http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/ Top stories for Keep Trade Local http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037877_save_our_shops A rallying call to save small independent businesses across Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell and Berkshire has been sent out to the community. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037877_save_our_shops Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2049751_dream_wedding_on_a_budget_thanks_to_local_traders Brides and grooms-to-be in Bracknell do not need to break the bank to get married thanks to a scheme. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2049751_dream_wedding_on_a_budget_thanks_to_local_traders Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2049144_bracknells_small_firms_remain_very_optimistic Small businesses across Bracknell Forest remain bullish despite the recession, according to an expert. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2049144_bracknells_small_firms_remain_very_optimistic Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2049213_rate_uturn_is_not_enough_to_rescue_traders Traders in Wokingham town centre say a Government U-turn on business rates increase is not good enough. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2049213_rate_uturn_is_not_enough_to_rescue_traders Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2043540_council_to_pay_bills_to_firms_in_20_days Council bosses are preparing a pledge to pay debts to small businesses in Reading within 20 days. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2043540_council_to_pay_bills_to_firms_in_20_days Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2039466_let_small_firms_in_on_the_act_call_to_government_ A business group has backed the Tories’ call to make the £125 billion Government procurement budget more accessible to small and medium-sized businesses. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2039466_let_small_firms_in_on_the_act_call_to_government_ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2039163_keep_trade_local__oxford_road The Oxford Road, Reading, is a major arterial street near the town centre, leading west, the road continuing eventually to the city of Oxford. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2039163_keep_trade_local__oxford_road Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2039150_council_we_will_not_pay_in_20_days Bracknell Forest Council will not promise to pay its invoices to small businesses within 20 days, despite pleas from a business organisation. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2039150_council_we_will_not_pay_in_20_days Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2039149_support_for_help_in_credit_crunch Traders in Bracknell have given the thumbs-up to Government plans to help small businesses get through the credit crunch. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2039149_support_for_help_in_credit_crunch Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2038696_keep_trade_local_calls_for_fund_to_save_businesses A business group is campaigning for the Government to create a £1 billion “Small Business Survival Fund” it says could save hundreds of firms from going bust. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2038696_keep_trade_local_calls_for_fund_to_save_businesses Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2038541_business_rates_relief_should_be_automatic Small businesses in Bracknell could be losing out on thousands of pounds each year by not applying for rate relief, it has been revealed. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2038541_business_rates_relief_should_be_automatic Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2038238_trade_locally_to_beat_the_crunch There is one R-word on the lips of these leading businessmen and women and it is not recession but Reading. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2038238_trade_locally_to_beat_the_crunch Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2038012_businesses_push_for_an_hours_free_parking_in_town Free parking for one or two-hour visits to Bracknell would help revitalise the town’s trade, according to a business group. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2038012_businesses_push_for_an_hours_free_parking_in_town Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037894_traders_central_to_club_opening A black campaign group wants Reading businesses to get behind the resurrection of the Central Club. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037894_traders_central_to_club_opening Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037639_town_in_top_50_for_home_businesses Reading is one of the top 50 towns in the country where running a business from your home is still flourishing despite the economic downturn. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037639_town_in_top_50_for_home_businesses Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037558_loyalty_card_to_beat_the_crunch An entrepreneur is encouraging shoppers to keep trade local and beat the credit crunch through an innovative loyalty card scheme being trialled in Woodley. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037558_loyalty_card_to_beat_the_crunch Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037248_we_need_support_from_the_very_top During these extraordinary times of economic difficulty many analysts and commentators have been fixated with stories coming from the City of London, but it is the real economy, the backbone of the country made up of small businesses in towns like Reading, which will help us pull out of it. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2037248_we_need_support_from_the_very_top Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2035503_keep_trade_local_at_party_conference Thousands of politicians and delegates from the three main political parties will be implored to Keep Trade Local by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) as the party conference season kicks off this week. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2035503_keep_trade_local_at_party_conference Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2030230_keeping_business_within_the_community This week Nick voices his support for the Evening Post’s and FSB’s campaign to promote local trade… http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2030230_keeping_business_within_the_community Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0000