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Autumn Statement: change tone, boost business investment, and improve infrastructure, says BCC
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday November 23, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging the government to use its ‘reset’ of fiscal policy to pursue measures […]
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Improving the region’s skills base is vital to staying competitive in a post BREXIT world.
Businesses and the government must work together to improve the skills of their workforce to keep the UK competitive, a major business event heard. SMEs need to take more responsibility […]
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South Yorkshire’s Best Honoured
Barnsley’s Distribution and Warehousing company, Universal Components UK Ltd, were awarded the top prize at this year’s Barnsley and Rotherham Business Awards event. Universal Components walked away with the Business […]
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BCC Quarterly Economic Survey: Mixed picture emerges post-referendum
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Quarterly Economic Survey – Britain’s largest and most authoritative private sector business survey, based on more than 7,000 responses from firms in Q3 2016 […]
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BCC: Chancellor makes important start on building business confidence
Commenting on Chancellor Philip Hammond’s speech, Adam Marshall, Acting Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “As the UK negotiates its exit from the European Union, Philip Hammond […]
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BCC: Great Repeal Bill must deliver ‘day one certainty’ for businesses
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government will include a bill in the 2017 Queen’s Speech to repeal the European Communities Act 1972, Dr Adam Marshall, Acting Director […]
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Brexit: Is it business as usual for the Sheffield City Region?
How is Brexit impacting Sheffield City Region businesses? Hear the results first at the Quarterly Economic Survey Breakfast on 7 October at Vulcan to the Sky. Business leaders from across […]
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BCC: Businesses in the dark on Apprenticeship Levy
On the day that business, government, and education leaders gather in London for the BCC’s Business and Education Summit, the British Chambers of Commerce publishes a survey of businesses that […]
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Chamber exhibition brings together the regions businesses
This year’s Chamber Means Business exhibition was held at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, where Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber welcomed numerous businesses and individuals to this high profile venue. The exhibition […]
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BCC comments on Apprenticeship Levy funding guidance
Commenting on the funding guidance for the Apprenticeship Levy, Mike Spicer, Director of Research at the BCC, said: “Businesses will welcome the news that the government will fully-fund 16-18-year-old apprentices, […]
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