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Top 10 cybersecurity threats SMEs in 2025
In 2025, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a cybersecurity landscape that’s more complex and dangerous than ever before. With attackers increasingly targeting smaller businesses due to perceived vulnerabilities, it’s crucial for SMEs to understand the...
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Top 10 cybersecurity threats SMEs in 2025
In 2025, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a cybersecurity landscape that’s more complex and dangerous than ever before. With attackers increasingly targeting smaller businesses due to perceived vulnerabilities, it’s crucial for SMEs to understand the...
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St Michael’s Hospice seeks Leader of the Future
St Michael’s Hospice says it wants to appoint a leader of the future to work alongside its senior managers. The Bartestree-based charity has launched a search to recruit a graduate to lead on “exciting and innovative projects”. It’s looking for a candidate graduating...
The Key Safe Company is putting its latest product up for attack testing at The Security Event at The NEC
A leading access management company will demonstrate the durability of its latest key safe when it undergoes attack testing at a prestigious trade show. The Key Safe Company will pit its flagship ark Tamo Pro, billed as the world’s most secure mechanical key safe,...
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FBC Manby Bowdler Spearheads Action Plan to Open up Law
A major new campaign to open up a career in the law to more people has been launched in Parliament – with award-winning law firm FBC Manby Bowdler playing a key role. The law firm – which has offices in Redditch, Wolverhampton and Shropshire – is helping spearhead new...
Hundreds of University of Worcester Students to Graduate in Spring Ceremonies
The University of Worcester will be celebrating the achievements of over 500 students as they graduate at Worcester Cathedral next week. Their graduation, in front of friends and families, will take place in two ceremonies in the beautiful, historic Worcester...
Chamber News
Chamber of Commerce championing diversity for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of Women and looks to raise awareness of gender equality and parity. Many businesses and organisations are using this day to celebrate workers achievements and call for...
British Chambers of Commerce appoints Shevaun Haviland as new Director General
Shevaun joins the BCC from the Cabinet Office where she has worked for the last five years running the Business Partnerships team and leading the Inclusive Economy Partnership which aims to build a stronger economy and fairer society through partnerships between government, businesses and civil society.
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Walk, Rest and Rail 2019
Entries are now open for this year’s Walk, Rest and Rail event and New College Worcester are encouraging local people to take part in this family friendly event. It takes place on Saturday 8 June 2019 and the 7 mile route, beginning at Bewdley follows the River Severn...
Chamber Members go Blindfold to the Beacon
Jenny Gage, CEO of Sight Concern Worcestershire, your county charity which helps blind and partially sighted people to lead independent and fulfilling lives, is to walk the Malvern Peaks Challenge on Saturday 4 May, when she will guide Val Daniels, who has retinal...
Survey shows major sectoral differences in how firms have adopted flexible working practices during the pandemic
A new BCC survey of more than 900 UK firms shows that remote working was by far the most common form of flexible working offered at 66% – however only 54% of B2C services firms could offer it, against 80% of B2B services firms
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Survey shows major sectoral differences in how firms have adopted flexible working practices during the pandemic
A new BCC survey of more than 900 UK firms shows that remote working was by far the most common form of flexible working offered at 66% – however only 54% of B2C services firms could offer it, against 80% of B2B services firms
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Here2Help Business: Adapt – Tourism business support for Worcestershire businesses
Worcestershire County Council’s Here2Help Business programme now includes specific support for the tourism industry. The Adapt Tourism programme will include: specialist 1:1 consultancy to help grow and develop your tourism offer post pandemic interactive seminar...
Join the businesses harnessing peer support to drive success in 2021-22
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce are supporting the new Worcestershire Growth Hub Peer Networks support programme in Worcestershire and are encouraging businesses to sign up and discover connections that go far beyond networking.
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Do you have symptoms of Covid?
Do you have symptoms of Covid? You should only get tested if you have symptoms. If you’re unsure, take a look at our flow chart to advise you on the steps you may need to take.
BREAKING: Prof. Chris Whitty says the UK is at a “critical point”
Chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty earlier spoke about how there were “significant rates of transmission” of coronavirus in parts of the UK – as he said: “This is not someone else’s problem, this is all of our problem.”
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Berrys Ranked in the Top 25 UK Planning Consultancies
Berrys has been ranked amongst the top UK planning consultancies in the annual Planning Consultancy Survey. The survey conducted by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) listed Berrys in the top 25 in the country and in the top 10 UK consultancies for heritage and...
University Arts Graduate Helping Organise Worcester’s Light Night
University of Worcester graduate Chantalle Cox has taken a step to her dream career in the arts with a role helping to produce one of the biggest arts events in the Worcester calendar. Chantalle, who graduated with a degree in Drama & Performance and English...
Supercharge Your Social Media Strategies with Redhawk.uk: Boosting Your Online Presence and Reaching New Customers
In today’s digital age, having a strong social media presence is more important than ever for businesses. It’s not enough to simply have a Facebook page or Twitter account – you need to have a comprehensive social media strategy that engages your audience...
Worcestershire: The BIG Conversation
Worcestershire businesses are being invited to join the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for its flagship event of 2023/24, ‘Worcestershire: The BIG Conversation’. Taking place on Friday 23 February, ‘Worcestershire: The BIG Conversation’ will be a...
An Apprenticeship in Insurance – My Journey by Andrew Jackson from Hazelton Mountford
Since joining Hazelton Mountford as an apprentice in 2022, Andrew Jackson – or AJ – has been busy building his career in insurance and successfully achieving a permanent role within the team. AJ joined the Independent Chartered Insurance Brokers after...
Simeon Chapman Celebrates 13 Years of Good Luck at Hazelton Mountford
Group Director, Simeon Chapman, is celebrating thirteen years at local chartered insurance brokers Hazelton Mountford. Simeon has spent the past 13 years learning and building the business with his fellow Directors Gordon Hazelton and Jake Mountford. Hazelton...
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