CONTENTS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 10
NEWS
4 Social entrepreneur John Bird to address Bristol Chamber Annual Dinner
5 Olympic torch comes to the South West 6 Business Show Swindon at STEAM
ADVICE & INFORMATION
8 Funding to boost Bath tourism jobs 9 Red tape continues to stifle business
VISION WEST
10 The Initiative reviews its progress to date and sets out six main themes of action for the forthcoming year
FOCUS ON: MARKETING
12 Update explores how to make the most of social networking tools when it comes to marketing your business
EXPERT ADVICE
15 Dave Morgan, from Ignite IP, explains why it is important to protect your company’s intellectual property
WHAT’S ON: EVENTS
16 Details of forthcoming networking and business events
FOCUS ON: INTERNATIONAL 18 With the Government encouraging export growth,maybe 2012 is the year to explore overseas opportunities
WHAT’S ON: TRAINING
22 Latest courses from Business West and Gloucestershire Enterprise
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MEMBERS’ ZONE 24 Benefits of the Chamber health plan 25 Car sharing club sees members grow 26 MP joins watercooler firm’s celebrations 27 Bath Chamber gets the mix right 28 Law firm sets up dedicated traffic team 29 New faces: latest appointments 30 Member to Member offers 31 Business West welcomes new business
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