Business is a force for good, says public

The overwhelming majority of people believe that businesses are ‘good’ for Britain as long as they comply with the law, pay their taxes, and look after their workers, according to a survey of more than 2,000 members of the British… More »

Co-operating is the key to growing the co-op economy

Co-operatives doing business with other co-operatives is one of three key ways in which the sector´s contribution to the economy can be ambitiously and dramatically increased, a conference in Wiltshire heard this week. At the annual Future… More »

James reveals ingredients of successful business launch

Pudding magnate James Averdiek’s told delegates at Wednesday´s Swindon Business Show how he grew his company Gü from nothing to a £30m company. James, worked at St Ivel in Wootton Bassett and lived in Marlborough before… More »

MEP hosts Euro trade event

Euro MP Julie Girling will be helping Wiltshire businesses to trade with Europe at a networking and information event in Chippenham next month. Growth for Wiltshire, a regional conference for local businesses, will be held at Stanton Manor Hotel,… More »

Growth in UK exports slows

Growth among UK exporters slowed during the last quarter of 2011, according to the third DHL/BCC Trade Confidence Index, a measure of the UK’s exporting health. The index, which draws upon a survey of over a thousand exporters and an analysis… More »

Bassett businesses learn Japanese at Indian restaurant

Networkers will be learning Japanese at a business lunch organised by Wootton Bassett Chamber of Commerce next week. Attendees at the business lunch, on Wednesday, February 8 from 12.30pm at Ganges Restaurant, 147 High Street, will be… More »