenty to discuss at their festive drinks, but they didn’t have to be train spotters to be impressed by the new development. More than 80 guests visited the station where Marrick...