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Strong Gloucestershire LEP 'could deliver enterprise zone'
Gloucestershire "stands a really good chance" of getting an enterprise zone after the green light was given for the Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Suzanne Hall-Gibbins, director of the Gloucestershire Chamber of Commerce, told Insider that the calibre of the LEP board should help to secure a zone.
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Deals
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Schloer backer buys Bottlegreen stake
Private equity specialist Piper has sold its majority shareholding in Gloucestershire-based soft drinks business Bottlegreen Holdings. SHS – the food group behind Shloer, WKD and Merrydown – has bought Piper's stake in a deal is believed to be worth £30m.
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Oldham tipped for growth fund job
Paul Oldham, the former Lloyds Development Capital director, has been tipped to be the South West and South Wales regional director of the £2.5bn Business Growth Fund, which will be launched today. The fund is aimed at companies with a turnover of between £10m and £100m.
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Bank supports Kulula Kidz!
Entrepreneur Kylie Godden has opened Kulula Kidz!, a newly refurbished children's soft play centre in Westbury. The new venture has been funded by an Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) loan from Lloyds TSB Commercial.
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Property
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Ashton Vale green decision due
A decision on an application for a town green, which could throw plans for Bristol City's new football stadium in jeopardy, will be made within one month.
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Vistair heads for Broadway
Bristol-based Vistair has taken office space at Almondsbury Business Centre to accommodate its expansion.
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Business
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SSL wins Bruton Knowles contract
Gloucester based IT consultancy Severnside Software Limited (SSL) has won a two-year service contract with property consultancy Bruton Knowles.
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Kenya and Bristol to talk international trade
A total of 175 Kenyan business people will arrive in Bristol today to attend an event designed to develop greater trade links between the two places. The event has been organised by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and Barclays Bank.
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Wakefield joins panel for Insider debate
John Wakefield, head of corporate finance in the Bristol office of stockbroker WH Ireland, has been confirmed on the panel of Insider’s Finding the Finance debate, to be held on Tuesday 24 May at One Castlepark in central Bristol. There are still places left to attend this free event.
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Bank teams up with FPB to launch hub
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank has teamed up with the Forum of Private Business to launch an online support hub. The hub aims to provide advice, help and resources on important aspects of running a small business including finance matters.
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