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How Apprenticeship NIC Relief Can Strengthen UK Business Growth

In the recent UK Autumn Budget announcement, various measures were introduced to support both large corporations and small businesses, with a particularly valuable opportunity in the area of apprenticeship hiring. The government has rolled out a key financial incentive: employers hiring apprentices under 25 are now exempt from paying National Insurance Contributions (NICs) on their […]

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Partnerships and funding helping Green Schools Project grow in the South West

Green Schools Project supports schools to transform the way they respond to the climate crisis. They work with schools across the country, but with half of their team of six now based in Bristol, they have been focussing on making connections and building partnerships with organisations and schools across the city and the South West. They

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Bristol consults on new unified and expanded city BID: ~£17m investment to strengthen economy and support local business

Consultations are underway for the creation of a landmark new Bristol BID is set to enhance its business landscape and drive economic growth through a landmark new city-wide Business Improvement District (BID). With an investment of circa £17 million over five years, the proposed Bristol BID aims to unite the existing Bristol City Centre BID, Redcliffe

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Future Leap member Stylemongers Of Bristol opens new interior design studio-shop on Gloucester Road

Stylemongers Of Bristol has opened a brand new interior design studio, shop and workshop space all under one roof on Bristol’s infamous independent high street, Gloucester Road.  Founded by award-winning interior designer Zoë Hewett, also seen on rural retreat makeover BBC show ‘My Unique B&B’, the new Stylemongers Of Bristol shop showcases luxury fabrics, wallpapers,

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Bristol Food Waste Compost Project – General Soil want your food waste!

GENERATION SOIL WANT YOUR FOOD WASTE We need twenty households to trial our new service across Bristol. In return, we collect and process your food waste and give you living compost. WHY? SOIL DEGRADATION COSTS THE UK £1.2 BILLION EVERY YEAR 🤯 We are experiencing multiple crises – health, mental health, and climate… Soil is

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“We can’t rely on new build construction to solve this problem, we need to address the retrofit challenge.”

Festival of Sustainable Business sponsors Retrofit West CIC have been promoting retrofitting in Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire for the last year. Rin Hamburgh, founder of festival comms partners RH&Co, caught up MD Simon Andrews and Head of Marketing Laura Barber to find out more about their mission and why they’re so passionate about moving

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