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Top Insurance Employer Award for Sutcliffe & Co for fourth year running
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers are celebrating being named a ‘Top Insurance Employer 2026’ by Insurance Business UK (IBUK) Magazine for the fourth year in a row. These established awards highlight excellence within the insurance industry, naming standout...
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Top Insurance Employer Award for Sutcliffe & Co for fourth year running
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers are celebrating being named a ‘Top Insurance Employer 2026’ by Insurance Business UK (IBUK) Magazine for the fourth year in a row. These established awards highlight excellence within the insurance industry, naming standout...
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Top 100 recognition for Apprenticeship programme
Bishop Fleming has ranked 11th in the Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025, its highest-ever position for its highly impressive apprenticeship programme. It is ahead of national professional services firms, including KPMG, EY, BDO, Mazars, and Azets. The...
Could your brand be globally-recognised for over a century?
Be like Coca Cola ® – Use a Multi-faceted IP Strategy Coca Cola was originally invented nearly 140 years ago!! Its inventor started his business by carrying a jug of the new drink to be sampled by a local pharmacy, and the rest is history… The Coca Cola recipe...
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The Small Business Charter, the Help to Grow Course and the Return of the Executive MBA; an Exciting Time for the Worcester Business School.
The Worcester Business School at the University of Worcester has officially received its Small Business Charter. The CEO of the Chartered Association of Business Schools, Flora Hamilton, visited the City Campus to hand over the charter in person last month. It paves...
A proactive guide to managing road rage this Road Safety Week
Road Safety Week which runs from the 19th to 25th November, provides an opportunity for communities and organisations to engage initiatives and reflect on ways we can all help to make our roads safer. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, road rage has become an...
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Webinar: Technology and funding for entrepreneurs and small business owners
This webinar has now taken place. To view the full video, please click here: https://youtu.be/TTxgvENazfQ In this webinar, Commercial and Banking partners from Harrison Clark Rickerbys will cover the rise of technology during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the funding...
ESFA post-16 provider relief scheme
The government recognises that training providers are faced with enormous challenges in continuing to deliver education and training during this period of uncertainty as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. In line with Cabinet Office guidance they are introducing...
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PM unveils new 5-step local lockdown plan
A 5-step plan for imposing local lockdowns in the case of coronavirus case spikes has been announced. After the approach to tackle the current pandemic shifts from a national to a local focus, Boris Johnson said the new 5-step plan will include; monitoring,...
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PM unveils new 5-step local lockdown plan
A 5-step plan for imposing local lockdowns in the case of coronavirus case spikes has been announced. After the approach to tackle the current pandemic shifts from a national to a local focus, Boris Johnson said the new 5-step plan will include; monitoring,...
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Virtual John but Real Excel
Here at JPL IT Training we have taken on board the remote communication band wagon sweeping the business community and embraced remote learning and development using a wonderful package called Webex meetings using sound and vision. All that’s required in a mic...
3D Printers used by college to support NHS with PPE Supplies
A college group based in Warwickshire and Worcestershire is helping to produce face shields for the NHS to protect frontline workers in the fight against the Coronavirus outbreak. WCG is using 3D printers from its engineering departments to make main parts for face...
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Managing risk: how to avoid breaches of the SRA Account Rules
Despite being an integral part of every legal practice, breaches of the SRA Accounts Rules are the single biggest reason why law firms are intervened by the SRA. Why? Because they are so easy to fall foul of. Whether it’s breaches due to mismanagement, or a lack of...
Cutting Costs, Creating Culture
Recruiting can be difficult. Really difficult, at times. With the myriad of recruitment and selection opportunities available to hiring managers, the process can easily get costly, both financially and on the increasingly limited time resources of a HR team. You...
University Shortlisted in National Sustainability Awards
The University of Worcester has been shortlisted for two national sustainability awards, including one recognising its efforts to support nature on campus. The University is a finalist for a Green Gown Award in the Nature Positive category, based around its...
Business Hoping For End To Rate Rises
Commenting on the Bank of England’s latest rise in the interest rate to 5.25%, Vicky Pryce, BCC Economic Advisory Council member, said: “Businesses across the UK will be fervently hoping that today’s rise in interest rates is the last they will see. “While many...
OSPREY APPROACH LAUNCHES SECOND WEBINAR SERIES
Independent legal software provider Osprey Approach is delighted to announce the launch of its second webinar series, which aims to help SME law firms establish good business habits for long term success. Following positive feedback for Osprey’s first webinar series,...
Welcome new Members!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Members! A Plan Insurance – A-Plan provide “car, home, van” and a range of other insurance services. They are passionate about client service, and believe that the best way to support you and deliver real...
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