Author: Chamber of Commerce

COVID-19 update British Chamber of Commerce

BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Restart of the UK economy “still in first gear” with businesses operating at just half of normal capacity

22 July in Business News, Chamber News, Member News

Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker in partnership with job site Indeed reveal that businesses are operating at half of their pre-Covid 19 capacity on average, despite lockdown measures easing. More than half cited reduced demand and possible future lockdowns as major...

BCC QUARTERLY RECRUITMENT OUTLOOK – Q2 2020

16 July in Business News, Chamber News, Member News

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Quarterly Recruitment Outlook (QRO), in partnership with Totaljobs, is the UK’s largest independent survey of labour market conditions, based on more than 7,400 responses from businesses across the UK. The report’s findings reveal the impact Coronavirus has had on the...

Emergency Funding for communities responding to Covid-19 hits £750,000 Milestone

08 July in Member News

Community groups on the front line of the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Yorkshire have received over £750,000 in funding support from local charity, South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). 176 community groups and charities have so far benefitted from the Covid-19 Response Fund set up in response...

BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q2 2020: Chancellor must set out roadmap to recovery as UK economy endures historic setback

02 July in Chamber News, Member News

The British Chambers of Commerce has called for “swift, substantial and immediate action” to bolster the economy, as its Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) - the UK’s largest independent survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth - found that UK economic conditions deteriorated at an unprecedented rate in the second quarter of 2020. Key findings: Elevenof the 14 key service sector QES indicators fall to their lowest level in...