British Chambers of Commerce

Latest news from the British Chambers of Commerce.

• Reduced budgets challenging recruitment aims
  Companies cite sourcing talent as top objective despite financial strains 22June
• SMEs lose green focus
  Recession causes small firms to put envrionment on the back burner 21June
• Youth enterprise programme gets thumbs up
  National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship supported by business groups 18June
• Apprentice boss calls for CGT restraint
  Sugar says rise will be devastating for entrepreneurs 17June
• Financing concerns damaging confidence
  Majority of entrepreneurs expect accessing finance to be hard over next 12 months 15June
• Recession drives up cost of recruitment
  Increase in candidates results in more time and energy spent filtering applications 14June
• Make sure staff take breaks, bosses told
  One in four employees work right through the day, research shows 11June
• 50% don’t understand social enterprise
  Public wrongly believes sector relies on donations and grants 10June
• More female angels needed
  New campaign aims to banish macho image of private investors 9June
• Sir Stelios supports disabled entrepreneurs
  easyGroup founder giving away top prize of £50,000 8June
• Entrepreneurs voice CGT fears in letter to chancellor
  Business owners urge the government not to penalise the UK's wealth creators 7June
• Cable unveils plans to cut red tape
  Business secretary vows to end 'excessive regulation' 4June
• Slashed budgets will mean reduction in private contracts
  Businesses with government contracts warned to prepare 2June
• Play fair over World Cup, bosses warned
  Tournament could cause HR headache non-England fans not given same treatment 1June
• Firms ignoring emails
  Customers are more likely to spend with ‘email efficient’ businesses 28May
• VAT increase would cost 163,000 jobs
  Retailers urge government to focus on spending cuts over tax rises 27May
• Businesses pleased with Queen’s Speech
  Focus on budget deficit welcomed by lobby groups 26May
• Working Time Regulations are biggest HR hindrance
  Research suggests bosses are resisting new employee legislation 25May