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C2S SOUTH WEST BUSINESS AWARDS 2023
In recognition of excellence in business and to celebrate individuals and organisations’ success, we are delighted to launch our C2S Business Awards 2023.
We hope you’ll join us at the Awards Evening on the 21st June 2023.

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C2S.TV!
The Big Conversation, Cost of Living Crisis Event
Our panel – Alex Chalk – MP, Ruth Dooley Chair of GFirst LEP and Sandy Hove-Ruthven, CEO of Severn Wye Energy – At Gloucestershire College
Over 70 business leaders filled the room for the C2S Cost-of-Living Crisis event. Our panel provided a global, national and regional overview, with Dave Harvey, BBC business correspondent facilitating group discussions and feedback.
C2S ONLINE AND IN PERSON EVENTS
c2s Keeping you better connected and better informed.
Better connected through our marketing, advertising, magazine, social media & C2S online and In person events. Better informed through our forums, C2S Leadership Development Programme, thought leadership, focus groups and workshop programme.
These two clear areas help ensure members get great value all year round, with the continuous marketing and advertising opportunities, the online and face to face networking and connections. We ensure the content at our events is relevant to the audience, delivering real value to you and your business.
C2S is open to all organisations from all sectors, size and turnover with the aspirations for continuous growth and improvements.
Join the South West’s most successful organisations and be part of this growing business community.

HR Focus
People are the most critical part of any business. Our HR Focus Groups welcome all HR professionals and look at the latest HR updates and challenges ahead.
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Finance Focus
These Forums include; inflation briefings with The Bank of England, provide FD’s, Finance Managers, Financial Professional and Advisers the opportunity to discuss challenges, current trends, share best practice, explore new ideas and keep up to date.
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Tech & Cyber Focus
If one thing has become clear to us, it is that no organisation, regardless of size is safe from a cyberattack. A breach can happen to any organisation at any time.
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Manufacturing Focus
Manufacturing Focus is one of our sector specific groups. Looking at manufacturing challenges such as supporting innovation, skills, supply chain and more.
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Forums
Our Leader and Executive Forums are designed to combine new knowledge/insights/tools and techniques from industry experts.
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Best Practice Visits
It’s an opportunity to hear from a business who may have an interesting story; who have achieved great things or who excel at a particular area.
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C2S Digital
Bringing you exclusive interviews with business leaders, updates and the inside track on the latest hot topics
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Member Resources
A member only benefit enabling access valuable resources from documents, white papers, videos, books, links and slides on hot topics and useful information to attendees lists and contact details.
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Jobs Board
A valuable resource to find your next employees and promoted your vacancies free of charge to a wide audience. Vacancies across all sectors and for all levels. Check out the latest vacancies.
Upcoming Events

Growth Series – Leadership Workshop with the University of Gloucestershire
- Date: Tuesday 06/06/2023
- Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
- At: Oxstalls Lane, Longlevens, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9HW -
Leading Through Periods of Crisis: Navigating Uncertainty, Inspiring Resilience, and Driving Positive Change In times of crisis and uncertainty, effective leadership becomes paramount. Leaders must not only steer their teams through an unpredictable terrain, they are also required to inspire perseverance and positivity amidst the adversity. This session delves into the essential qualities and strategies…

HR Focus (Online) – Spirax Sarco, Uni of Glos & BPE
- Date: Thursday 08/06/2023
- Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
- At: Online Event -
We host a regular HR Focus for all members and guests to catch up with HR professional, HR directors/managers and experts in their field and provide support, advice and insights in how all businesses and members can deal with current HR issues and challenges. We welcome all members to get together for an hour in…

Leader Boardroom (In-Person)
- Date: Friday 09/06/2023
- Time: 9:30am - 11:30am
- At: St James’ Place HQ - 1 Tetbury Road, Cirencester, GL7 1FP United Kingdom
Our Leader Boardroom sessions are an exclusive and confidential environment allowing our leader community to come together and connect as peers to learn, share, and shape the future of their organisations. Chatham House Rules apply. Our Leader Forums enable you to hear from expert speakers; connect in a meaningful way with your peers; take part…

Finance Focus (Online)
- Date: Wednesday 14/06/2023
- Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
- At: Online Event -
We are hosting an opportunity for all members to join our Finance Focus. A catch up with finance professionals, finance directors/managers and experts in their field that can provide support, advice and insights in how all businesses and members can deal with current financial issues and challenges. With the financial landscape, funding and support constantly moving…

C2S National Women’s Leadership Network (Online) with Lynette Barrett,CEO at NationalStar
- Date: Thursday 15/06/2023
- Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
- At: Online Event -
Hear from C2S South West Business Awards finalist, Lynette Barrett at the C2S National Women’s Leadership Network in support of women in business, sharing learning. and knowledge transfer. As we work towards a more diverse, inclusive working environment it’s important to carry on the conversations around leadership, women in business, unconscious bias, imposter syndrome and…
News

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Rail Service Update - Rail Improvement Works in July 2023 - Gloucester to Bristol Parkway
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Crowe and CBM team up to launch 2023 Manufacturing Outlook Survey
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Communicating Across the Generations
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