Responding to the Chancellor’s statement this morning, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “The Chancellor’s buzzword was stability. But what we’ve seen from him is a plan for today and nothing for tomorrow. “Following the economic turmoil of the last few weeks he had to...
Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce Brearley & Co Accountants Ltd as the latest Chamber Patron. The new Patronage is reflecting of the firm’s continued growth and the support it provides to many local businesses across South Yorkshire. Brearley & Co have been...
Just over one in every five pounds (21%) spent by Government on public sector procurement in 2021 was awarded to small and medium enterprises (SME), a report from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), powered by Tussell, has found. The BCC’s SME Procurement Tracker – the...
Entrepreneur and business leader Baroness Martha Lane-Fox CBE has been elected the new President of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Baroness Lane-Fox was elected by representatives of the accredited Chamber Network at the BCC’s Annual General Meeting, today (Wednesday 12th October). She will take up...
Reacting to the latest ONS figures on Trade for August 2022, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “The picture for trade in August was a mixed one but a loss of momentum in goods exports is detectable. On non-EU goods exports performance...
Commenting on the latest ONS Labour Market statistics released today, BCC Head of Research, David Bharier, said: “Once again, today’s data confirms that the UK is facing the tightest labour market in years. Our own research shows that labour shortages are holding back the ability of...
