In conjunction with the four Further Education Colleges of the West of England and the Western Training Provider Network, Business West is holding an Apprenticeship Conference on Friday 9 February at SGS College.

Businesses are invited to join the organisers in Filton, Bristol to:

The January Get For Business Breakfast is all about the new Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. If you are a small or medium-sized business in Bath & North East Somerset, you may be able to get a grant of up to £3,000 to upgrade your business broadband to a gigabit-capable connection! Now at this exclusive breakfast networking event at the new Apex City of Bath Hotel, you can get the chance to hear about the scheme and how it can help your business.

Do you work in financial or professional business services?

Did you know that apprenticeships can be used to support the personal development of your existing staff and there's funding available to support with the costs?

Fairtrade for Business

In a time of uncertainty for the future of international trade, Fairtrade will continue to provide certainty for producers and suppliers, particularly the smaller ones who often are marginalised from the global trading debate. Whilst buying Fairtrade products for your business supports those producers and helps make their future more secure, it can also help your business – no matter what size.  

How can fast-growth businesses find space to grow in the West of England?
 

Bath and Bristol have recently been ranked highly as places to start a business; now an event at The Engine Shed will ask whether the West of England is also a great place to grow a business - and whether we have the office/workshop space needed to keep our economy growing.