Additional £23m now available for West of England businesses affected by Covid-19
By Nick Batten
on 20 November, 2020
A new grant scheme worth a total of £23m has opened to businesses in the West of England to secure jobs and deal with the effects of Covid-19...
Business Innovation Fund launched to help rebuild local economy
By Anita Jaynes
on 24 August, 2020
New help for businesses to get their cutting-edge ideas off the drawing board and into reality has been launched by West of England Mayor Tim...
Free coaching, training and development via Future Bright
By Anita Jaynes
on 1 April, 2020
Throughout the Coronavirus outbreak, the West of England Combined Authority is offering free career coaching, training and support to help you develop...
Free help for local businesses to trade better online
By Anita Jaynes
on 4 June, 2020
A new programme, Trading Better Online, has been launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) to help small businesses improve their...
Major employers partner with West of England Careers Hub
By Ben Carey
on 3 May, 2019
Some of the region’s major employers have signed up to a scheme to help young people prepare for the world of work.
The initiative,...
More creative businesses to get extra support through Covid-19
By Anita Jaynes
on 22 August, 2020
Another 20 creative companies have joined the West of England Combined Authority’s (WECA’s) Creative Scale Up scheme – which provides online peer...
New Creative Workforce for the Future
By Ben Carey
on 17 January, 2020
The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) is hoping a new initiative will give more young people in the region the opportunity to work in creative...
New economic recovery taskforce for West of England
By Anita Jaynes
on 27 April, 2020
A new taskforce is being set up to drive the West of England’s economic recovery.
The new West of England Economic Recovery Board is a partnership...
New project to help disadvantaged young people into employment, education or training
By Anita Jaynes
on 5 July, 2019
The West of England Combined Authority is funding a £500,000 pilot project to work with disadvantaged 14 to 16-year-olds and support them into further...
New report to evaluate the future of LegalTech in the West of England
By Anita Jaynes
on 27 August, 2020
The future of innovation and technology in the legal sector will be the focus of a new report that will analyse how the West of England can extend its...
New support to help improve mental health in the workplace
By Anita Jaynes
on 15 September, 2020
A new support programme is offering West of England employers help to respond to mental health concerns in the workplace, particularly those arising...
Rental E-scooters scheme kicks off in Bath
By Nick Batten
on 4 November, 2020
E-scooters are now available to hire in Bath and Bristol as part of a trial led by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).
West of England Mayor...
