Worcestershire LEP October 2017 Newsletter

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October 2017 Newsletter

In this edition:

Update from Worcestershire LEP Chief Executive, Gary Woodman: October 2017

I am delighted to announce that we have opened registrations for this year’s Worcestershire LEP Annual Conference 2017. We are expecting 450 delegates to attend our half-day conference from 8:30am...

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Registrations open for Worcestershire LEP Annual Conference 2017

Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership has opened registrations for this year’s #WLEP17 Annual Conference. Over 450 delegates are expected to attend this year’s half-day conference from 8.30am to 1:30pm on Friday...

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Worcestershire is set to lead the way for implementing 5G applications for businesses

Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced plans to build the UK’s first 5G test bed in partnership with the University of Surrey’s 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC). Worcestershire LEP announced...

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Worcestershire becomes first region to celebrate milestone achievement in national skills programme

Worcestershire is celebrating another national skills achievement after becoming the first area in the UK to successfully recruit 100% of its local secondary schools into the Careers and Enterprise Company...

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Over £54.5m funding announced for Worcestershire’s Carrington Bridge

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a multi-million pound funding for the biggest road construction project in Worcestershire for decades. The main road bridge (Carrington Bridge) en route from...

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Kidderminster screen print suppliers benefit from Superfast Broadband

Kidderminster screen print suppliers, Dave Roper Ltd, are branching out further into European markets thanks to superfast broadband The screen printing specialists based at Foley Business Park in Kidderminster, have...

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Latest Midlands Engine Cyber delegation further strengthens ties with Baltimore

The UK Midlands Engine Cyber initiative has successfully returned to Baltimore, Maryland as part of a second trade delegation of cyber companies and partners. The Midlands Engine group exhibited at...

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BDO report records huge growth in revenue for Worcestershire businesses

Worcestershire’s fastest growing mid-sized companies have generated a total of £2.4bn in revenues in the last year, achieving 64% growth over a three year period, according to the Worcestershire Growth...

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Worcestershire partnership highly commended at Enterprising Britain Awards

A partnership aimed at promoting Worcestershire as a place to do business has been highly commended in the ‘Promoting Entrepreneurial Spirit’ category at the fourteenth Enterprising Britain Awards. World Class...

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Fortis Living give first glimpse of this year’s Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards trophies

Fortis Living, trophy sponsors for this year’s Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards 2017 have joined Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership and Worcestershire County Council to reveal the event’s trophies. Winners from the ten...

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Helena Baxter from Worcestershire Apprenticeships is a winner in the National Apprenticeship Awards 2017

Helena Baxter was announced as one of the winners at the West Midlands regional final of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2017, after winning the Apprenticeship Champion of the Year. The Awards,...

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Millions to be claimed by innovative companies

Top 40 advisory firm, Bishop Fleming, said companies in the Westcountry and in the Midlands Engine are continuing to miss out on millions of pounds of research and development (R&D)...

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Government reaffirms commitment to lead the world in cost-effective clean growth

An ambitious strategy has been launched to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change while growing the economy, creating new jobs and keeping bills down. The Clean Growth Strategy, a...

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SmallBusiness.co.uk launches new grant competition

Smallbusiness.co.uk have launched a new grant competition offering £5,000 a month, which is free to enter for businesses turning over between £50,000 and £500,000. Small Business Grants is a free-to-enter initiative from...

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Make sure your business is ready for GDPR

Businesses are being invited to attend Circle2Success’ GDPR event to learn more about how companies can protect individuals and personal data. The upcoming business event, taking place from 9-11am on...

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Latest Innovate UK event set to attract UK’s biggest innovators

Businesses are being invited to attend the latest Innovate UK event which will highlight the best of UK innovation. The event will provide an opportunity to meet global creators, thinkers, investors...

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Register for the upcoming Sustainability Forum

Businesses are being invited to attend the latest sustainability forum for ‘Driving Carbon Savings’. The free to attend event will take place from 8am-11am on Wednesday 29 November at Morgan...

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Businesses invited to Chamber President’s Lecture Series

Businesses are being invited to attend the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce’s President’s Lecture Series. Following the success of the first series, the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce...

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Over 850 attend latest Chamber business expo

Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce has thanked everyone who was involved with last week’s Business Expo at the Three Counties Showground. The event saw 120 exhibitors and over 850...

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Enterprising Worcestershire Business Grant

Start up and early stage business are being offered a funding boost to help meet their growth plans. The Enterprising Worcestershire Grant can provide from £1,000 to £1,500 at a...

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New Office Space Launched in Worcestershire

Friday 6 October saw the launch of Open Space Business Centre, a brand new serviced office facility located by the 3 counties showground in Malvern. The facility was officially opened...

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£2.8million of National Lottery funding pledged for Worcester’s historic churches

Worcester Cathedral and St Swithun’s Church have both received support of over £1million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help more people to explore their heritage. Thanks to National...

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Dates for your Diary – October Newsletter

2 November 2017 – European Union Funding Workshop 2 November 2017 – Chamber President Lecture Series 7 November 2017 – Worcestershire Business Central Conference 8-9 November 2017 – Innovate 2017 event 16 November 2017 – Worcestershire...

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