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“This is a time to be bold”: BCC sets out principles for safe restart of UK economy
British Chambers of Commerce President, Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, has written an open letter to the Prime Minister setting out principles for a phased restart of the UK economy. The leading […]
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Message from HM Lord-Lieutenant to all business organisations in South Yorkshire
Dear Business Leader, As Her Majesty’s Personal Representative in the County, I wanted to contact the business leaders in South Yorkshire at this extraordinarily challenging time. Many in the business […]
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Loan schemes still slow to help many cash-strapped firms – but furlough scheme preventing redundancies
Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal the majority of businesses surveyed ahead of changes to the scheme announced on 27 April did not intend to seek […]
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: More than 70 per cent of firms surveyed have furloughed staff as scheme goes live
Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal that the vast majority of businesses surveyed have furloughed a proportion of their workforce, and are awaiting funds from the Coronavirus Job […]
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BCC responds to extension of furlough scheme
Commenting on the Chancellor’s announcement today (17 April) that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended by one month until the end of June, BCC director general Adam Marshall […]
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Two-thirds of respondents awaiting funds from furlough scheme as payday approaches
Results from the third BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal that the majority of businesses responding to the survey have now furloughed a proportion of their workforce, and are awaiting funds from the government’s Job Retention Scheme to enable them to pay staff. 66% […]
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Businesses not yet successfully accessing government loan and grant schemes
Results from the second BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal that most businesses have not yet successfully accessed the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the grants for […]
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: First results show heavy toll on UK business communities as majority of firms face cash flow crisis
Results from the BCC’s first Covid-19 Business Impact Tracker paints a concerning, if unsurprising, picture for business communities affected by Coronavirus. Sharp and significant fall in domestic and overseas revenue for […]
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A message from our Chief Executive – Key measures the Chamber is taking to minimise the spread of the (COVID-19) Coronavirus
Dear Members As a representative body, the welfare and safety of our members, team, stakeholders, and the wider community is our first priority. The Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber team remains […]
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Eco-Business driving – Reducing costs for organisations, reducing pollution for everyone.
Barnsley Council and Doncaster MBC have secured funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to help improve air quality in the boroughs through the delivery of […]
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