Apprentices have it down to a tea!
APPRENTICES at a hotel won an award after an ingenious idea clinched the top spot.
View ArticleNetwork Rail calls Cow Lane development meeting
NETWORK Rail managers will be on hand to answer questions from residents and businesses in west Reading tomorrow about the potential impact of the next stage of the Cow Lane re-development.
View ArticleReading mayor helps launch new scheme to keep businesses first aid savvy
READING’S mayor was on hand to launch a new scheme to make sure businesses are first aid savvy.
View ArticleInnovative idea to highlight companies’ ethical footprint
The newly-launched Butterfly Bank is a social enterprise that offers companies the chance to officially record their ethical responsibility and care for the environment, contribute to their community...
View ArticleTown celebrates Woodley Festival of Business
BUSINESS leaders from some of the world’s largest companies will be rubbing shoulders at the inaugural Woodley Festival of Business this evening.
View ArticleGreen business ideas could win share of £330,000 cash pot
The deadline is fast approaching for green-thinking companies to apply to Shell Springboard 2014, with total prize money of £330,000 up for grabs.
View ArticleRob Wilson welcomes help for high streets
READING East MP Rob Wilson has welcomed news that 5,000 business properties in Reading will benefit from a package to help the high street and support businesses.
View ArticleThe right stuff and the right staff
As owner of The Ironing Lady, in Tilehurst, Jackie Chappell is a consummate professional and at the heart of everything she does is a passion to help other people achieve their full potential.
View ArticleAirline bosses welcome Sir Howard Davies report's Heathrow option
AIRLINE chiefs today welcomed the Airports Commission interim report which narrows the options to Heathrow and Gatwick.
View ArticleHMRC offers support for taxpayers bit by Berkshire's floods
HM REVENUE and Customs (HMRC) has launched a new telephone helpline for anyone affected by the recent floods.
View ArticleThames Valley business bosses from FSB call for MPs' support on flood insurance
THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – representing 7,500 small firms in the Thames Valley – is calling on the Government to offer more insurance protection for companies hit by floods.
View ArticleMP Alok Sharma at Reading's Green Park to salute Cisco's apprenticeship scheme
READING West MP Alok Sharma geared up for National Apprenticeship Week by making a visit to the offices of Cisco at Reading’s Green Park.
View ArticleRegus offers free emergency office space for Berkshire's flood hit companies
REGUS, the global workspace provider with 18 business centres in Berkshire, is coming to the aid of flood-hit companies by offering temporary office facilities for displaced staff - free of charge.
View ArticleAre you a flooding victim? Thames Valley Chamber channels help
COMPANIES hit by the floods are getting more offers of help this week being channeled through the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce.
View ArticleTime running out to nominate your property champions
THERE are just six days left for nominations for the 2014 Thames Valley Property Awards.
View ArticleSMEs in the south are shooting for the stars
SMALL and medium-sized businesses in the South of England are planning for growth and seeing increased levels of orders and new customers, according to the results of a leading index of SME sentiment...
View ArticleThames Valley Berkshire LEP's Budget message for Chancellor George Osborne
THAMES Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has written to Chancellor George Osborne ahead of next week's Budget calling for more investment in the area's infrastructure, enterprise and...
View ArticleStaff on target for charity
STAFF from development and infrastructure consultants Peter Brett Associates (PBA) are more than half way towards this year’s £10,000 charity target for cancer research.
View ArticleSMEs in the south east cautious over economic recovery
SMEs in the South East are split on the extent of the impact which the economic recovery will have on stability and opportunity but are looking to work together to achieve growth.
View ArticleCompanies warned not to miss out on £2,000 tax break
BUSINESS owners across Berkshire were urged today not to miss out on a new tax break which could save them up to £2,000 from next month.
View ArticleCompanies to learn why social networking will work for them
THAMES Valley Business Advisors, in conjunction with Regus, are holding an interactive seminar called Passport to Success – Social Networking For Business in Slough this week.
View ArticleBed down for Byte Night
BUSINESSES across Berkshire are being invited to bed down under the stars and raise funds during a major charity sleep-out.
View ArticleRecord turnover for arts centre
AN ARTS centre has posted a record turnover as it prepares to open a second site for new, experimental projects.
View ArticleCrossrail's extension to Reading welcomed
BUSINESSES and politicians have welcomed the landmark decision to extend Crossrail to Reading.
View ArticleCaversham cosmetic clinic is looking good
A cosmetic clinic has celebrated its first year in business.
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