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Why Choose Managed IT Services?
To be a small business owner is to be a true autodidact. Nothing excites entrepreneurs more than rolling up their sleeves, learning new skills, and engaging in creative problem-solving. While this can-do attitude can serve them very well in business, there are times...
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Why Choose Managed IT Services?
To be a small business owner is to be a true autodidact. Nothing excites entrepreneurs more than rolling up their sleeves, learning new skills, and engaging in creative problem-solving. While this can-do attitude can serve them very well in business, there are times...
Member News
Scale Smart: Why Growing Businesses Choose to Outsource Payroll Services
That’s why many growing businesses are choosing to outsource their payroll. From saving hours each month to reducing risk and staying compliant, it’s a smart move for scaling success. In our latest article, we cover: · Why in-house payroll becomes a bottleneck · The...
He’s the pinnacle of all that is evil, so why do people seem to like the Devil?
That’s the question being asked in a public talk by a University of Worcester expert in a talk at Script Haven bookshop this week. Professor Darren Oldridge is a specialist in sixteenth and seventeenth-century religious history and has recently given several popular...
Patron & Strategic News
University of Worcester Business School Announce- Help to Grow: Management Course
The University of Worcester Business School are pleased to announce that they are now accepting registrations for the next cohort of the Help to Grow: Management Course, which will begin on Thursday 27th February 2025. Help to Grow: Management is a highly successful,...
Herefordshire’s New University NMITE Reaches Landmark Funding Agreement
Herefordshire’s pioneering new university project, the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) announced today that it has reached a landmark funding agreement to underwrite its rapid future growth. A group of local donors, Regeneration...
Chamber News
Chair’s Report
Great news for Hereford, with the successful bid for funding from the Government Towns Fund. A total of £22.4 million has been secured for investment in up to 15 transformational projects included in the city’s Town Investment Plan (TIP). Details of all the projects...
University’s Dementia Care Website Rolled Out Across Wales
A website developed by staff in the University of Worcester’s Association for Dementia Studies, is being rolled out across hospitals across Wales. The Care Fit for VIPS website is a free online resource that allows health professionals to self-assess a service or...
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Löv Leaf plants roots in Hereford
Hereford’s new independent house plant shop (Löv Leaf) on Church Street, has everything you need for your indoor potted plants. Steph, the owner, prides herself in providing a tranquil environment to come and find your perfect plant and also passing on some helpful...
Löv Leaf plants roots in Hereford
Hereford’s new independent house plant shop (Löv Leaf) on Church Street, has everything you need for your indoor potted plants. Steph, the owner, prides herself in providing a tranquil environment to come and find your perfect plant and also passing on some helpful...
Policy News
New fund for investment in local skills and employment opportunities
The government’s new UK Community Renewal Fund will allocate up to £3m for innovative projects in Herefordshire over the next year. Herefordshire has been chosen as one of 100 places across the UK to receive funding through the government’s £220m UK Community Renewal...
BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q1 2021: Firms Fighting for Survival but More See a Route Out of Crisis
The British Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) – the UK’s largest independent survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth – found that business conditions remained historically poor in the first quarter of 2021 as the...
Skills News
WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION
Working with local Higher Education provider, Evesham College in Worcestershire, work experience students Matthew Arthurs and Phillip Reason have recently completed a three-month placement to design a real-life product, from concept through to final presentation....
BCC comments on Migration Advisory Committee report
Commenting on the Migration Advisory Committee’s report, Jane Gratton, Head of People Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“Expanding the Shortage Occupation List will help businesses access the skills they need when they can’t recruit locally. Listing occupations, rather that job titles, simplifies the system and gives welcome flexibility to those hiring for new or emerging roles.
Charity News
An Evening with Gordan Giltrap, supported by Ray Mytton and Paul White
Legendary guitarist and composer Gordon Giltrap will be performing his beautiful music and entertain with his Inciteful and informative observations from his lifestory. The evening will take place at Henry Sandon Hall, Royal Porcelain Works, Severn St, Worcester WR1...
Hospice shop thanks shoppers and donors for decade-long support
Staff at the St Richard’s Hospice shop in Stourport-on-Severn have been celebrating the shop’s 10th birthday and thanking everyone who has supported it over last decade. Having opened in May 2012, the High Street charity shop is one of 18 across the county which raise...
British Chambers of Commerce CEOs Say Now is the Time to Turn Talk into Investment
Dear Chancellor, We welcome your recent engagement with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on the priorities for businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. For local communities to thrive, they need business investment, but this has been too low for too...
BCC News
British Chambers of Commerce CEOs Say Now is the Time to Turn Talk into Investment
Dear Chancellor, We welcome your recent engagement with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on the priorities for businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. For local communities to thrive, they need business investment, but this has been too low for too...
Worcestershire News
TWO NEW STARTERS JOIN SUTCLIFFE & CO INSURANCE BROKERS
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers welcome two new starters at their Worcester City based Head Office, with Thomas Mann and Thomas Field joining the expanding team. As delivering service excellence in the insurance industry is the cornerstone of Sutcliffe & Co,...
What do students actually do at Kidderminster College?
It’s been a few weeks since Kidderminster College’s second annual Talent Spot event organised by the team at The Point Business Centre at Kidderminster College. This recap video was created by Kidderminster College’s very own Media students. Students were...
Herefordshire News
Free getting started advice for aspiring B Corps.
Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment. This is a community of leaders, driving a...
Family Favourite Lakefest celebrates in 10th Anniversary at Eastnor Castle this August!
2022 sees boutique. family festival, Lakefest celebrating its tenth anniversary. And it should come as no surprise, that the team behind this ever popular family event have pulled out all the stops, to ensure that anyone attending will be creating memories to last a...
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Welcome New Members
Circet Wireless Limited – Circet Ireland & UK are leading providers to the Telecommunications, Transport Infrastructure and Power Sectors in Ireland and the UK. Design in the Shires – Design in the Shires are an award winning website design &...
Enter your Business in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025!
Entries for the 2025 business awards are now open! Submitting your business for an award should take no more than 10 minutes and you can enter your business for a maximum of 3 categories. The awards are set to be hosted on the 12th June 2025 at the Worcester Arena,...
Community lenders ready to support West Midlands business plans for growth in 2025 – BCRS Business Loans
With businesses looking to realise their 2025 growth plans against a complex economic backdrop, community development finance institutions (CDFIs) are primed to offer support, says Stephen Deakin, CEO at BCRS Business Loans. With 2025 now under way, companies will be...
University Stalwart and Wolves Co-Founder Awarded MBE
Mick Donovan, Pro Vice Chancellor Partnerships at the University of Worcester, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours. Mick has been recognised for services to inclusion in sport and education. “I am thrilled to receive this award and receive...
Newland Hurst Care Home – Expressions of Interest Invited for the Role of Trustee
The purpose of Newland Hurst is to provide a safe, comfortable and positive environment in which people are free to express their preferences and choose the activities they most enjoy, achieved by offering a high level of support in accessing the facilities they need...
Worcester City Plan Consultation
Residents, local businesses and other stakeholders are being asked for their views on a new plan that sets out the City Council’s ambitions for Worcester over the next five years. The draft City Plan 2025-2030 envisions Worcester as an ambitious, vibrant and welcoming...
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