Almost a third (30%) of small businesses on the high street are helping to address key issues by being part of the local initiatives such as BIDs, with another one in six (17%) wanting to get more involved Small firms in rural areas are generally more positive (50%)...
The FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards West Midlands showcase 2020’s most inspiring businesses.
11 winning West Midlands businesses go forward to the UK FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020 final. Shropshire based Scrabble Inc Ltd, a graphic recording business founded by illustrator Hannah Williams, which offers real time drawing translating information...
Employer Skills Survey 2020
Have your say on future training available to Worcestershire businesses and employers Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), working with Serco, is seeking the views of Worcestershire employers to understand how they can be supported to develop the...
Pensions Regulator Quarterly Update
Re-enrolment & Re-declaration: A 2-Stage Process Make Sure You Know What to Do – Don’t Risk a FineOver the coming months hundreds of thousands of small and micro employers will reach their re-enrolment deadlines. Re-enrolment means staff who opted out of their...
Update from The Pensions Regulator
Automatic enrolment (AE) is now business as usual for UK businesses. More than 1.6 million employers have declared their compliance with automatic enrolment responsibilities and more than 10 million people are now saving into a...
30-year milestone for Worcestershire family construction firm
A father and son who run one of Worcestershire’s most respected building companies are celebrating the firm’s 30th anniversary. Redditch-based J. Coote and Son, which undertakes a range of building and renovation projects for homeowners across the county, is ran by...
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR FLOOD-HIT WORCESTERSHIRE BUSINESSES
Following the challenging effects of Storms Dennis and Ciara the government has announced thousands of pounds of support, including grants, council tax relief, and business rate relief, for local councils to support businesses and households affected by flooding.The...
WORCESTERSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP UPDATE FROM MARK STANSFIELD
As we head towards the end of February, I’m delighted to see the news that the new Worcestershire Parkway station will officially open this Sunday, 23 February. Worcestershire Parkway marks the first new railway station in Worcestershire for over 100 years, forming...
Final Grant Call Announced – Last chance for businesses to apply!
The Enterprising Worcestershire Grant Fund is now coming to an end and as such we are pleased to announce a FINAL GRANT CALL is available to offer grants from £1000 up to a maximum of £2500 at a match funding rate of 50%. You could use this to invest in new equipment,...
Enterprising Worcestershire Launches New Support for Businesses and Releases Final Grant Call
The Enterprising Worcestershire programme are thrilled to announce 5 new programmes of support that are running between now and 31st March this year. The programmes are based on feedback from businesses of the key challenges they face in the early and developing...
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