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Fisher German scoops top training award

Fisher German scoops top training award

A leading property consultancy is celebrating winning a prestigious award for its innovative approach to employee development at the British Training Awards. Fisher German, which has 26 offices across the UK, has been crowned Professional Services Initiative of the...

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ISO Quality Services – Making a Difference One Egg at a Time

ISO Quality Services – Making a Difference One Egg at a Time

The ISO QSL Good Egg Awards returned for its seventh consecutive year with unprecedented popularity. This year, the awards received 160 nominations, surpassing all previous records. The ISO providers based in Worcester, first launched the Good Egg Awards in 2018 to...

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HMRC Business preparedness materials

HMRC Business preparedness materials

HM Revenue and Customs has published a number of new materials to help traders prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period including: October letter to traders Short information videos Decision trees on Importing and Exporting processes Step by step guide to...

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Apprenticeship funding announced for Worcestershire

Apprenticeship funding announced for Worcestershire

A further £250,000 funding has been made available to help young people gain employment in Worcestershire. Worcestershire County Council is working alongside Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to release its apprenticeship levy to provide training funds...

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Nearly a quarter of exporters to the EU considering holding back activity in the EU   

Nearly a quarter of exporters to the EU considering holding back activity in the EU   

esults from the latest British Chambers of Commerce survey, in partnership with moneycorp, found that while 44% of UK exporters to the EU plan to grow their exports to the European Union, nearly a quarter (23%) are looking to either reduce their activity in the EU or have no activity at all in the next 12 months, following the ratification of the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement.  Two-thirds of UK businesses are looking to increase activity in the domestic market. 

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Nearly a quarter of exporters to the EU considering holding back activity in the EU   

esults from the latest British Chambers of Commerce survey, in partnership with moneycorp, found that while 44% of UK exporters to the EU plan to grow their exports to the European Union, nearly a quarter (23%) are looking to either reduce their activity in the EU or have no activity at all in the next 12 months, following the ratification of the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement.  Two-thirds of UK businesses are looking to increase activity in the domestic market. 

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Welcome new Members!

Welcome new Members!

The Chamber would like to wish a very warm welcome to our newest Members from across the two counties this month: Herefordshire Actors Mean Business Ltd Bluestone International Ltd Huntley Film Archives  The Helping Hand Company (Ledbury) Ltd Worcestershire ARCC...

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Sustainability West Midlands needs you

Sustainability West Midlands needs you

We would like to invite you to join us at one of our forthcoming focus groups. The aim of these workshops is to disseminate the emerging findings from the study, and to contribute your feedback on the support needs for the sector including skills needs. Please choose the session that is most relevant to you. If you are working across multiple LEP areas you are welcome to join more than one session.

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Herefordshire News

MBH is on the move

MBH is on the move

Local charity and Chamber Member Megan Baker House, who provide help and support for children and adults with conditions such as cerebral palsy and Parkinson’s, has announced big changes in 2020 as they will be re-locating their Leominster facility at Moreton Eye on...

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SUTCLIFFE & CO NEW SPONSORS OF WADDLE OF WORCESTER CAMPAIGN

SUTCLIFFE & CO NEW SPONSORS OF WADDLE OF WORCESTER CAMPAIGN

Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers are teaming up with the Hopmarket Charitable Trust and Platform Housing Group to sponsor a penguin sculpture this summer, as part of St Richard’s Hospice great Waddle of Worcester campaign.   The historic Hopmarket, which is...

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Worcester 10KM & Half Marathon September 15 2024

Worcester 10KM & Half Marathon September 15 2024

I’m putting a team of 50+ runners together, to take part in either the Worcester 10K or Worcester half marathon on September 15. Each runner will hopefully raise a load of money for the fabulous Acorns Charity. When you sign up, we will have fun training together and...

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BCC Publishes Blueprint To Drive Net-Zero Transition

BCC Publishes Blueprint To Drive Net-Zero Transition

The British Chambers of Commerce ‘Green Innovation Challenge’ report has outlined a series of proposals for policymakers, to help accelerate the UK’s transition to net-zero.  Among the recommendations in the report are:   A new public body to oversee delivery of...

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Most SME Exporters Seeing No Improvement

Most SME Exporters Seeing No Improvement

BCC’s Trade Confidence Outlook for Q4 2023 sees SME exports continuing to languish  Half of all SME exporters (50%) saw no change in overseas sales, and 24% reported a decrease.   Only a quarter of exporting SME firms (26%) saw their overseas sales rise in Q4      BCC...

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Common Sense Approach To Product Marking Welcomed

Common Sense Approach To Product Marking Welcomed

Responding to the Government’s latest announcement on conformity assessment marking, BCC Head of Trade Policy, William Bain, said: “Business will welcome this common-sense approach to showing that products sold in Great Britain have met safety, health and...

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