This is a golden opportunity to help shape the future of our city. The Government has selected 100 towns across the country to benefit from a £3.6 billion Town Fund – and Worcester is one of them. Each area has been asked to create a Town Investment Plan...
UK Government Increases COVID Financial Support for Businesses
The UK Government's Job Support Scheme (JSS) is being further expanded to support businesses across the UK that are impacted by coronavirus restrictions. When originally announced, the JSS - which will come into effect on 1 November - saw employers paying a third of...
Local organisations invited to complete ScaleUp Institution Survey
Local firms from Worcestershire are being encouraged to share their views in the ScaleUp Institution survey. The ScaleUp Institute works to make the UK the best place in the world for a business to scale up and grow. They want to help organisations to overcome the...
Federation of Small Businesses announced as national gateway to Kickstart Scheme
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is working in partnership with Adecco Working Ventures to act as a national gateway and intermediary partner for the UK Government’s Kickstart Scheme, which covers England, Scotland and Wales. FSB will also be delivering a...
Gritting and snow clearance firm to be carbon neutral within a decade
A Worcestershire gritting and snow clearance company has announced it aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. AA Salt, which helps hundreds of businesses keep their premises safe in the winter months by gritting and snow ploughing car parks and access roads, has made a...
Growing your business: Tips for expansion
2020 has been a year of unprecedented uncertainty. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent UK-wide lockdown has changed the game for many businesses. Whilst some firms have had to close, or even go out of business permanently, others have seen their profits soar. For the...
New ’10 years of OLPRO’ calendar to raise money for charity
Camping equipment specialist, OLPRO, has launched a calendar that is helping to raise money for the charity, Make-A-Wish UK. The A4 wall calendar features photography taken by OLPRO customers around the world, including sweeping views of the Swiss Alps, the beautiful...
Government launches Export Growth Plan to help businesses build back better
A package of measures to help businesses in England build back better following the pandemic has been announced by the Government today. The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Export Growth Plan provides additional financial support and expertise, some of...
Remote working revolution: how to move abroad without changing jobs
If you thought the world of work changed in 2020, maybe we haven’t seen anything yet, says Christopher Nye, senior content editor at overseas homes and relocation website Property Guides. In 2021 the world could be your oyster as a ‘digital nomad’. Working from home,...
Job Support Scheme expanded to firms required to close due to Covid Restrictions
The government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions, the Chancellor announced today, 9 October. Job Support Scheme will be expanded to...
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