After two years, ISO Quality Services are excited to announce the return of their first physical ISO training since pre-covid. Like many businesses, ISO QSL switched to remote delivery of their services during the pandemic and, since covid restrictions lifting, have...

Hello and welcome to the August edition of the Worcestershire Growth Hub newsletter. I can’t believe we are almost two-thirds through the year already. Hopefully, you’ve been able to get out and enjoy some of the sunshine. So, what a year we are having, and we’ve seen...

A proptech company which aims to be the ‘Airbnb for shared living’ has raised over £500,000 in additional funding from existing investors. Worcester-based COHO has secured investment from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and...

A Worcestershire-based advanced manufacturing and engineering firm has secured £250,000 to create new jobs, diversify its product line and grow its customer base. Handling Concepts received funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) provided by The FSE...

Skills and recruitment continues to be a major challenge for businesses. To address this challenge the Worcestershire Careers Hub programme has working to bridge the gap between schools and colleges, and businesses, to ensure that future talent is able to meet...

The Worcestershire Careers Hub team, Inspiring Worcestershire, are hosting a series of summer clinics, taking place all over the county throughout the next 2 months.  These clinics are perfect for someone who is finishing school, college or sixth form over the...

Worcestershire Works Well are proud to announce that vietec have been awarded their Level 1 Accreditation in the scheme. The award was achieved in July 2022 and is a recognition of their important work carried out to promote health and wellbeing within the workplace...

Worcestershire businesses could be eligible for support to help them move towards their Net Zero targets. The Zero Carbon Ready Worcestershire Programme, is a pilot scheme to help businesses in Worcestershire reduce greenhouse gases and move towards net zero targets....

A Worcestershire IT and software provider has hired a new operations manager who will play a key role in overseeing the company’s new phase of growth. Following an increase in clients, Kidderminster firm Minster Micro has appointed experienced technology specialist...

The Bank of England has hiked the interest rate to 1.75 per cent in the biggest increase for 27 years.  The cost-of-living crisis is said to continue throughout next year and only begin to ease in 2024, with the UK economy contracting for five consecutive quarters,...