In the current labour market, most companies have retention and recruitment of their top talent high on the agenda. But why are some companies struggling more than others to attract and retain employees? LinkedIn research from 2022 showed that the top 3 most important...
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Finalists unveiled for the Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards
23 of Worcestershire’s best apprentices, schools, training providers, apprenticeship champions and employers have been named as finalists for the Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards 2022. These finalists will join over 300 guests from the business and local...
Worcestershire Works Well Annual Conference a Huge Success!
On Thursday 29 September, Worcestershire Works Well held their annual conference at Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove. Attended by over 80 people, the event focused on the important topic of Men’s Health. With 7 speakers all donating their time to share the vital work and...
Mini-budget – what it means for businesses – Professional Advisor Perrigo Blog
The Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, unveiled major changes to tax and National Insurance in the mini-budget on 23 September 2022. In many respects the mini-budget was far from mini! Â The announcements will pack a powerful punch for small business owners. Here are the key...
Worcestershire Business Forum discusses Skills and Recruitment
The Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)Â and Worcestershire Growth Hub team welcomed 50 businesses to the second Worcestershire Business Forum on 27 September in Redditch. Building on the inaugral business forum in May, this second forum was focused on...
Stoford to deliver second phase of Redditch Gateway scheme
Stoford has secured planning consent for the speculative development of almost 450,000 sq ft of new industrial and logistics accommodation near Redditch. The leading commercial property developer will build two new warehouse units at Redditch Gateway, a...
Growth Hub update – September 2022
To start this month's newsletter, I'd like to take a moment to say how deeply saddened Worcestershire growth hub and the wider LEP team were hearing about the news of Queen Elizabeth II passing. The thoughts of the whole organization with the Royal family...
Learn more about the Skills and Recruitment support on offer
A few spaces remain for businesses looking to learn more about the skills and recruitment support on offer. Following the inaugural Worcestershire Business Forum event in May, the Worcestershire Growth Hub and Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), are running a second...
National Business Boostcamps series comes to help Worcestershire businesses
The Worcestershire Growth Hub has partnered with Lloyds Bank Academy to bring their Small Business Boostcamp series to Worcestershire. The Small Business Boostcamp series consists of five FREE, face to face workshops which can help smaller businesses to increase their...
Get FREE 1-2-1 support for your business
The Worcestershire Growth Hub has confirmed the Professional Business Advisor Programme is back to support local business. This Programme allows businesses in Worcestershire to gain free 1-2-1 support delivered by professionals covering several key specialist areas....
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