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After an initial induction around what the series will cover, delegates will dive straight into a baseline review of their current business, financial SWOT analysis, securing new funding runways and plans for financial security in 2021 Small and-medium-sized enterprises and freelancers in the creative industries have received a major boost with the launch of a new programme of financial resources and support amidst the current lockdown. CREATIVE Fuse Tees Valley, part of Creative Fuse North E...

New treatments tested to help reduce cabbage losses 25 January 2021 | The annual value of cabbages lost in storage in the UK due to disease can be around £4.5m New treatments are being tested to help reduce the number of cabbages lost in storage from diseases caused by extreme wet weather. The trials were set up by AHDB in response to concerns raised by the Brassica Growers Association. Up to 50 percent of the harvested crop can be lost in storage, which costs the industry £4.5 million annua...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Rural Broadband Auction Results Raise Concerns About Execution, Financial Risk CoBankJanuary 25, 2021 GMT DENVER, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The results of the first round of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction left many industry participants questioning how the commission decided to allocate the funds. Among the concerns raised was the FCC’...

Service Management Experts at Jolt Consulting Group Report 2020 Revenue Growth of 23% News provided by Share this article SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Jolt Consulting Group, a leading provider of transformational business and technology services for service organizations announced that in 2020 the company achieved record results across all key financial and operational categories.  "Im pleased to announce our 2020 results with records across our company operating me...

Date Time Productivity boost open to North West’s manufacturing and engineering businesses Manufacturing businesses across the North West have the chance to learn from industry giants in a programme designed to boost productivity across the sector. ‘Productivity through People’ (PtP), a 10-month programme designed by Lancaster University Management School academics in partnership with industry experts from BAE Systems, Siemens and Rolls-Royce, aims to boost SME’s outputs and efficiency ...

Vaccines bring optimism for economic recovery, but significant risks remain.

Latest Quarterly report from CoBank Knowledge Exchange finds grain price rally benefits growers and farm supply retailers.

Vaccines bring optimism for economic recovery, but significant risks remain -CoBank DENVER — The coronavirus still dominates the economy and continues to impact rural industries, but with vaccines rolling out, the virus will slowly loosen its grip in 2021. Shifts in the political landscape bring new legislative possibilities, including an increased probability of more COVID-19 financial aid and other fiscal spending, which are pushing up expectations for 2021 GDP growth. According to the new ...

A former student at Scotland’s Rural College, David Bell, is among three new non-executive directors to be appointed to the colleges Board. Mr Bell, who studied for his HND in Agriculture at the King’s Buildings in Edinburgh in 2001, joins marketing professional Jane Craigie and Chris Sayers, former chair of the board of governors at Northumbria University, in the latest round of appointments. Meanwhile Bruce Wood, already a member of the Board, has been confirmed as the new vice-chair....

Candace Krebs Newly released dietary guidelines generate mixed reactions New five-year dietary guidelines, released in late December by USDA, brought strong approval from mainstream beef, dairy and grain organizations, but left other health advocates concerned. Updated every five years, the guidelines serve as the foundation for federal nutrition policy and shape the recommendations found on USDAs MyPlate graphic. Nina Teicholz, author and executive director of The Nutrition Coalition, said the...