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insight MAY/JUNE 2017 inform


6 Launch of SME support programme 7 Business adviser assists charity 8 Skills West tackles the skills shortage 9 Ecotricity unveils vision for Eco Park 10 Beauty boom brings spa to Bristol


12 MEMBER NEWS Fairtrade Business award winners announced


13 Manufacturer invests in expansion programme


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14 COMMENT & OPINION The truth about apprenticeships


15 CASE STUDY Plimsoll Productions


16 INTERNATIONAL TRADE Taking steps to seek new markets


How DIT help Blackdown Shepherd Huts break into exporting


17INTERNATIONAL TRADE


18 INNOVATION University of Bristol bridges skills gap


20 BUSINESS SUPPORT Meet your market specialists


21 EVENTS & TRAINING inside


22 LEGAL SERVICES Restrictive covenants and how to use them


23 Trade union law changes


24 EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCING How to keep your event on track


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26 FINANCE Accountancy firm gains registered auditor status


28 PROPERTY Gloucester regeneration project gets underway


29 BUSINESS TRAVEL Sue Cooke tests the Isuzu D-Max


Award-winning creative team, Plimsoll Productions


15CASE involve STUDY


30 NEW MEMBERS & OFFERS The Chamber welcomes new members, plus the latest offers


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