Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the feast St Crispin and Crispianus. We always look forward to this feast day on the 25th October as we celebrate (with chocolate) the victory at Agincourt of the English few. Tomorrow will be no different with a number of client meetings already booked, mainly for chocolate. Please drop in and join the celebrations. Note the brothers […]
BCC Regional Chamber Award Winners: H Westons, Worcester Bosch, Malvern Instruments, Magic Whiteboard and Viezu
Huge congratulations to those businesses announced as Regional Winners in the BCC Awards. Wthin the West Midlands Region, local winners include: H Westons – no surprise that one of the finest cider makers is also great at People Development. Note, it’s the second time a Herefordshire business has taken this award in successive years with Westons Cider and Perry taking […]
Happy OCTOBLERONE everyone!
Youtube Clips – Week 40
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Only here can you tarmac around parked cars – Only in Hereford…
The car was left in Park Street, Hereford Contractors working for Herefordshire Council have laid tarmac around a car left at the side of the road. The council said it sent out letters and put up signs in Park Street, Hereford, warning about the work. Chris Howell, from the contractors Amey, said: “Sadly this leads to a repeat visit to […]
Groupon Launches Rewards Program, Gives Businesses More Control
Today Groupon announced Groupon Rewards, a new program allowing consumers to unlock special Groupon deals from their favorite local businesses through repeat visits. Consumers earn rewards at participating merchants simply by paying with the credit or debit card they have on file at Groupon.com. After spending an amount set by the merchant, the consumer unlocks the ability to purchase a […]
Herefordshire Business Summit
Some interesting points from yesterdays Herefordshire Business Summit. Still reassured to see that the only membership organisation with staff on the ground and capability to support members, consult on key issues and really make a difference is the BCC Accredited Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. The message was one of “let’s all take responsibility to make the county all […]
Youtube clips – Week 39
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Hereford Enterprise Zone – what’s next?
Great news that we have secured an Enterprise Zone for Rotherwas. Herefordshire has a significant opportunity that we must not squander. I ‘ve spoken with many in business since the announcement. There is a concern that others will benefit from the incentives of the Enterprise Zone that are not open to them because of the the relocation issues. There are […]
Herefordshire Business Support following RBS Economic Briefing
Really interesting and informative session this morning with Stephen Blackman – Senior Economic Advisor at RBS. Substantially re-enforced what we already know. This (extended) recession is at least as deep as that of the 70’s. What does that mean for our clients and potential clients? Simple, pick your business partners with care as the road ahead is tough. With the […]
