From October the government will ban many plastic items commonly used in food businesses. It is estimated England uses 2.7 billion items of single use cutlery and 72 million single use plates per year. The new ban will include single use plastic plates, trays, bowls,...
Give your feedback to DEFRA
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) agri-food team are doing a lot of work to support SME food businesses and are looking for intelligence from local businesses. Helen Cameron, Worcestershire Regulatory Services, has been a member of a...
New Long Term Partnership Launches With The Valley, Evesham
As part of work to support independent food businesses MIW and the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) are going to be working with The Valley on a new initiative aimed at supporting local independent food + drink businesses. The new scheme will provide...
New scheme to help train women in Cyber
Business leaders in Worcestershire are being made aware of a new training leadership scheme for women in Cyber Security. This is a unique, cross-sector, leadership program for women in cyber security and resilience, delivered by Empowering You and in association with...
Marketing expert announced as Keynote speaker for the Spring Business Worcestershire Conference
Marketing expert announced as Keynote speaker for the Spring Business Worcestershire Conference An award-winning speaker, business owner and marketing expert has been announced as the keynote speaker at the next Business Worcestershire Conference. Teresa Heath-Wareing...
Growth Hub update – January 2023
https://youtu.be/p-SpsjbpApo Video Transcript Hello and welcome to the first Worcestershire Growth Hub newsletter of 2023. I'd like to start by wishing you all a very happy New Year, and I really do hope you enjoyed a good festive break. As we settle back into work....
Support available for Worcestershire businesses
Worcestershire businesses are being made aware that there is a variety of business support and funding available. The Worcestershire Growth Hub, working with the Worcestershire County Council, has a series of business support programmes which local organisations can...
Help shape the future skills support for businesses
Worcestershire organisations are being invited to share their thoughts and feedback in the Local Skills Improvement Plans to help shape the skills and recruitment support available for businesses. What is an LSIP? The Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) are a DfE...
Making Tax Digital – Professional Advisor Blog, Perrigo Consultants
The Treasury has announced that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will be delayed for two more years until April 2026. The scheme was due to take effect from April 2024 and would have required all self-employed individuals and landlords...
Entries for the Chamber Business Awards 2023 are now Open
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce are thrilled to announce that the Chamber Business Awards 2023, sponsored by Herefordshire Council are now open for entries! The Chamber Business Awards are an annual celebration of the amazing businesses across...
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