Category Archives: Business News
Business News
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BCC responds to Prime Minister’s roadmap for reopening in England
Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “It is helpful that many businesses across England can now see a path to restart and recovery. Absolute clarity and honesty will […]
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BCC Coronavirus Survey: cash remains top concern for lockdown-stricken firms across UK
Results from the latest BCC survey on the impact of Coronavirus on businesses show they have been pushed to the brink by the effect of multiple lockdowns. Among the sobering […]
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BCC welcomes new Brexit support fund for SMEs
Commenting on the announcement of the fund, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the BCC, said: “This is a welcome first step in dealing with some of the major issues that small businesses trading […]
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BCC Brexit survey: Half of UK exporters report difficulties adapting to changes relating to EU-UK goods trade
Results from the first major business survey for 2021 by the British Chambers of Commerce on Brexit found that half (49%) of exporters are facing difficulties in adapting to the changes in the trade of goods following the ratification of the UK-EU […]
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Sarah Champion MP Member of Parliament for Rotherham Friday 29th January 2021
Sarah Champion MP is leading a drive to bring free government support to more local firms in Rotherham to help them take advantage of export opportunities and to tap into […]
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BCC/Totaljobs: Increase in businesses attempting to recruit in Q4 despite November lockdown, while some sectors left behind
Results from the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Recruitment Outlook (QRO), in partnership with Totaljobs, found that while there was a modest improvement in the overall number of businesses attempting […]
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Community Testing – Lateral Flow Tests for Critical Services
Further to the Government announcement regarding the expansion of community testing, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council are looking to support eligible Rotherham SMEs in accessing lateral flow tests through the Council […]
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BCC welcomes improvements to Prompt Payment Code
Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the BCC said: “With firms continuing to face major cash flow difficulties, and our research suggesting that late payments have risen during the pandemic, businesses will […]
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BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2020: Business conditions remain weak and show no signs of improvement for vast majority of firms
The British Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) – the UK’s largest independent survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth – found that business conditions remained weak in […]
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BCC responds to announcement of new lockdown business support
Commenting on the support measures for business announced by the Chancellor, BCC Director General, Adam Marshall said: ‘While this immediate cash flow support for business is welcome, it is not going to be […]
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