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Marking a new direction for LEPs
Hertfordshire LEP Chair Mark Bretton has been appointed Chair of the LEP Network Board, set to galvanise a new drive to champion the impact of LEPs and their value in accelerating local economic growth and boosting prosperity across the country.
Wenta’s launch event success in Potters Bar
On 18th September, Wenta held a free launch event and BBQ in honour of the latest addition to its workspace family, ‘The Wenta Collaboration Station’, at its Business Centre in Potters Bar. (The Enterprise Centre, Cranbourne Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3DQ.)
Watford’s Big Beach Returns This Summer
The seaside is only a stone's throw away this summer as the Big Beach returns to The Parade by the pond from Friday 16 to Friday 30 August.
How Employees' Financial Wellbeing Impacts Small Businesses
Stress can have a big impact on all areas of life. Work-related stress can often spill over into our personal lives and vice versa.
It might come as little surprise that financial worries are a big contributor to the level of stress that people feel. A report by the Mental Health Foundation found that 22% of adults who reported stress cited not having enough money to meet basic needs as a source of stress.
Responding to the announcement that the number of underlying company insolvencies in Q2 2019 increased by 2.6% to the highest level since Q1 2014 in England and Wales, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Policy & Advocacy Chairman Martin McTague, said:
Watford’s Key Business Hub To Undergo Significant Makeover
Businesses, visitors and local residents are set to benefit from major public realm improvements to Clarendon Road, including upgraded streetscapes and more open spaces, as part of an ongoing regeneration scheme.
A new Wellbeing in Small Business Award is amongst the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020 that open for entries from 1 August. The award will recognise and celebrate the smaller firms that are demonstrating initiatives and practices that prioritise wellbeing and health in the workplace to help drive the UK's productivity.
Dacorum Borough Council has introduced two new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) to control anti-social behaviour and dog activity in the borough.
Cycling and skateboarding in an area of Hemel Town Centre will carry a £75 fine under the PSPO which also bans spitting (including discharge of chewing gum), urinating or defecating in a public place.
Award-winning national law firm VWV expands its team in Watford as Daniel Church joins the firm as a Private Client Partner.
Daniel joins from Kingston Smith having experience in handling complex private client matters, including Wills, inheritance tax planning and cross-border estate administration.
