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The Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport are offering SMEs the opportunity to apply for a voucher of up to £3000 towards the installation of a gigabit capable connection.    The £67m Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme is available nationwide

Now that you’ve reported on the gender pay gap in your business, the next 12 months are crucial to putting the right action plan in place to close the gender pay gap in your organisation. As gender diversity and inclusion

Commenting on the European Council’s endorsement of the transition period, and the progression of talks towards a future EU-UK trading relationship, Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Businesses will welcome the European Council’s endorsement

Have you ever thought of sponsoring a show? The perfect way to align your business with our award-winning regional Theatre, for customer entertainment, staff perks or to celebrate a special milestone. Bespoke VIP packages for one-night show sponsorship can include

Recruiting just got easier As spring approaches and plants start to grow, many small businesses follow a similar pattern and thoughts turn to recruiting. After the half term holidays and ready to gear up before summer this is often a

  Farming on high-rise buildings, augmented reality software that helps analyse crime scenes, and interactive theatre technology that allows plays to be staged with actors in different countries are among the ground-breaking developments being showcased by some of the UK’s

Given the high employment rate in Surrey, do you find it hard to recruit and retain suitable employees? If so, the good news is that there are “hidden” pools of talent that many employers are not tapping into – young people with Special Educational

Commenting on the labour market figures for March 2018, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The strong rise in employment, together with the unemployment rate dropping back to

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today (Monday) upgraded its growth expectations for the UK economy, raising its forecast for GDP from 1.1% to 1.4% in 2018 and from 1.3% to 1.5% for 2019, and its first forecasts for

Commenting on the inflation statistics for February 2018, published today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: The drop-in price growth in February was more than expected and

We want to know what you think. Working in partnership with Experience Guildford we would like to find out what you think in a public consultation about going out in the town centre in the evening and night time. This

Commenting on the agreement of a ‘status quo’ transition period by UK and EU27 Brexit negotiators, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “This is a milestone that many businesses across the UK have been