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Massive new superstore with thousands of bargains on Bescot retail park
A massive new Acorns superstore has opened its doors in Walsall – the charity’s first ever store on a retail park – featuring a huge range of furniture and a dedicated book reading area. Thousands of items have been stacked on the shelves including pre-loved clothes,...
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Massive new superstore with thousands of bargains on Bescot retail park
A massive new Acorns superstore has opened its doors in Walsall – the charity’s first ever store on a retail park – featuring a huge range of furniture and a dedicated book reading area. Thousands of items have been stacked on the shelves including pre-loved clothes,...
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Managing client pressure without burning out your team
For many small businesses and charities, clients and service users are at the heart of what we do. But when expectations start creeping up – tighter deadlines, faster responses, “just one more quick thing” – that pressure can quickly land on your team. And...
CSR starts with your people – not a policy
When we hear “Corporate Social Responsibility”, it can sound like something only big companies with shiny brochures and sustainability teams get involved in. But for small businesses and charities, CSR doesn’t need to be complicated – and it definitely doesn’t...
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New podcast from Thursfields Solicitors explores role of expert witnesses in divorce cases
The role played by expert witnesses in divorce cases has been explored in a new podcast from Thursfields Solicitors. Chris Walklett, a forensic accountant and tax expert with Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants, was interviewed by Shane Miller, a director and head of...
Celebrate the NHS 75th birthday by taking part in the Big Tea this July with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity
Can you hear the faint clatter of teacups across the nation? Water on the boil? That’s because it’s time for the NHS Big Tea 2023! The NHS Big Tea is a tea-fuelled fundraiser raising money to help the NHS be the best it can be. We’d absolutely love you to be...
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Parents warned over gifts and loans to children whose relationships fail
Parents in Worcestershire who are considering giving their children a loan from “the bank of mum and dad” are being warned to ensure it is secure in case relationships breakdown. Lawyer Richard Connolly said unsecured cash gifts and loans from parents to children are...
British Business Bank to temporarily replace Finance Guarantee (EFG)
At Budget 2020, the Chancellor announced that a ‘Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme’ (CBILS) will temporarily replace the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG), becoming available over the coming weeks. CBILS supports a wiide range of business finance...
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BCC/Totaljobs: Budget must address critical skills shortages to ‘level up’ UK growth
Over half of UK firms attempted to recruit in the last quarter of 2019, but almost three quarters have struggled to find the right talent, the largest survey of UK employers has found. Labour market remains stable as over half (55%) of UK businesses attempted to...
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BCC/Totaljobs: Budget must address critical skills shortages to ‘level up’ UK growth
Over half of UK firms attempted to recruit in the last quarter of 2019, but almost three quarters have struggled to find the right talent, the largest survey of UK employers has found. Labour market remains stable as over half (55%) of UK businesses attempted to...
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Lady of Legend heads to SVR Spring Steam Gala
The Severn Valley Railway is delighted to announce the debut appearance of GWR Class No. 2999 Lady of Legend at its season-opening Spring Steam Gala from April 16th-19th. The SVR is the first heritage railway to welcome the much-anticipated ‘new-re-build’ locomotive...
Walk the Blindfold Mile Worcester
Sight Concern Worcestershire are inviting people to get involved in an unusual and memorable trust building event, Walk the Blindfold Mile, across Worcester City Centre, on Saturday 18 April 2020 at 10.00am. You will walk in pairs, one blindfolded, one sighted, along...
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Challenging Year For Trade During 2022
Reacting to the ONS trade figures for December 2022, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “UK exports were flat in December 2022 and fell across the final quarter of the year as a whole. Across 2022, export values rose by 6.7% (excluding inflation) but...
Help your business fly at Cosford event
Experts in business finance will be joining forces at a special event to help firms access vital funding to help them grow. The British Business Bank and the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership will host the free event at RAF Cosford on March 24, from 9.30-12.00....
Courtyard shortlisted for FSB Award for Sustainability
The Courtyard is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2023 in the West Midlands in the Sustainability category. FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) is a non-profit organisation and the UK’s leading business...
INCREASE REVENUE THROUGH COMMERCIAL AND AUDIENCE SEGMENTATION
By Christian Collison, CEO of sports marketing agency, Nifty Communications. Everyone knows the digital age has turned traditional sponsorship models on their head but there are still revenue-generating opportunities that many clubs and organisations are missing. Take...
Worcestershire firm marks five-year IT partnership
A Worcestershire IT firm has celebrated a successful five-year partnership with a specialist Black Country business. Kidderminster IT solutions provider Minster Micro Computers, and Wolverhampton digital label specialist CS Labels, began their IT link-up five years...
JMDA’S Product Designs Win Two New Red Dot Awards
JMDA Design celebrates their latest designs winning not one, but two new Red Dot Awards for Product Design Concepts in the nursery industry. Red Dot Awards are amongst the most prestigious in the industry, highlighting cutting edge product design that pushes the...
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