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New Monthly Workshop Series Launches to Help Small Business Owners Accelerate Profit and Build Lasting Legacy
Profit Acceleration Workshops at Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce HQ Explore 12 Proven Strategies for Strategic Business Growth A new monthly workshop series designed to transform how small business owners approach growth and profitability has...
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New Monthly Workshop Series Launches to Help Small Business Owners Accelerate Profit and Build Lasting Legacy
Profit Acceleration Workshops at Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce HQ Explore 12 Proven Strategies for Strategic Business Growth A new monthly workshop series designed to transform how small business owners approach growth and profitability has...
Member News
Supporting Care Leavers and Families: Join Our December Zoom Sessions
We have 2 Peer Support Zoom Sessions for Care Leavers and their families of all ages in Dec! This Wed 10th – New Horizons – 1.30-3pm – See enclosed leaflet for more info. Monday 15th – Information on Accessing Records – 10 am -12 midday...
Accountants welcome well-known Worcestershire face as NED
Blackthorns Chartered Accountants is delighted to announce a significant milestone in the firm’s continued growth and evolution, with David Price re-establishing a long standing relationship with the leadership team and coming on board as a Non-Executive Director....
Patron & Strategic News
Former Worcester Student Hopes to Help GB Paintball to Global Success
A former Worcester student has a plan to get the national paintball squad to the top of global competition. Alex Dowson graduated from the University of Worcester in 2016 after completing his degree in Sports and Exercise Science, and is now assembling a team of...
Trio complete training contracts at Worcestershire law firm
Three up and coming lawyers are celebrating after completing their training contracts with Worcestershire law firm mfg Solicitors. Solicitors Sufyaan Aslim, Lucy Palmer and Molly Wall have now been appointed into full-time positions at the law firm having completed...
Chamber News
Academic Explores How Modernised Impeachment Process Could be used in UK
A modernised impeachment process could have a valuable role to play in the United Kingdom’s governance, according to a University of Worcester lecturer whose latest book explores the subject. Dr Chris Monaghan, Principal Lecturer in Law at the University of Worcester,...
Community Café & Dementia Support Group – Lyppard Hub
Community Café A new Community Café launched in January at Lyppard Hub, the community centre in Warndon Villages. The café is open on Wednesday and Thursday mornings and provides a friendly, welcoming environment for people to meet others in the community and enjoy a...
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Introducing Tutortoo Worcester
Tutortoo Worcester is the tutoring company that covers all areas of Worcester, providing expert tuition in a wide range of subjects and levels. With a strong team of tutors on board, supporting students by boosting grades, helping them to reach their potential and...
Introducing Tutortoo Worcester
Tutortoo Worcester is the tutoring company that covers all areas of Worcester, providing expert tuition in a wide range of subjects and levels. With a strong team of tutors on board, supporting students by boosting grades, helping them to reach their potential and...
Policy News
Department for Education launches new Skills Toolkit
Following the Prime Minister’s speech about retraining and adult skills, the UK government has launched a new Skills Toolkit with additional courses that target employers, prospective learners and employees among others. One in three people have used online learning...
New guidance on £9 billion Job Retention Bonus
Further information has been published on how businesses can claim the UK government’s Job Retention Bonus. the Job Retention Bonus, worth up to £9 billion is set to support millions of employers who have kept on furloughed workers the bonus will work alongside newly...
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity announced as the 2022 charity partner for the Worcester City Runs
The 2022 Worcester City Runs returns bigger and better than ever on Sunday 4th September. The eighth Worcester City 10K and Half Marathon will set off on Sunday morning, alongside the popular Junior run returning at 8.45am. This year’s charity partner is Chamber...
Celebrity Bikers Wheelie Supportive of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s Ride Out
Sunday 24th April marks the return of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s annual Bike4Life Ride Out and Festival which has the support of some of the UK’s famous celebrity bikers. The event, one of the biggest biker ride outs in the country which attracts...
Labour Market Tensions Remain
Responding to the latest ONS labour market data, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director of Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The labour market is continuing to give mixed signals as the number of vacancies declines for the 25th time alongside...
BCC News
Labour Market Tensions Remain
Responding to the latest ONS labour market data, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director of Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The labour market is continuing to give mixed signals as the number of vacancies declines for the 25th time alongside...
Worcestershire News
Staff celebrating 235 years’ experience at Midlands training experts PTP
Eighteen staff at Midland training experts Performance Through People (PTP) have clocked up an impressive 235 years between them. The colleagues celebrated with a special lunch at the company’s Walsall offices where Kevin Davis, PTP board member and chair of the...
Dementia Researchers Present Project Findings at House of Lords
A group of researchers presented their findings on the benefits and challenges of Extra Care Housing (ECH) for people living with dementia to a special audience at the House of Lords. Staff from the University of Worcester’s Association for Dementia Studies have been...
Herefordshire News
Marches LEP launches annual report with praise for region’s businesses
The chair of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership paid tribute to the region’s business community for its ‘fierce determination’ to bounce back from the Covid pandemic. Mandy Thorn MBE said tens of thousands of businesses across Herefordshire, Shropshire and...
An opportunity for young, local artists
The Courtyard are offering an opportunity for emerging visual artists aged 16–25 with a link to Herefordshire to take part in its latest visual arts project, Cultivate@Courtyard. The chosen artists will be shortlisted by a panel of judges and will then be mentored by...
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Interior design company secures dream home!
Edward Thomas Interiors has purchased a £2m premises in Redditch National interior design company, Edward Thomas Interiors, has successfully purchased a modern new office and warehouse worth more than £2 million to facilitate its ongoing expansion. Working exclusively...
NMITE hosts events to boost local employment skills
NMITE hosts two events in June on employment skills for the modern workforce and pathways into business NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) is hosting two events in June, both highlighting employment and training pathways into business and...
Building Careers in Commercial Insurance: Apprentice Harry’s Success Story
Hazelton Mountford is proud to celebrate Apprentice Harry’s recent promotion. Joining in 2023, Harry quickly progressed from Apprentice to Small Business Account Handler while working toward his Cert CII qualification. He has already passed two exams and is...
Driving business growth through low-cost digital marketing solutions
Marketing is a powerful, accessible tool for driving business growth. By adopting a strategic and measured approach, you can expand your reach, build brand awareness, and attract and retain customers. IAB UK shared, 81% of UK SMEs consider digital advertising crucial...
Neurodiversity: A Growth Strategy Hiding in Plain Sight
When businesses think about growth, they often focus on customer acquisition, investment, or new product lines. But what if one of the biggest untapped drivers of innovation, productivity, and profit was sitting within your existing workforce – or being filtered...
Venues ordered to prepare following new terrorism law
Venue owners and operators are being urged to prepare for new terrorism laws being introduced following the devastating Manchester Arena bombings and ever-growing threat of terror attacks. The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, otherwise known as ‘Martyn’s...
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