More than 100 businesses from across the South West heard how to grow their export potential at the recent CBI Global Growth Conference. The event, held in partnership with UK Trade and Investment, was aimed at businesses that want to explore overseas markets. The conference at the UWE Conference Centre in Bristol was opened...
Swindon’s go-ahead firms are being encouraged to follow in the tracks of skateboard distributor Shiner and show the benefits of creating a great workplace culture. Bristol-based Shiner collected the top prize in last year’s inaugural South West Happiest Workplace competition, attributing its success to being “laid back with no egos”. The third-generation family firm,...
Wiltshire travel and event agency Planet Pursuits has landed its industry’s top award for the third year running. The event management firm, which stages events at Purton House and also has offices near Royal Wootton Bassett, struck gold as Best Event Agency 2016 at the Meeting and Incentive Travel industry awards (M&IT). It was...
Wiltshire-based international automotive learning and development agency RTS Group has strengthened its design offering with a new appointment as more learning goes online. Jodi Hunt, pictured, has joined the Chippenham-based company’s learning and development team as creative media designer. She is working on a wide range of projects for RTS Group, many of for...
The catering firm behind some of the UK’s most iconic venues has appointed Cirencester-based strategic communications agency Soaring Worldwide to handle its PR. Under the contract, which runs until next year, Soaring Worldwide is working alongside Searcys to focus on a PR strategy designed to drive commercial business across its venues such as The...
More than twice as many West businesses want the UK to stay in the EU as leave, according to the hotly anticipated results of a major regional survey. Some 57% of business people said they will vote to remain part of the EU, compared to 26% who say they will back the leave campaign....
National business leaders welcomed a number of moves in this afternoon’s Budget, particularly those aimed at helping small firms. But there was concern over how the Chancellor will meet his deficit reduction target. The CBI called it a “stable Budget” for business facing global stormy waters. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “The Chancellor has listened...
Measures to help small firms in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget this week have been welcomed by Swindon’s business community and business advisors. The Budget held good news for local firms, according to Ian Larrard, pictured left, director of the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative. “With permanent savings in business rates, lower levels of capital gains...
Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world economy is weak. "In this...
Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget tomorrow is being overshadowed by the EU referendum, says Swindon and Wiltshire Initiative director Ian Larrard. But the contents of the famous red box will still be important for local firms. “This might be the quietest Budget in living memory. With the political headlines monopolised by the EU referendum, there’s...
