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Why We Must Regenerate Our High Streets

Fri 9 Mar 2012
By John Smith
Why We Must Regenerate Our High Streets

How important is it to regenerate our High Street? There is a lot of talk about it but what, if any relevance does regeneration have for us here in Wincanton, Castle Cary and towns throughout the area?

Parking Charges in Wincanton - Urgent Public Meeting Wednesday 25th January

Tue 24 Jan 2012
By John Smith
Parking Charges in Wincanton - Urgent Public Meeting Wednesday 25th January

If you live, work in, or regularly visit Wincanton, you are invited to a public meeting on 25th January from 4:30pm, to help us stop the introduction of parking charges in our town car parks.

A Happy Christmas to All at The Wincanton Window

Sat 24 Dec 2011
By John Smith
A Happy Christmas to All at The Wincanton Window

Wincanton Businesses Together wishes all at The Window a wonderful Christmas and another great New Year.

Adams Cheese Factory Staff May Face a Bleak Christmas

Fri 16 Dec 2011
By John Smith
Adams Cheese Factory Staff May Face a Bleak Christmas

With the festive season now well underway, news has reached us that staff at the Adams Cheese Packing Plant in Wincanton may face a very bleak Christmas. What can the business community do to help?

Vandalism in our Communities - Who Pays the Price?

Thu 6 Oct 2011
By John Smith
Vandalism in our Communities - Who Pays the Price?

Vandalism has created the headlines in all the media. Sadly Wincanton, Castle Cary, and Bruton are not immune to this sickness. Every incident involves collateral damage that can cause far greater damage to both the owner of the premises, and our community.

Cut Your Costs with Geoff and Roz

Tue 16 Aug 2011
By Roz Hartley
Cut Your Costs with Geoff and Roz

Doing business in the UK is expensive. Making sure you don't waste money by paying more than you need to for your essential business overheads is the quickest and most direct way to put profit back onto your bottom line.

Wincanton Businesses Together Needs You!

Wed 22 Jun 2011
By John Smith
Wincanton Businesses Together Needs You!

The growth of membership has brought Wincanton Businesses Together to a point where we need more help. Can YOU spare a small amount of time? Join the committee to help us cope with recent growth and projected future growth.

Zest Networking Launch

Wed 1 Jun 2011
By Diane Keen
Zest Networking Launch

Following the success of the first two meetings in Wincanton the Zest Networking for Women has been born.

Wincanton Businesses Together Annual General Meeting

Tue 10 May 2011
By John Smith
Wincanton Businesses Together Annual General Meeting

Our AGM takes place on Friday 13th May at The Balsam Centre. We invite all businesses to attend this special meeting and seminar. Our guest speaker, Mandy Cochrane, will speak about the role of Social Media in everyday business life.

Second Midweek Mingle - 11th May

Thu 5 May 2011
By Diane Keen
Second Midweek Mingle - 11th May

Following the success of April's Midweek Mingle a second date has been arranged for more networking, more relationship building and more fun and laughter.

Midweek Mingle - Networking for Professional Women

Thu 7 Apr 2011
By Diane Keen
Midweek Mingle - Networking for Professional Women

Informal business networking for professional women comes to Wincanton. Midweek Mingle welcomes women who work in all areas to these informal, low-cost, effective networking events. We will be having our first meeting in the newly refurbished Red Lion Cafe Bar in Wincanton at 7.30pm on Wednesday 13th April.

Local Businesses come together to offer business support day in Wincanton

Thu 31 Mar 2011
By David Osborne
Local Businesses come together to offer business support day in Wincanton

A group of local Wincanton businesses have come together to offer a day of free talks, advice and networking at Wincanton Racecourse. On Wednesday 6th April from 10am to 5pm, free help and advice is available.

Conflicting Advice For Employees Causes Pay Confusion During Bad Weather

Fri 10 Dec 2010
By Adrian Pitt
Conflicting Advice For Employees Causes Pay Confusion During Bad Weather

An interesting employment issue has arisen during this spell of bad weather and in light of conflicting advice from the media aimed at employees and employers, it's worth exploring.

Profile of Adrian Pitt, Human Resources Specialist

Mon 4 Oct 2010
By Adrian Pitt
Profile of Adrian Pitt, Human Resources Specialist

Adrian Pitt is a Wincanton based Human Resources specialist who provides an independent service for small and medium sized businesses that need support in dealing with the recruitment, training and the legal obligations of employment law in what has become an increasingly complex area.

Women In Business - Cuddledry Makes it Work for Mums

Thu 5 Aug 2010
By Mandy Cochrane
Women In Business - Cuddledry Makes it Work for Mums

Cuddledry duo Helen and Polly decided you can have it all! They spurned offers from Dragon's Den and decided they could do it themselves! Their inspirational business methods mean mums can combine a successful business with a happy family.

Give Your Business a Marketing Health Check at the Balsam Centre

Fri 28 May 2010
By David Osborne
Give Your Business a Marketing Health Check at the Balsam Centre

Locally based marketing professional, David Osborne of West Country Marketing Solutions is running two workshops at the Balsam Centre aimed at helping businesses of any size improve their marketing.

WBT Hustings Q&A

Thu 6 May 2010
By John Smith
WBT Hustings Q&A

At the recent Wincanton Election Hustings WBT presented each of our prospective MP's with a list of questions that are important to the business community. Here are the answers we're received so far.

WBT Calls All Businesses to the Election Husting

Sat 17 Apr 2010
By John Smith
WBT Calls All Businesses to the Election Husting

It's important that the business community get's to know who they will be voting for.

Local Businesses are Fragile - Support Them... or Lose Them

Sat 17 Apr 2010
By John Smith
Local Businesses are Fragile - Support Them... or Lose Them

If you don't use it, you'll lose it. So many local businesses find existence hard because people support businesses in bigger towns.

Wincanton Christmas Extravaganza 2009

Thu 1 Jan 1970
By Mandy Cochrane
Wincanton Christmas Extravaganza 2009

It's back! The Third Annual Wincanton Christmas Extravaganza takes place on Friday 11 December and we hope it's going to be bigger and better than ever!

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