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Join Us for Our Next Business Breakfast
We’re excited to invite you to our next Business Breakfast. It’s a great opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones. This event is for anyone who looks after people at work – leaders, managers, HR teams, and business owners...
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Join Us for Our Next Business Breakfast
We’re excited to invite you to our next Business Breakfast. It’s a great opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones. This event is for anyone who looks after people at work – leaders, managers, HR teams, and business owners...
Member News
AGRI-TOURISM BOOM
Uncertainty and a creeping level of unease are everywhere in business at the moment. Rapidly changing world events, climate change and technology advances mean that creativity and agility are vital to survival for many businesses. Nowhere is this more true than in the...
Record-breaking number of finalists confirmed for Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards
A record 38 finalists have been announced for the 2025 Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards. The finalists are from across 10 categories recognising apprentices, employers, training providers, mentors and schools, celebrating every aspect of the apprenticeship...
Patron & Strategic News
Celebrating Kidderminster College’s Supported Interns Class of 2024 Graduation
More graduations?! You’ve probably seen a few graduation posts by now and Kidderminster College finished off in style with their Supported Interns and the team at The Point Business Centre at Kidderminster College! The first ever cohort of Supported Interns at...
Oakland International and Friends Training For 200-Mile Charity Cycle Challenge
Oakland International colleagues and friends are in training ahead of an epic three-day and 200-mile bike ride from Brighton to Warwick (6th to 8th September) to raise funds for children’s charity Molly Ollys. Oakland International Strategic Innovation Manager Luke...
Chamber News
Welcome new Members!
The Chamber would like to wish a very warm welcome to our newest Members this month: Herefordshire HR1 Strategic LTD – HR1 helps SMEs establish and maintain a strong foundation, providing companies with expertise in HR and business management, governance and...
Gender Pay Gap Reporting Resumes April 2021
The Gender Pay Gap Regulations require businesses with 250 or more members of staff to report their gender pay gap by 4 April 2021. However, this year employers have until 5 October to report before legal action begins. Detail available here together with guidance on...
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Supported Pathway to a different type of job
Supported Pathway to work. Who can apply: Young people not in education or training, those with mental health issues, Refugees, Prison leavers, Those with hidden & physical disabilities, Care leavers… Charities/Support Workers/Candidates register now. For more...
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...
Do you have enough on your plate running a business? A smart meter could help
Running your very own restaurant, coffee shop or bar might be a dream, but you are up against huge competition, and it can be tough out there. For survival and success, you may want to consider the following: Find your niche: small independents can compete with the...
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Do you have enough on your plate running a business? A smart meter could help
Running your very own restaurant, coffee shop or bar might be a dream, but you are up against huge competition, and it can be tough out there. For survival and success, you may want to consider the following: Find your niche: small independents can compete with the...
Worcestershire News
Worcester’s hospitality industry begins Covid recovery
Banking firm Revolut analysed the data of its 4,000 customers in Worcester in the seven days to May 23 as they sat down inside restaurants and cafes for the first time this year. Spending in Worcester was still 24 per cent below a normal week in February 2020 prior to...
University Fundraiser sees Staff Takes on Gruelling 24-Hour Challenge
From a trek through the night to a water assault course, staff at the University of Worcester will be pushing themselves to the limit in a gruelling 24-hour challenge to raise money for a good cause. The University’s latest Charity Challenge will see teams compete to...
Herefordshire News
Herefordshire Council announce extension to grant scheme
Herefordshire Council has announced an extension to the Discretionary Grant Scheme for businesses and charities, and invites any further eligible businesses to apply for funding. Herefordshire council have now paid out over £56 million of central government grant...
Quality assurance at heart of new £2 billion green homes grants
Builders, plumbers, and other tradespeople across England will need a government-backed seal of approval to provide their services as part of the new £2 billion Green Homes Grant going live at the end of September.
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Worcester City Women FC Unveils New Club Badge and Branding
Worcester City Women FC has today announced the launch of its new badge and brand identity. As one of the few female-owned, independent football clubs in England dedicated to women and girls, Worcester City Women FC has built a unique identity focused on being a...
Morris and Clog Dancers to Celebrate a ‘Day of Dance’ at the Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway is hosting a mini-festival of traditional British dance performances on Saturday 20 July, as six dance groups travel the line, entertaining passengers throughout the day at stops along the way. Styles of dance include Morris, step clog,...
Welcome new Members!
The warmest welcome to our newest Members: A&S Financial Services – A&S Financial Services are a Redditch based Mortgage Brokers who deal with a comprehensive panel of mortgage lenders and insurance products based on an analysis of a number of insurers....
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce QES Report Q2 2024
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce has released the Quarterly Economic Survey Report for Q2 2024, supported by Worcestershire County Council. The Quarterly Economic Survey is a comprehensive analysis of economic data collected from a diverse range...
Severn Valley Railway’s AGM follows a ‘universally positive’ Supporters’ Day event
At the Severn Valley Railway’s 52nd Annual General Meeting on Saturday 22 June, Chairman Chris Walton addressed shareholders and explained that the ‘commercial turmoil’ of 2022 had continued into 2023, and the railway had needed to make substantial cost savings. He...
BCC Director General Shevaun Haviland: Stop Treading on Eggshells Around EU Trade
Director General of the BCC, Shevaun Haviland, has urged the next Government to stop treading on eggshells around trade with the EU if it wants to grow the UK economy. She will make the plea at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Global Annual Conference 2024 on...
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