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[25 APR 01] CW2000 ON TARGET

CW2000 logoA european-backed project is on target to help 500 companies in Coventry and Warwickshire take advantage of the Internet revolution by the end of the year.  MORE

[22 MAR 01] FIRMS TOLD HOW TO GET THE HITS IN

Businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire have been told how to attract traffic to their web-sites as part of a cutting-edge project in the city.  MORE

[08 MAR 01] FRUIT AND VEG SHOP BLOOMS INTO LIFE

Lashman Singh and Yvonne DennyFresh fruit and veg is now on sale in a deprived inner-city area of Coventry after a couple’s dream turned into a Valentine’s Day reality.  MORE

[06 MAR 01] KATHARINE MAKES MERRY WITH TOP TRAINEES

Katharine Merry with the awards winnersRugby-born Olympic medallist Katharine Merry was the perfect special guest on hand to announced prizes to the winners of the Coventry & Warwickshire Training Excellence Awards 2000.  MORE

[24 JAN 01] COVENTRY JOBLESS FALLS ONCE MORE

Coventry bucked a regional trend last month when unemployment fell slightly, but it’s likely to be the last bit of good news for some time.  MORE

[19 JAN 01] CHAMBER LOOKS EAST FOR NEW TRADE

Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber is ahead of the pack when it comes to forging new business links in Eastern Europe, according to the area’s MEP.  MORE

[20 DEC 00] UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES TO TUMBLE

Unemployment figures have continued to tumble in Coventry and Warwickshire, with almost 300 people signing off in November.  MORE

[20 NOV 00] UNEMPLOYMENT HITS ALL-TIME LOW

Unemployment in Coventry and Warwickshire has reached an all-time low and there are more vacancies than ever.  MORE

[17 NOV 00] CHAMBER APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

David FrostA new chief executive has been appointed to take the helm at Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Training & Enterprise.  MORE

[10 NOV 00] TEENAGERS GO TO IT FOR CAREER OPTIONS

The Jaguar formula one team, Coventry Crusaders, Coventry Blaze and the army will all be showing teenagers in the city the glamour of their professions at a careers roadshow tomorrow.  MORE

[26 OCT 00] INSIGHT INTO ENTERPRISE FOR COVENTRY YOUTH

Business leaders from the West Midlands are to launch a new initiative to encourage young people in Coventry to become entrepreneurs.  MORE

[25 OCT 00] FEWER CLAIM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

Unemployment in Coventry and Warwickshire fell again in September as the figure neared an all-time low, and more companies have found it difficult to recruit.  MORE

[25 OCT 00] BUSINESS SUPPORT BOOST FOR CW2000

Team CW2000Businesses throughout Coventry and Warwickshire are being offered an unbeatable package of IT services through a Chamber-led initiative.  MORE

[13 OCT 00] FOLESHILL FIRMS GET SURVIVAL ADVICE

Naida ParveenIndependent traders in Foleshill have joined forces to sew off the opposition at out-of-town shopping developments. MORE

[09 OCT 00] CHAMBER GROUP GIVES FIRM PRECISION ADVICE

A Coventry firm which specialises in high-precision lathes has seen its sales soar since it turned to a city support group for advice. MORE

[21 SEP 00] END OF SUMMER JOBS PROMPTS DOLE RISE

Unemployment in this area rose slightly last month, after it had just hit a record low. About three per cent of the Coventry and Warwickshire workforce is without a job. MORE

[11 SEP 00] INDUSTRIAL ESTATE FOCUSES ON CRIME PROBLEMS

PC Krakowski, Nick Madeley, Simon HeadA crime-ridden Coventry industrial estate has been given some obsolete CCTV cameras to try and reduce the number of incidents there. MORE

[07 SEP 00] FIRMS GO GLOBETROTTING TO FIND NEW ORDERS

Manufacturers from Coventry and Warwickshire have travelled across the pond to learn what future technology holds for them and to try and win new business. MORE

[06 SEP 00] FILTHY LEAMINGTON STATION GIVES A WRONG SIGNAL

Claims that Leamington rail station is ‘filthy’ and ‘disgusting’ have been rejected by the company that runs it. MORE

