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Opinion
Businesses aren't getting the workers they need to expand
Opinion
There remain challenges in terms of managing the labour market
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Playing the innovation game is key to success
Wales
Businesses are working with others to develop innovation rather than doing it on their own and increasing collaboration between businesses is seen as a major competitive tool
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Why the Humber paves the way for the º£½ÇÊÓÆµâ€™s low carbon energy future
Energy
Mike Tholen, sustainability director for leading representative body Oil and Gas º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, writes for Business Live.
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Festivals are not only great for mental well-being but a boost to the economy
Wales
Not only does Green Man support the wider Welsh cultural and creative sector but also directly employs 5,000 people and generates £15m into the Welsh economy, while in total festivals contribute £1.75bn to the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ economy
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Employers who force staff back to the office will just lose talent
Economy
The pandemic has seen us re-evaluating what we mean by work-life balance
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Support and stability are needed now for a successful economy
Economy
Ben Francis, FSB Wales policy chair, argues that businesses need assurances to help the continued growth in confidence as we emerge from the pandemic
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Politicians need to level with us about what 'levelling up' really means
Politics
The prosperity gap demands action, not empty slogans
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We need to drive efforts to boost productivity as we emerge out of Covid
Economy
Encouragingly though employers are preparing to make considerable investments in upskilling their workers
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Shush. Pregnancy loss: Don’t tell the boss
Employment
Pregnancy loss affects families across Wales but without a formal pregnancy loss policy in place, employees are put under further pressure at a time they need support
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Innovation Strategy needs to do more for Wales
Opinion
The º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Government and the Welsh Government need to cooperate to make the most of the opportunities universities and businesses can take advantage of with the right financial support
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What does the Government’s new Transport Decarbonisation Plan really mean for the East Midlands?
Transport
Maria Machancoses from Midlands Connect offers her opinion to BusinessLive
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While the use of angel investors is growing in Wales it is still an underutilised route to funding
Opinion
Investment in Welsh businesses by angel investors is growing, but it is still an underutilised funding route. Is this because Wales doesn’t believe in angels?
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Politicians must get behind the manufacturing industry
Economy
Manufacturing has been sorely neglected by politicians and policy-makers despite the evidence that it is now an industry utilising highly skilled workers to generate high-quality products that are sold internationally
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Why the Welsh Rugby Union's move into hotels is smart business
Hotels
The WRU should get a £1m plus annual income from the Parkgate Hotel to reinvest back into the game
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The self-employed were hit the hardest during the pandemic
Employment
Some workers were not entitled to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and, having lost their source of income during the lockdown, were not in the same position as many other businesses to obtain financial support
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Why Welsh Government should have spoken up over Chinese takeover of Newport Wafer Fab
Technology
The plant in Newport has been acquired by Nexperia
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Entrepreneurial spirit alive and kicking in Wales
Economy
We have interviewed some amazing firms for the Wales Start-Up Awards.
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Recovery needs to focus on workers’ skills but also their desires
Employment
The majority of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ workers are demanding a mix of home and in-person working in the future and over half have a preference for a job that makes a difference over maximising their income
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Soft skills are key to good management and business success
Economy
Skills such as empathy, flexibility and self-determination, have become increasingly important
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Intensifying 'war for talent' warning from Queen's Award-winning Sewell Group chair
Yorkshire & Humber
Paul Sewell spoke to Alan Johnson about the changing dynamics in recruitment and retention as he looked back on a career he has turned into a book
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Baroness briefs Business Week on standing up for diversity, home owners, better politics and comedy!
Politics
Baroness Warsi was Paul Sewell's final Elevenses guest in Humber Business Week
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Scale-up firms in Wales need greater support
Opinion
Wales Fast Growth 50 firms show we have scale-up businesses that are as good as any in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ
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Apprentice plumber to entrepreneurial professor - FEO co-founder David Hall's Elevenses slot
Yorkshire & Humber
Management consultant has helped inspire Keepmoat, Sewell Group and MKM in a colourful career that continues
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Steph McGovern on levelling up, industry in school and the power of being underestimated
Events
Television presenter and broadcast journalist joins Humber Business Week with her take on what needs to be done to follow her northern lead
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