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BCC welcomes new Brexit support fund for SMEs
Commenting on the announcement of the fund, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the BCC, said: “This is a welcome first step in dealing with some of the major issues that small businesses trading […]
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BCC Brexit survey: Half of UK exporters report difficulties adapting to changes relating to EU-UK goods trade
Results from the first major business survey for 2021 by the British Chambers of Commerce on Brexit found that half (49%) of exporters are facing difficulties in adapting to the changes in the trade of goods following the ratification of the UK-EU […]
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BCC/Totaljobs: Increase in businesses attempting to recruit in Q4 despite November lockdown, while some sectors left behind
Results from the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Recruitment Outlook (QRO), in partnership with Totaljobs, found that while there was a modest improvement in the overall number of businesses attempting […]
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Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce response to changes to the government’s Kickstart scheme
In response to changes to the government’s Kickstart scheme, Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce are continuing to work with the DWP as a Gateway Organisation to support the local […]
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BCC welcomes improvements to Prompt Payment Code
Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the BCC said: “With firms continuing to face major cash flow difficulties, and our research suggesting that late payments have risen during the pandemic, businesses will […]
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BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2020: Business conditions remain weak and show no signs of improvement for vast majority of firms
The British Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) – the UK’s largest independent survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth – found that business conditions remained weak in […]
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BCC responds to announcement of new lockdown business support
Commenting on the support measures for business announced by the Chancellor, BCC Director General, Adam Marshall said: ‘While this immediate cash flow support for business is welcome, it is not going to be […]
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British Chambers of Commerce responds to announcement of ‘Tier 4’ Coronavirus restrictions
Commenting on the introduction of ‘Tier 4’ of Coronavirus restrictions in England, with many businesses once again forced to close their doors from 20th December, BCC Director General Adam Marshall […]
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BCC responds to the EU-UK Joint Committee agreement in principle on NI Protocol
Commenting on the agreement in principle of the EU-UK Joint Committee to ensure the Northern Ireland protocol is fully operational as of January 1st 2021, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said: […]
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Brexit: 24 days – 24 huge unanswered business questions
With negotiations between the UK and EU once again at a decision point – and with just 24 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition period – the latest […]
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