Author: Kirsty Arnold

BCC: Initial reaction to Spring Budget 2017

09 March in Chamber News, External Affairs

Giving his initial reaction to the Chancellor’s Budget, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Businesses had been advised to expect minimal change, rather than a blockbuster Budget, and Philip Hammond did not disappoint. “Short-term support for firms hardest-hit by business...

THE SOURCE BACKS REGIONAL ECONOMIC SURVEY TO INFLUENCE INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

02 March in External Affairs

Hundreds of businesses across the Sheffield City Region are sharing their views on Theresa May’s Industrial Strategy to shape local and national business support. The Quarterly Economic Survey, sponsored by The Source, asks business people to rate the importance of elements in the strategy from ‘investing...

BCC/DHL: Confidence boost for exporters ahead of Article 50 trigger

23 February in International Trade

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), in partnership with DHL, today (Thursday) publishes its latest Quarterly International Trade Outlook, which shows that confidence among exporters that their turnover will improve jumped in Q4 2016, ahead of further moves towards Brexit. Although the number of businesses reporting...

Local Firms Voice How Government’s Industrial Strategy will Impact Business

20 February in Chamber News, External Affairs

Earlier this month (February) the Business Secretary announced industrial strategy investment in science, research and innovation but how do Sheffield City Region businesses think it will impact on them? This is a question in the Sheffield City Region Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) which is now open...

Business leaders support Yorkshire Smokefree’s message

15 February in Chamber News

Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce is backing Yorkshire Smokefree’s new campaign targeting workplaces. Yorkshire Smokefree, part of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, runs stop-smoking support across the borough on behalf of PSS under the Be Well Barnsley programme. Be Well Barnsley is commissioned...