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71% of exporters say EU trade deal is not enabling them to grow or increase sales Only 1 in 8 exporters think it is helping them grow or increase sales […]

Under a new scheme, businesses across Barnsley who could not access previous rounds of COVID-19 financial support are set to benefit from automatic business rates relief. The COVID-19 Additional Relief […]

Commenting on the inflation statistics for January 2022, published today by the Office for National Statistics, Head of Economics at the BCC Suren Thiru, said:  “Rising inflation highlights both the cost-of-living […]

73% of firms in a new survey say they are raising prices in response to rising costs More than 3 in 5 (62%) cite soaring energy bills as driving factor, […]

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement on the cost-of-living crisis, Hannah Essex, Co-Executive Director of the BCC, said:  “While assistance for households is welcome, businesses will be dismayed at the lack of […]

Responding to the publication of the Levelling Up White Paper, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said:  “This is an important first step in putting local […]

The podcast, part of the Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) undertaken by the Chambers, is a new platform which will allow listeners to hear from experts, leaders and critical thinkers from […]

On the second anniversary of Brexit, and with huge lorry queues being reported at Dover last week, the BCC is calling for urgent action to improve trade with Europe. With […]

• 54% of firms say the business support provided by the UK Government in response to Plan B measures is not sufficient in the short term • 59% say Government […]

The British Chambers of Commerce is today setting out its manifesto to recruit legions of new UK exporters as its research continues to show poor overseas trade growth: In Q4 […]