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Setting up and Running a Payroll System
A brief guide to payroll systems
Support for Businesses through Funding and Finance
A review of a few of the sources of Business Support and Funding
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The Grand Challenge Missions: Our Industrial Strategy in 2019
A review of the grand challenges that make up the Governments Industrial Strategy
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Is your business taking advantage of the latest technology?
Don't fall behind this fast moving industry.
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University Level Learning in Wiltshire – An Evolution
The latest insight into the evolving Higher Education landscape across Swindon and Wiltshire and what is available to you as a business and as an indi...
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Market Information and Statistics
This factsheet provides an overview of some of the main sources of market information and statistical data available and how to access them.
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Business in Wiltshire
There are many advantages to starting up in the UK and locating your business in Swindon & Wiltshire gives you the best of both worlds.

News
BCS moves to Newbridge Square
Two new deals have been completed at Swindon's refurbished Newbridge Square.
Joseph Palmer Published: 24/09/20
Green Light for Hob-creating distribution building
Proposals to develop a new distribution centre on an existing business park in Swindon have received...
Joseph Palmer Published: 24/08/20
Thousands of business advisers to offer free servi...
Thousands of expert professional and business services advisers have signed up to offer free online ...
Tim Burghes Published: 9/07/20
Flagship business support programme launches in Sw...
£2.4m business support programme launches
Tim Burghes Published: 6/07/20
DPD to create 6,000 Jobs and Invest £200m
DPD readies to upscale business in effort to be the leading parcel delivery company in the UK.
Joseph Palmer Published: 18/06/20
Announcement of National Innovation Centre for Rur...
New centre to help unlock potential of the UK’s rural economies
Tim Burghes Published: 19/05/20
Multi-million pound investment at Wasdell
New packaging equipment to be acquired.
Joseph Palmer Published: 11/05/20
Porton Biopharma Limited licenses Erwinase® to Cli...
Porton Biopharma Limited (PBL) sign new contract with Clinigen Group plc to start in January 2021.
Joseph Palmer Published: 17/04/20
Connect Group to sell Tuffnells
Courier group part of disposal package.
Joseph Palmer Published: 16/04/20
Paper Bag Co responds to crisis
Encouraging delivery and takeaway food at a great price to help the community.
Joseph Palmer Published: 25/03/20
Research to better understand cyber security guida...
An offer from the Behavioural Insights Team on behalf of the Economy & Society Engagement Team at th...
Tim Burghes Published: 9/03/20
Bath Spa University introduces an MSc in Cyber Sec...
This new course launches in September 2020.
Tim Burghes Published: 26/02/20
Wiltshire’s jewel in the crown given international...
Porton Science Park is awarded a coveted Life Sciences Opportunity Zone status.
Tim Burghes Published: 20/02/20
Launch of digital tools for traders
Two digital tools on gov.uk launched to provide information to businesses exporting goods in and out...
Tim Burghes Published: 3/02/20
Community News
Buy-in at Optimum Professional Services
Management team made up of equal partners
Tim Burghes Published: 11/11/19
Business Basics Programme
The Business Basics Programme is designed to test innovative ways of encouraging small and medium si...
Tim Burghes Published: 4/11/19
Local partners working behind the scenes to suppor...
Actions to help Honda-associated companies deliver a programme of welfare support for their Swindon ...
Tim Burghes Published: 29/10/19
Community News
WH Smith to acquire US group for $400m
Tim Burghes Published: 22/10/19
IUK Announces SME Support to Evaluate Innovative M...
Round 5 launches from Innovate UK (IUK)
Tim Burghes Published: 8/10/19
AB Dynamics opens office at Wixom near Detroit
Focus on centre of US motor industry
Tim Burghes Published: 11/09/19
Community News
Trowbridge is in line for Government investment
Future High Streets Fund may boost the town
Tim Burghes Published: 4/09/19
Community News
Zurich Insurance UK shows enhanced earnings
First half revenue up 74 per cent
Tim Burghes Published: 4/09/19
Launch of £250,000 Broadband Competition for Event...
Tourism Minister Rebecca Pow has announced a competition to boost broadband facilities in conference...
Tim Burghes Published: 23/08/19
Developing low carbon automotive capability: apply...
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million for UK-developed late stage R&D in advanced...
Tim Burghes Published: 19/08/19
Manufacturing made smarter: round 1
Up to £30 million is available for projects to transform the productivity and agility of UK manufact...
Tim Burghes Published: 8/08/19
RTS Group marks 30 years in business and opens a n...
The company now has more than 65 employees
Tim Burghes Published: 15/07/19
Plans to transform Swindon Town Centre move a step...
Exciting plans to revitalise Fleming Way by creating a new bus interchange have received a significa...
Tim Burghes Published: 8/07/19
Pulse Power and Measurement expands at Shrivenham
Acquires 2,000 sq ft of additional offices
Tim Burghes Published: 8/07/19
Business confidence in the South West region incre...
The region moves ahead of national trends
Tim Burghes Published: 3/07/19
SMARTech energy plans for expansion this year
Celebrating five years of helping businesses cut energy costs
Tim Burghes Published: 24/06/19
Innovate UK releases 2019-2020 Delivery Plan
Innovate UK sets out plan to drive sustainable economic growth through business-led innovation.
Tim Burghes Published: 11/06/19
New funding stream for blue sky thinking
Up to £200k funding available for novel radar concepts and technologies
Tim Burghes Published: 28/05/19
Community News
Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub launches new comm...
Exclusive offers for businesses who join the Growth Hub
Tim Burghes Published: 24/05/19
Community News
Malmesbury steel distributor moves into manufactur...
Megasteel takes over Sweetnam & Bradley
Tim Burghes Published: 21/05/19
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New investment to support early-stage immersive bu...
Innovate UK has partnered with 11 private investment firms to offer £2 million grant funding alongsi...
Tim Burghes Published: 7/05/19
The £2.4 million UK / South Korean 5G challenge
UK and South Korean businesses to pilot 5G technology on Seoul subways
Tim Burghes Published: 29/04/19
Community News
Wiltshire-based Evaporate moving to a new HQ
New office space enables business to grow
Tim Burghes Published: 26/04/19
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: for research a...
A fund to strengthen UK science and business innovation and take on the biggest challenges that soci...
Tim Burghes Published: 26/04/19
Community News
Strong figures for Swindon-based Beard Group
Annual turnover rises to £150.2m
Tim Burghes Published: 26/04/19
Community News
Fast growing Wasdell Group invests in US facilitie...
Just the latest step in extending the companies global reach
Tim Burghes Published: 26/03/19
Community News
Images show new Swindon Science Park
Oxford Architects and Architecture in Motion progressing on project
Tim Burghes Published: 15/03/19
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Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub enters into colla...
The Growth Hub announces a partnership with Europe’s leading grants database.
Tim Burghes Published: 12/03/19
Designing new mobility traffic systems: Apply for ...
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £250,000 to develop a traffic management system that ca...
Tim Burghes Published: 25/02/19
Google teams up with Near.St to give a boost to sm...
Google and Near.St to help customers see what is available in local shops in their search results.
Tim Burghes Published: 22/11/18
20,000 business opportunities for UK exporters sho...
The enhanced Export Opportunities service for UK companies will be showcased on GREAT.gov.uk by Inte...
Tim Burghes Published: 16/11/18
Over half a million small businesses helped by Gro...
Growth Hubs are having significant positive impact on the take-up of national support programmes, an...
Tim Burghes Published: 8/01/18