[21 AUG 00] SUMMER BRINGS UNEMPLOYMENT RISE

Unemployment in this area rose slightly in July after falling to record lows the month before. The rate for men continues to fall, but there was a sharp increase in the number of jobless women.  MORE

[21 AUG 00] ROVER FIRMS CAN GET HELP DURING SWITCH

Firms in Coventry and Warwickshire in the Rover supply chain can apply for a slice of an extra £7 million aid announced by the government.  MORE

[16 AUG 00] NEW LINK TO START BUSINESSES IN LEAMINGTON

Advice is now on hand for budding entrepreneurs who want to set up a business with the launch new base in Leamington's Old Town.  MORE

[10 AUG 00] CHINA VISIT REVS UP TRADE PROSPECTS

Coventry firms are heading to China to save high-tech jobs – and are hoping that investment will come to the city in return.  MORE

[21 JUL 00] LEARN NEW SKILLS OVER THE INTERNET WITH COWEB

Companies that provide training in Coventry and Warwickshire are being given a boost by an initiative that will give them free help. MORE

[18 JUL 00] UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO RECORD LOW

Unemployment figures have fallen again in Coventry and Warwickshire – now standing at their lowest level for years. MORE

[13 JUL  00] NEW WEB ADVICE SERVICE FOR SCHOOL-LEAVERS

School leavers are a click away from having advice just as they are coming to the end of their exams.  MORE

[20 JUN 00] PAST AND FUTURE OF CYCLING MEET FOR CYCLETHON

The inventor of the modern bicycle would have been amazed to see what his great-grandson was handling the other day.  MORE

[14 JUN 00] WARNING OVER FUTURE OF BEDWORTH SHOPPING

Bedworth could soon become a 'ghost town' for shoppers unless urgent action is taken according to business leaders at the Chamber.  MORE

[30 MAY 00] ROVER FIRMS TO KEEP TALKING AFTER EARLY AID

Help worth almost £2 million has been given to companies in Coventry and Warwickshire hit by the Rover crisis.  MORE

[23 MAY 00] 200 JOBS UP FOR GRABS IN COVENTRY

Two hundred job vacancies in Coventry are up for grabs in a one-off event to be held in the city centre this week.  MORE

[23 MAY 00] DOLE QUEUES SHORTEN AGAIN

Unemployment in Coventry and Warwickshire fell to its lowest level for five years last month according to new figures.  MORE

[19 MAY 00] CASH TILLS RINGING IN LEAMINGTON

Leamington is the second most profitable town in the country according to a national poll of businesses.  MORE

[09 MAY 00] CHAMBER WINS NEW FRANCHISE

Business leaders at the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber are celebrating after being awarded the franchise to help small businesses in the area.  MORE

[20 APR 00] UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS BY 2.9%

Despite the negative impact of the Rover situation the total number of unemployed in Coventry and Warwickshire fell by 2.9% in March 2000.  MORE

[19 APR 00] ROVER FIRMS TO GET MORE SUPPORT

Businesses that have more than a fifth of their turnover generated by Rover are to be given a special support package.  MORE

[12 APR 00] HELP FOR FIRMS HIT BY ROVER SELL-OFF

Businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire affected by BMW’s decision to sell Rover are being invited to a special meeting to discuss the way forward.  MORE

[28 MAR 00] CW2000 PROJECT OPEN FOR BUSINESS

A new initiative to allow small and medium sized businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire exploit the internet is now signing up members.  MORE

[22 MAR 00] CHAMBER GIVES MIXED REACTION TO BUDGET

The budget has received a lukewarm reception from business leaders at the Chamber.  MORE

[20 MAR 00] GAYDON JOBS SAFE IN ROVER SELL-OFF

Thousands of jobs could be at risk in Coventry and Warwickshire because of the sale of Rover by BMW.  MORE

[14 MAR 00] MASTERPRINTERS PROSPER FROM CHAMBER HELP

When Jeff Howarth moved to Leamington nine years ago with no job and no prospects, his designs on a career in the printing trade were little more than ‘pie in the sky’.  MORE

