The British Chambers of Commerce is today setting out its manifesto to recruit legions of new UK exporters as its research continues to show poor overseas trade growth: In Q4 of 2021, just over a quarter of exporting firms (29%) saw their overseas sales increase......

4 out of 5 (79%) firms that attempted to recruit facing difficulties in finding staff  Hospitality and construction firms most likely to report difficulties (each 83%) but all sectors have significant issues  Firms cite major issues arising from lack of foreign nationals to recruit as well as disruption due to Covid ......

More than half of firms believe their exposure to attack has increased due to working from home arrangements One in 10 firms have been the victim of a cyber-attack in the last year This rises to more than one in seven for larger firms with more than 50 employees......