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Workshop Community Events Social Media Made Easy - September
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Business Breakfast Conference Networking Workshop Swindon & Wiltshire Business Growth Summit
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Workshop Community Events Social Media Made Easy - November
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
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Workshop Community Events Marketing Made Easy - November
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Business Breakfast Community Events Rooster Talks: Building A Brand with Robin Worrall
Bradford on Avon Free Hosted by Glove Factory Studios
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Business Breakfast Community Events Growing Your Business through Fantastic Leadership and Management
Swindon £25 Hosted by Pro-actions
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Community Events Train the trainer in depth
Trowbridge £160pp Hosted by Wiltshire Training
Bassett Means Business Expo 2019
Royal Wootton Bassett £0 – £32.57
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Swindon & Wiltshire Business Growth Summit
Swindon 30 Hosted by Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership
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Community Events Helping Your Business get Back to Full Productivity Post-Reintegration!
Swindon 24.50 Hosted by Team-i
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Webinar Learn How To Create Your Own Shopify Store From Scratch
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Webinar Learn from Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
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Community Insights

How Instagram and Facebook supporting small businesses via stickers!
We are now 12 weeks into lockdown and with restrictions being gradually lifted, businesses are starting to sell products in different ways.
12 lessons from lockdown
On the 24th March 2020 the Naturally Social team began working from home as lockdown was introduced.
The Disadvantages of NOT Using an External Sales Trainer…
This could sound biased being a Sales Trainer. From my psychometric test results, one of my strengths is being analytical, I will, therefore, write a ...
Readapting and restructuring in July 2020
As more workplaces re-open and lockdown continues to ease, we face new challenges and concerns around staying safe. Clear Vision's Managing Director ...
How are the public feeling about venturing out to shop?
Shopping has changed unimaginably in 2020 and perhaps forever, with online spending at record levels after Covid-19 forced shop doors to close for ove...
How well are Independent Schools communicating through their websites?
Over the past few months, lockdown has meant that we have all relied heavily on technology and the internet. From using video calls to working remotel...

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