Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce broadcast icon Suzi Perry as the headline speaker for this year’s International Women’s Day event, taking place on Monday 9 th March at the Greenhill Hotel, Wigton centred around the powerful theme Give... See more
Economic growth is still being constrained by a planning system in England that is ‘too slow, under resourced and unpredictable’, according to a new British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) report . The report, Planning for Business & Growth, says that whil... See more
AI isn’t just another tech rollout — it changes how work feels and flows, which is why CIOs and people leaders have to redesign jobs together. Credit: eamesBot - Shutterstock 2438988607 AI won’t replace people. But leaders who ignore workforce redesign wi... See more
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC’s) Quarterly Recruitment Outlook shows less than a quarter (23%) of surveyed businesses are planning to increase the size of their workforce in the next three months, down slightly from 25% in the Q3 survey. Meanwhile... See more
• A third of businesses (34%) are worried about their rates, the highest level since 2017. • Concern is highest in the hospitality sector (49%), with manufacturing (44%) and logistics (43%) close behind. • In 2024, 27% of businesses said they had scaled b... See more