[10 MAR 00] BUSINESS LEADERS WELCOME INTEREST RATE NEWS

Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire are mopping their brows following yesterday’s announcement that interest rates are not going to change.  MORE

[25 FEB 00] COVENTRY LINKS WITH OSTRAVA

Delegates Ostrava are currently in Coventry working with the City Council and The Chamber to understand best practice in local government and develop more trade links.  MORE

[09 AUG 99] CHAMBER MEMBERS PROTEST ON PARKING LEVY

A survey conducted by Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber reveals that 91.5% of Coventry businesses are against a proposal to run a pilot Workplace Parking Levy in the city.  MORE

[05 AUG 99] CHAMBER CALLS FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY CASH AID

The Chamber is calling for the Government to give financial help to small businesses to introduce new parental leave proposals.  MORE

[30 JUN 99] FIRMS STILL LOOKING TO TAKE ON EXTRA PEOPLE

The service sector is romping ahead and manufacturing is holding its own according to the latest quarterly economic survey of members by The Chamber for Coventry and Warwickshire.  MORE

[23 JUN 99] JOBLESS DOWNWARD TREND LEADS THE UK

People in Coventry and Warwickshire finding jobs accounted for 10 per cent of the 6,500 reduction in unemployment across the UK last month.  MORE

[22 JUN 99] SKILLS GAP DRAGGING DOWN ENGINEERING

A study into the training needs of engineering companies has found that 55 per cent of manufacturing companies in Coventry and Warwickshire are having difficulty in recruiting skilled staff.  MORE

[04 JUN 99] CAREER BLITZ ON YOUNG JOBLESS TO COST £1.5M

A total of nearly £1.5-million (£1,500,000) is to be ploughed into helping jobless young people to get into work in Coventry and Warwickshire.  MORE

[27 MAY 99] LEADING THE W MIDLANDS ON CREATING NEW JOBS

The gap between unemployment in Coventry and Warwickshire and the rest of the West Midlands has widened further.  MORE

[21 MAY 99] CHAMBER WINS RECORD £8M IN EURO FUNDING

A record £8-million has been won by The Chamber from Euro funds for projects in Coventry and Warwickshire.  MORE

[13 MAY 99] HILLFIELDS CENTRE WINS £360,000

Nearly a quarter of a million pounds has been won by The Chamber from English Partnerships to upgrade and extend the employment advice centre in Hillfields, Coventry.  MORE

[13 MAY 99] SUTCLIFFE COOKS UP TRAINING FIRST

Sutcliffe Catering has gained the prestigious Investors in People standard for the facilities management operation it provides for Cable & Wireless training college in Coventry.  MORE

[11 MAY 99] PROJECT TO IMPROVE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS

A £30,000 project aimed to improve the skills of construction industry workers across the West Midlands is being launched by The Chamber for Coventry and Warwickshire to prevent an increasing use of craftsmen from countries like Germany and Italy.  MORE

[04 MAY 99] MODERN APPRENTICES ADVANCE ON HOLIDAYS

Facing increasingly sophisticated demands from holidaymakers, the Coventry-based Harry Shaw coach company is upgrading the skills of its young employees by offering them all Modern Apprenticeship training in customer services.  MORE

[29 APR 99] THE CONVERSION OF SHOP STEWARD

After 20 years in the foundry business, shop steward Wendell Ward understood how things worked. For the Transport and General Workers Union members there were "us". And then there were "them"-the management.  MORE

[22 APR 99] BUSINESS LINK HELPS FIRM MEASURE UP

A Rugby-based engineering firm is measuring up for the launch of a revolutionary new component inspection device - with some help from a Business Link adviser at The Chamber. CMM Services, part of the ITP group of companies, is working on a prototype for an innovative, dimensional measuring system based on non-contact technology.  MORE

[14 APR 99] SOUTH AFRICA MISSION NETS £4m IN ORDERS

A trade mission to South Africa organised by The Chamber for Coventry and Warwickshire netted orders totalling more than £4-million. Deals for £1.3million were signed during the trip last month, with £2.8-million repeat orders over the next two years.   MORE

