Welcome from Mark Ryder

Hello and welcome to the March edition of Warwickshire Means Business.

This month we are proud to announce the launch of the Warwickshire Business Growth Service. The new service will provide a single, connected route for business support across the county, helping businesses to access opportunities and expertise and unlock growth potential. Following a 91% reduction in core support from the national government for local business support, I am delighted to say that Warwickshire County Council has agreed to invest an additional £1,000,000 of its own resources in this new service.

We are fortunate, in Warwickshire, to have such a wonderfully vibrant and diverse business community to support. Its range of expertise extends across the globe and, in this edition of WMB, we bring a perfect example as we hear how Xcalibre’s worldwide impact is growing after the company benefited from several strands of support, including the Business Energy Advice Service.

We also bring the uplifting tale of how Wells Motor Cars, based in the Warwickshire countryside, is causing ripples in the prestige sports car market while, at the same time, offering career opportunities to young people, with the support of Warwickshire Skills Hub.

This month brought English Tourism Week which was accompanied by the excellent news of a big rise in the number of visitors to Warwickshire. That rise is due to all the great tourists-magnets we are so fortunate to have throughout the county, of course, but also to the creativity, warmth and skills of all those in our hospitality sector.

We bring the uplifting story of how the Fair Chance Employer programme has created a great opportunity for a young career-seeker at a Leamington care home. Exciting developments in Rugby are covered in our ‘Talk Up Our Towns’ section. We hear from Warwickshire Manufacturing Group about their championing of women’s achievements and creation of an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

There are also the customary, comprehensive round-ups of Upcoming Events and local business News-in-Brief. All our articles contain the relevant links, so please do get in touch if we can help your. For more information, please visit warwickshire.gov.uk/businesssupport and skillshub.warwickshire.gov.uk/

MARK

March 2026

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