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How fast can you act on feedback?
Customer experience is now defined by continuous, everyday interactions, not just big moments. Many organisations struggle not with a lack of feedback, but with the speed at which they can access, understand, and act on it. Traditional surveys and periodic reporting...
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How fast can you act on feedback?
Customer experience is now defined by continuous, everyday interactions, not just big moments. Many organisations struggle not with a lack of feedback, but with the speed at which they can access, understand, and act on it. Traditional surveys and periodic reporting...
Member News
JMDA Design to Bring Key Industry Update to ABC Kids Expo
JMDA Design, a renowned leader in nursery product design, is excited to announce its attendance in the upcoming ABC Kids Expo, scheduled to take place from 21st to 23rd May 2025. The event will be held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Convention Centre in Las Vegas,...
Local Businesses Conclude Successful Fundraising Campaign for Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust!
L-R Kirsty Murray – Income generation Manager – Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust, Abbie Bissell-Blazier – Charity Fundraiser – Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust, Emma Richardson – Managing Director – Four Squared Recruitment and Matthew Clarke –...
Patron & Strategic News
Solicitor warns residential flat owners to check how many years are left on their leases
A leading Worcestershire property litigation lawyer is urging flat owners to consider extending the term of their lease to protect their financial interests. People who own the leasehold interest of a flat do so for a defined number of years, meaning its value reduces...
Growing Pains of a Business
Simeon Chapman, Director of Hazelton Mountford Chartered Insurance Brokers, talks candidly about his, sometimes painful, experience of growing a business. “When my son was a teenager he developed Osgood Schlatter’s disease. This condition is where there is significant...
Chamber News
BCC Forecast: Business investment deep freeze to continue in 2019
Uncertainty over the UK’s future relationship with the EU is one of many factors that has weakened the outlook for business investment, according to the latest forecast by British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). The UK’s leading business group forecast a decline of -0.6%...
BCC: immigration proposals could leave UK businesses with their ‘hands tied’
Commenting on the publication of the government’s Immigration White Paper, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “While these proposals are not quite as bad as we had originally feared, it’s no secret that companies across...
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BCC: Political turbulence taking real-world toll
Responding to the latest Westminster developments, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Businesses feel like Westminster is playing an endless game of political chess, while their futures and the health of the UK economy hang...
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BCC: Political turbulence taking real-world toll
Responding to the latest Westminster developments, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Businesses feel like Westminster is playing an endless game of political chess, while their futures and the health of the UK economy hang...
Worcestershire News
Halloween treats for hungry hippos…
West Midland Safari Park has been celebrating the spookiest of seasons by treating their hippos to a game of ‘pumpkin bobbing’! The Park is home to a pod of six common hippopotamus – the largest pod in Europe, which spend most of their time wallowing on the mud bank...
Creative Communications Group hires new Head of Film
Senior video professional Carl Timms joins DRPG as the new head of film. With over 20 years’ experience in film and video, Carl is an award-winning director and producer with a background in both large scale corporate accounts and small, independent film. Across his...
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University Business Lecturer Wins National Accolade
A University of Worcester academic has won a national award. Dr Scott Andrews, Deputy Head of the University’s Business School, has been named the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Champion of the Year 2022. This recognised Dr Andrews’ championing of the...
HWGTA celebrates 55 years of outstanding Apprenticeship results
Apprentices were hosted at the 55th Annual Awards evening by Herefordshire & Worcestershire Group Training Association(HWGTA) at the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford. In attendance were over 200 apprentices with their proud parents and employers, the Chairman of...
Sutcliffe & Co Finalists in 2022 Cyber OSPA
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers have announced they are a finalist in the 2022 Cyber Outstanding Security Performance Awards (Cyber OSPAs) in the category Outstanding Cyber Security Partnership alongside their partners The IASME Consortium. The Cyber OSPAs...
DRPG Launches Next Gen Board
Global creative communications agency DRPG has launched its Next Gen Board to create positive change not only within the company but the industry itself. The team is comprised of eight people aged between 18 and 24 from across the wider business. They are Amara...
Get your 2023 off to green start with Primrose Hospice!
Do you have a real Christmas tree this year? Primrose Hospice are really excited to bring a new event to their Christmas calendar this year…TREECYCLE! Let them take away the hassle of your first job in 2023 by recycling your Christmas tree in return for a small...
Help spread wonder through Worcestershire hospitals this season
You can help spread cheer and wonder to patients and families this Christmas and New Year through the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity. As part of the charities ‘Wonders of Worcestershire’ appeal, your donations of £5, £10 or £25, will pay for extras that help...
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