Rural Business
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13 Nov 2023
Digital divide between rural and urban area is growing
A new study has been published by the mobile operator, Vodaphone UK, which reveals the gap between urban and rural areas is growing when it comes to reliable connectivity. The...
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06 Nov 2023
Community businesses are committed to social and environmental action
New research by Plunkett Foundation has shown that community businesses are committed to social and environmental action despite facing multiple challenges which are threatening the economic viability of many businesses...
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06 Nov 2023
Join NICRE to explore the state of rural enterprise
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) will shine a spotlight on how businesses in rural areas are responding to the major challenges affecting the UK economy and the...
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24 Oct 2023
New research shows how community-owned businesses are committed to social and environmental action
Plunkett Foundation’s annual state of the sector report ‘Community Ownership: A Better Form of Business’ shows that despite facing significant challenges because of the cost-of-living and energy price crises, the...
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23 Oct 2023
Proposals unveiled for positive change in the rural economy
A series of policy recommendations to advocate for positive change in the rural economy, has been published by the Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) at Newcastle University. To mark three...
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11 Sep 2023
Barclays becomes the latest bank to close rural branches
Barclays has announced it is to close at least 180 of its branches in the next 2 years, more than a third of its entire UK networks. The news comes...
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29 Aug 2023
Rural entrepreneurs bring about business boom
Almost 100,000 micro businesses have been started in rural areas in the last 12 months according to new research. The data from Venture Forward, an initiative from GoDaddy, shows that...
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27 Jul 2023
Launching Plunkett’s Annual Rural Community Business Awards
The Plunkett Foundation, a national charity that supports rural community-owned businesses around the UK, are excited to announce that the Rural Community Business Awards are returning for another year with...
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27 Jul 2023
Resources to help rural businesses adapt in a changing workplace
Following the step-change in employers’ and employees’ expectations post-pandemic, the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise’s (NICRE) ‘Future of Work’ module puts rural businesses on the front foot, giving them...
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11 Jul 2023
RSN backs petition to save the Post Office network
The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) has called on Government to reverse its decision to remove DVLA services from the Post Office network from the end of March next year....
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