Expert insights into sales and marketing, team engagement and building a business into a saleable asset will this Friday show how to take their business to the next level at an event aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. The South West Business Growth Summit is being staged by ActionCOACH, the world’s number one business...
Monday March 19 Interim: Oracle Tuesday March 20 Finals: Hansteen, 888, EnQuest Interims: Bellway, FedEx Trading update: Ocado Economic announcement: CPI (February) Wednesday March 21 Finals: Kingfisher, Ferrexpo Interim: General Mills Economic announcement: Unemployment figures Thursday March 22 Finals: Ted Baker, Lamprell, Genel, Allied Minds Interim: Nike Economic announcement: Retail sales (February) Friday March...
Swindon business experts have been reacting to yesterday’s Spring Statement, with most pointing to what Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to deliver rather than what he said. Dominic Bourquin, pictured, corporate tax partner at accountants MHA Monahans, whose Swindon office is one of eight across the West of England, said Mr Hammond couldn’t be accused...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s assertion in his Spring Statement that he would continue to “support British businesses” – but it insisted that his actions had to speak louder than words. The £80m pledge to help small firms take on apprentices and the opening up of the construction...
CBI chief economist Rain Newton-Smith said the Chancellor was rightly backing British business to secure the UK’s future prosperity in a new economy. “It’s great to see an upgrade in the state of our public finances and rightly sensible to set more aside for a rainy day with Brexit uncertainty still weighing on the...
Key points from today’s Spring Statement: Next spending review will take place in 2019 UK economy grew by 1.7% in 2017 OBR has increased forecast for growth next year but downgraded those for 2021 and 2022 Investment programme of £44bn to raise housing supply to 300,000 a year by the mid-2020s. Extra £1.7bn to...
Two more seminars have been added to Bath Business Expo’s packed schedule with less than a week to go to what will be one of the largest general business exhibitions and networking opportunities in the region this year. The expo, which takes place this Friday, March 16, will build on the success of last...
Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to tackle Swindon’s housing crisis and invest in its infrastructure in his Spring Statement tomorrow. The plea has come from Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, which also runs the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative. With only a year until we leave the European Union, Business West also...
Monday March 12 Final: Clarkson Tuesday March 13 Finals: Antofagasta, John Menzies, Computercenter, French Connection, Cairn Energy, Fevertree Drinks Economic announcement: Spring Statement Wednesday March 14 Finals: Morrisons, Prudential, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Balfour Beatty Thursday March 15 Finals: Old Mutual, Cineworld, Savills, OneSavings Bank Interim: Kier Friday March 16 Interims: JD Wetherspoon, Sthree Trading updates:...
The deadline to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence has been extended and a new category introduced to give as many directors as possible a chance to shine this year. Entrepreneurs now have until March 29 to submit their applications for the prestigious Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the...