[26 MAR 99] ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN HAS BOTTOMED OUT

The economic slowdown appears to have bottomed out, according to companies in Coventry and Warwickshire responding to the economic survey by The Chamber for the first quarter of the year. "The service sector continued to prosper and one in four manufacturers reported increased sales-while one in five expect to do better in the second quarter of 1999,"   MORE

[23 MAR 99] £1M CAMPAIGN TO WIN NEW EXPORT MARKETS

A major campaign costing almost £1-million is being launched by The Chamber and Warwick University to win new export markets in South Africa, the US, and the Baltic Rim states. The project aims to give tailored advice to 300 firms in Coventry and Warwickshire about the opportunities, and achieve 60 of them opening up export sales in those countries.  MORE

[19 MAR 99] FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT FOR CHAMBER

Isabella Moore is to be the first female president in the 140-year history of The Chamber for Coventry and Warwickshire. It will, of course, take her into the history books. Gender issue over. Much more absorbing for those coming into contact with her boundless energy and outwardly cheerful and super-optimistic image, is just how the heck she copes.  MORE

[19 MAR 99] 'WHERE THE JOBS ARE' ANALYSIS BY CHAMBER

Both unemployment and vacancy figures have bounced back to present an optimistic view of Coventry and Warwickshire continuing to cope with the slowdown in the economy. "As our analysts forecast last month, a post Christmas blip has turned into a promise of continuing inroads into unemployment-with an overall increase in jobs on offer by 42 per cent,"   MORE

[16 MAR 99] ROW OVER MINIMUM WAGE 'GOBBLEDEGOOK'

A new row has broken out over implementing the new Minimum Wage legislation, due to come in on 1 April. Bosses in Coventry and Warwickshire are protesting that they have only three weeks to get to grips with 112 pages of 'guidance' from the government - and that much of it is gobbledegook.  MORE

[12 MAR 99] MORE YOUNG PEOPLE GET TRAINING MESSAGE

Young people in Coventry and Warwickshire are getting the message about the importance of getting qualifications – and one in five getting a job which guarantees training.   MORE

[04 MAR 99] 'PUMPING GAS' SET FOR SKILLED IMAGE

A national project is to be launched to improve the skills of staff at nearly 1,500 BP petrol stations throughout Britain - thanks to The Chamber for Coventry and Warwickshire winning backing of £745,000 from Europe.   MORE

[23 FEB 99] JOBLESS RISE NO CAUSE FOR ALARM

Analysts at The Chamber are refusing to accept an increase last month in unemployment figures for Coventry and Warwickshire as evidence of an economic downturn in the sub-region.   MORE

[18 FEB 99] CHAMBER CALLS FOR RADICAL TAX CHANGES

A call for radical tax changes in the Budget on 9 March has been sent to the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, by The Chamber for Coventry and Warwickshire. "A radical overhaul of the current tax regime is essential to support the growth of small firms,"   MORE

[25 JAN 99] DIANE MODAHL'S STAMINA IS MATCHED 18 TIMES

Diane Modahl, the world class 800-metre athlete who had to struggle against the odds to clear her name and get back in the race, is to present this year's Training Excellence Awards presented to the best work-based trainees by The Chamber.  MORE

[21 JAN 99] BUSINESS CONFIDENCE DEFIES TALK OF GLOOM

Business confidence is running high in Coventry and Warwickshire, despite manufacturing exporters reporting increasing difficulties. Nearly 56 per cent of service companies expect to increase their turnover in the coming 12 months, as do 33 per cent of manufacturers, although 35 per cent of them forecast a decline.  MORE

[15 JAN 99] TRADE STILL ROBUST SAYS CHAMBER

[05 DEC 98] EFFORTS DOUBLED FOR MIDDLE EAST EXPORTS

[02 DEC 98] CHAMBER WINS RECORD £5.8M FROM EUROPE

[13 NOV 98] JOB LOSS HEADLINES MISLEAD SAYS CHAMBER

[11 NOV 98] EURO £1M TO HELP SMALL FIRMS GROW
  

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