CONTENTS
The Coalition Government has regularly made it clear that it believes the private sector will play a key role in producing the growth which will enable our economy to recover.
Tessa Coombes, Director of Policy Business West
NEWS
4 Businesses urged to back plans for University Technical College
5 Region’s LEPs gain momentum 6 Dining out in style at Bath annual dinner
ADVICE & INFORMATION
8 Bristol to benefit from super-fast broadband connections
9 The three sins of raising finance
VISION WEST 10 Update looks at how the Initiative’s policy and partnerships team has successfully engaged with its members and lobbied government on a range of issues of their behalf
FOCUS ON:PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
12 The property and construction sector provides the bedrock for the wider economy so it is vitally important that everything possible is done to help it work properly
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Business West Update JULY/AUGUST 2011
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Update is produced on behalf of Business West by Kemps Publishing Ltd and is distributed without charge to all Business West members and other leading businesses in the West of England. Business West and the publisher are both committed to achieving the highest quality standards. However, views expressed in the magazine are independent and while every care has been taken to ensure that the information it contains is accurate, neither Business West nor the publisher can accept any responsibility for any omission or inaccuracies that might arise.
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FOCUS ON: SOCIAL ENTERPRISE/CSR
18 Businesses are increasingly making a contribution to the community and reaping a commercial benefits from such activity
EXPERT ADVICE
21 Trevor James explains the importance of a branding your business
MEMBERS’ ZONE 23 Member Profile: Charles Bulbeck, owner of Greenham Consulting
24 Bristol Zoo celebrates 175th year with gorilla marketing exercise
25 Architect firm win £8m housing scheme contract
26 Local printer opens doors to business 27 Double success for Workbrands as it scoops two contracts with housing association
28 Kellaway puts project in the fast lane 29 Latest appointments across the region 30 Member to member offers 31 Welcome to the new members of Business West
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