Author: Chamber of Commerce

Supporting employees with financial education

08 March in Health & Wellbeing Forum

Motivating and retaining your employees is fundamental to the long-term success of your business. The wellbeing of employees is widely recognised as contributing significantly to the success of a business. Supporting employees with financial education Wellbeing is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as: ‘The state of being...

BCC Chair calls on businesswomen across the world to celebrate their achievements for International Women’s Day on March 8

08 March in Business News, Chamber News

Sarah Howard MBE believes women in business have a lot to be proud of but more needs to be done to make sure their voices are heard, especially in company boardrooms. The business owner and company director said: “The world has moved on since I started my career...

Employers urged to share return to workplace plans to inform future shape of region’s public transport

04 March in Business News, Member News

TRANSPORT bosses will work with South Yorkshire businesses to better understand their work and travel plans in a post-pandemic future, to inform a roadmap to rebuild the region’s public transport network. South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) is contacting hundreds of regional businesses to research...

Business Live: Jamie Veitch’s Sheffield Live radio show Building workplace wellbeing, confidence and inclusivity with Mike Lawrence

04 March in Health & Wellbeing Forum

Working from home means many business leaders and employees feel isolated; others experience overwhelm and burnout, or never stop working. He has strategies to protect and support you and your colleagues’ health and wellbeing. Born and raised in a working-class part of Sheffield, Mike now lives...

BCC provides its full response to March 2021 Budget

04 March in Business News, Chamber News

Giving his reaction to the Chancellor’s budget, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the BCC, said:    “There’s much to welcome in this Budget for business communities across the UK. The Chancellor has listened and acted on our calls for immediate support to help struggling businesses reach...

BCC/moneycorp survey: Nearly a quarter of exporters to the EU considering holding back activity in the EU

24 February in Business News, Chamber News

Results from the latest British Chambers of Commerce survey, in partnership with moneycorp, found that while 44% of UK exporters to the EU plan to grow their exports to the European Union, nearly a quarter (23%) are looking to either reduce their activity in the EU or have no activity at all in the...