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A Fresh Take on AI: A Practical Approach to Modern Marketing
AI is the business buzzword of 2026, but how do professionals feel about AI? There’s a growing sense of curiosity around what AI can do for us, but there’s also hesitation around its reliability and what happens when we become too dependent on the intelligence. As...
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A Fresh Take on AI: A Practical Approach to Modern Marketing
AI is the business buzzword of 2026, but how do professionals feel about AI? There’s a growing sense of curiosity around what AI can do for us, but there’s also hesitation around its reliability and what happens when we become too dependent on the intelligence. As...
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Event marks milestones at law firm
Worcestershire law firm mfg Solicitors held its latest ‘Law and Order’ networking event for professionals across the region. The event, held at Worcester’s Piston Distillery, celebrated partner and chairman Iain Morrison who has marked 30 years at the firm, whilst...
The Key Safe Company to Showcase World’s Most Secure Key Safe in Live Attack Tests at International Security Expo
A specialist in access management hopes to use this week’s International Security Expo in London to demonstrate that not all key safes are equal. Worcester-based The Key Safe Company will once again put its ark Tamo Pro under intense duress when it goes under attack...
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Talk Explores Psychological Strategies to Change Food Choices
From moving the biscuit tin to the top shelf to filling the fridge with fruit and vegetables and throwing out the takeaway menus, most of us have at some stage tried steps to tackle our unhealthy eating habits. Now an expert from the University of Worcester will...
Calls for More Men to Work in Early Years Settings
University of Worcester graduates are joining calls for more men to enter careers working with children in early years settings. Currently, it’s estimated men only make up around 2-3 percent of the workforce when it comes to caring for children from birth to five...
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Latest labour market figures show businesses stable during lockdown
Latest figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that the jobs market has plateaued in recent months after a period of increase. Unemployment rate averaged 4.9% over the three months to February, compared to 5% the previous months, with...
Huge boost for businesses in Herefordshire & Worcestershire for exporting
A comprehensive series of workshops to help new and inexperienced exporters break into overseas markets has been created for businesses in the West Midlands region. The Enhanced Export Growth Project funded by ERDF aims to provide a platform of free training...
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Warriors Annual Charity Golf Day
Worcester Warriors are excited to announce their Annual Charity Golf Day will be taking place on Wednesday 29 April at Celtic Manor Resort. The profits from this years event will be split between two chosen charities; Warriors Community Foundation and Acorn’s...
Dressing as Dotty the Ladybird is a great sign
Darren Wilkins from City Signs turned into Dotty the Ladybird last week to raise the profile of the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust and over £230 for the charity so far. Local MD Darren Wilkins visited companies on the local industrial estate, Mill Top Business...
Major room for improvement in trade required
Commenting on the latest ONS UK Trade figures, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “A late 2021 upswing in UK goods trade, particularly in chemicals exports to Ireland, doesn’t hide the significant room for improvement...
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Major room for improvement in trade required
Commenting on the latest ONS UK Trade figures, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “A late 2021 upswing in UK goods trade, particularly in chemicals exports to Ireland, doesn’t hide the significant room for improvement...
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Work smarter and be more productive with a smart meter
Are you seeking smart solutions for your business? A smart meter could be just the ticket for you. Smart meters are the new generation of gas and electricity meters which can be an invaluable asset for firms in Legal services, Accounting and bookkeeping,...
Business Leader Joins University of Worcester as Independent Governor
Business leader, Asif Noorani, has been appointed as an independent governor at the University of Worcester. Asif co-founded Epiphany Productions to foster creativity and collaboration across the domains of art, science, engineering, and design. As a seasoned...
Herefordshire News
Opportunity: Waterworks Museum seeks help from Museum/Business Consultant
The Directors of the Waterworks Museum in Hereford are actively looking for an experienced Consultant who will provide a review of the Director’s Strategic Plan for the next five years. The Museum has set aside funding for an initial three days work, to be conducted...
What does Tier 1 mean for businesses?
In Tier 1, which Worcestershire & Herefordshire are currently in, businesses are able to access the Job Support Scheme, up until 19th October, they we able to access self-employed grants – NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS, and local authority grants. This table shows the support available dependent on tier.
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Prime Mix Marketing Ltd Wins Prestigious Marketing Consultancy of the Year Award
Prime Mix Marketing Ltd is proud to announce that it has been named the winner of the Marketing Consultancy of the Year award in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2024/25. This prestigious recognition comes after a rigorous selection process, in which over 90,000...
Chairs Report September 2024
I watched, with great interest, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, on the BBC News this morning (19th September), stating the government’s determination to stamp out late payments: especially for small businesses. Taking points from the...
Rotherwood Healthcare Named Finalists at the Love Laundry Awards 2024
Rotherwood Healthcare Named Finalists at the Love Laundry Awards 2024 Rotherwood Healthcare, an award-winning care provider, is delighted to announce that two of its nursing homes, Dorset House in Droitwich Spa and Kington Court in Kington, Herefordshire, have been...
Rotherwood Healthcare Shortlisted for Double Awards at the Leaders in Care Awards 2024
Rotherwood Healthcare Shortlisted for Double Awards at the Leaders in Care Awards 2024 Rotherwood Healthcare, an award-winning care provider, is pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious Leaders in Care Awards 2024. This event...
Hampton Grange & Gwen Walford Care Homes Welcome Mayor of Hereford
Apologies, we have since edited the story, I have previously just sent this through. Please can you use the below content as the story – Hampton Grange and Gwen Walford Care Homes in Hereford recently had the honour of welcoming a very special visitor, the Mayor of...
Cyber Security Alert for Businesses Across Worcestershire
The head of a Worcestershire IT and software provider has urged businesses across the county to bolster their IT security following a rise in cyber-attacks. The warning comes from Susan Marlow, managing director of Kidderminster firm Minster Micro, as recent...
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