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Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Looking after our town centres is looking after ourselves

Editor — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:30 +0000

According to the national media last month, Christmas wasn’t as bad as many retailers feared. They then went on to cite anecdotal evidence for this from “some of the biggest names on the High Street”.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Ask not what Caerphilly can do for you; ask what you can do for Caerphilly

Editor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:02 +0000

Earlier this week our neighbours in Newport were featured in a report on five cities that were primed for growth and five which were expected to struggle in the year ahead.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Supporting local business is in our own interest

Editor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:42 +0000

Christmas sales across the UK seem to have been better than feared though the doom merchants were quick to respond with dire predictions for 2012.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Wales has a host of entrepreneurs

Editor — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:49:38 +0000

We heard this week that Sir Terry Matthews’ entrepreneurial boot camp – Alacrity – is starting to recruit its first ten people down the road in Newport.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Ten years old and still going from strength to strength

Editor — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:00:18 +0000

Andrew Diplock, Chairman of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks back at the organisation's recent annual awards which celebrated its tenth anniversary.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Not long left until the winners of the CBF Awards are announced

Editor — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:09 +0000

I’m now looking forward to our annual awards night having spent some time recently looking back. The reason? We’ve been considering the progress of our past winners.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: There are success stories despite the economic gloom

Editor — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:32:45 +0000

Thank goodness for the Welsh rugby team. If it wasn’t for them we could be exposed to an endless stream of bad news stories.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Changes to beat late payers welcomed

Editor — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:56:54 +0000

The Experian Late Payment Index shows businesses in the UK paid their bills an average of 25.2 days late in Q2 this year.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Get your entry in for our annual awards

Editor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:00:42 +0000

The deadline for entries to the 10th annual Caerphilly Business Forum Awards falls at the end of next week so we’re getting a steady flow of submissions.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: A successful summer

Editor — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:00:19 +0000

Once again the Forum has hit the ground running after the summer break.

And it needs to because we have a very busy period ahead of us with some important business breakfasts and other networking events culminating in our annual awards ceremony in November.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: We should be optimistic about the future

Editor — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:00:49 +0000

A glance at the news has been pretty depressing lately.

In the last couple of weeks we’ve gone from riots and children looting to the desperate scramble for university places before the fees go up … it can only have left some people wondering what’s going on in the minds of young people in Britain.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Take time out to relax this summer holiday

Editor — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:00:28 +0000

Elections, referendums, recruitment, relocation and work, work, work …it’s been a hectic year for both Caerphilly Business Forum and my own business.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Get the latest on the economy from the horse’s mouth

Editor — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:00:47 +0000

Growth in consumer spending remains sluggish; recovery in the business service sector is modest and the price of raw materials is rocketing.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: The economic recovery is a delicate thing

Editor — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:49 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, discusses the economic recovery

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Don’t miss out on tickets for our annual awards

Editor — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:00:57 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, urges people not to miss out on tickets for the organisation's annual awards

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Get ready for our annual awards

Editor — Wed, 25 May 2011 12:00:56 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks ahead to the organisation’s annual awards.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Bank holidays bring mixed blessings

Editor — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:13:08 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks back at the effect on the recent bank holidays.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Why ‘local’ matters in the Assembly election

Editor — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:00:02 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks back at the forum's recent 'Question Time event'

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: How the Budget will affect business

Editor — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:00:15 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks ahead to the first Budget from the Coalition Government.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Grand plans and grassroots

Editor — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:00:12 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks at how the collective voice of a grassroots organisation is often stronger.

Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Why a “Yes” vote will benefit businesses in Caerphilly

Editor — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:36:12 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, explains why a Yes vote in the upcoming Assembly powers referendum will be good for businesses.

Caerphilly Business Forum: New Year, new start, new business

Editor — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:00:34 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, discusses an upcoming event to help new businesses

There has been plenty of talk about the phenomenon of social media and how businesses can use it to their benefit.

Caerphilly Business Forum: ‘Buy Caerphilly’ for all our sakes

Editor — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:20:00 +0000

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, urges shoppers to buy local this Christmas.

Andrew Diplock’s blog: November 24

Editor — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:00:02 +0000

In his regular blog post for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks back on this year’s CBF Awards.

Andrew Diplock’s blog: November 10

Editor — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:00:14 +0000

In his first blog post for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks to this year’s CBF Awards this Friday.