Worcestershire LEP March 2018 Newsletter

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March 2018 Newsletter

In this edition:

Update from Worcestershire LEP Chief Executive, Gary Woodman: March 2018

With National Apprenticeship Week and National Careers Week both taking place this week, March gives us the perfect opportunity to showcase how Worcestershire is a fantastic county to work in. This...

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Worcestershire Skills Show 2018 set to welcome record audience to Chateau Impney

A record total of over 2,800 young people and businesses from across Worcestershire are set to attend this year’s Worcestershire Skills Show 2018. Thousands of school leavers and sixth formers...

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Worcestershire LEP’s monthly email newsletters are created to provide the latest business news, developments and case studies from across the county. To ensure that we comply with the upcoming General...

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Get involved with the National Apprenticeship Week and local selfie campaign

Worcestershire’s local apprentices and businesses are being encouraged to take part in the 2018 Apprenticeship Selfie Campaign and show their support for apprenticeships in the county. The selfie campaign was...

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Midlands Engine Investment Fund launches £100million SME equity fund

The British Business Bank (BBB) has launched a further wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) with up to £100million of equity finance to be made available to...

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Border in a Box wins £12,000 Worcestershire Innovation Prize

An innovative way to get the gardens of Worcestershire blooming has won the WINN ‘Make It Happen Challenge’. Border In A Box was announced as the winner of the £12,000...

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Worcestershire LEP launch new Instagram account

Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) are proud to announce the launch of a new Instagram account. The new social media account will provide photos and videos of Worcestershire LEP’s exciting...

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Worcestershire manufacturer benefits from Skills Support for the Workforce

Powell and Harber is one of the latest businesses to have benefited from Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW), a programme developed to upskill employees within small and medium-sized enterprises...

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Electric Bike Scheme launched for Worcester

One of the Country’s largest city-wide electric bike (e-bike) share schemes has launched in Worcester, thanks to a partnership between local organisations. The Woo Bikes scheme is initially being piloted...

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Businesses invited to attend Business Energy Efficiency Programme Sustainability Forum

Local companies are invited to attend the next Business Energy Efficiency Programme’s Sustainability Forum. The forum will allow businesses to hear how market leaders in high efficiency heating and hot...

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Four Worcestershire business finalists in FSB West Midlands Awards

Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership would like to congratulate ISO Quality Services Limited, Pharma Packing Systems Limited, drp group UK and StarChip Enterprise UK Ltd who have all been named as finalists...

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Businesses invited to Cyber Security Refresher workshops

Local businesses are invited to book onto Borwell’s Cyber Security Refresher workshops to learn more about the Cyber Essentials Scheme certification. The half day event is set to take place...

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QES Q1 Survey to help shape the future business climate

Local businesses are being encouraged to help the British Chamber of Commerce to better understand the current business climate and challenges that companies are facing by completing the latest Quarterly...

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Local Food and Drink producers invited to attend Conference

Food and Drink producers in the county are invited to attend the first Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Food and Drink conference. The conference will take place between 9:30am...

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Worcestershire business set to build world class music and performing arts educational facility

A Midlands school is celebrating having received planning permission for a state-of-the-art, purpose built performing arts facility. The building, which has been designed by One Creative Environments (One), provides a...

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Dates for your Diary – March Newsletter

7 March 2018 – Worcestershire Skills Show 2018 8 March 2018 – HW Chamber Business Expo 20 March 2018 – Worcester HR Forum 21 March 2018 – Social Media in the Workplace:...

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