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  • Talent shortages endangering the UK’s growth engine, according to new Smith & Williamson research
    31st January 2018

    Smaller and growing businesses are struggling to hire the right talent, according to the most recent survey from Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, tax and investment management group. 66% of businesses are seeking new hires, according to the Enterprise Index

  • Heathrow offers prize for green aviation ideas
    30th January 2018

    Heathrow launches Sustainable Innovation Prize in exchange for leading green ideas £20,000 prize available for environmental innovation concepts Finalists to face Dragon’s Den style pitch Winner will be announced at the 1st anniversary of Heathrow 2.0 – the airport’s plan

  • Marwell Zoo’s new rainforest exhibit called ‘Tropical House’ to increase tourism economy by up to £74.1 million
    30th January 2018

    Part-funded by Enterprise M3 LEP and scheduled to open in March 2018 Tropical House to provide opportunities for employment and STEM skills acquisition Designed to reduce the zoo’s carbon footprint  by processing animal waste, using locally sourced woodchip biomass, as

  • BCC and Labour leaders meet to discuss key business issues
    29th January 2018

    Today British Chambers of Commerce Director General Adam Marshall and the heads of four other business groups meet with the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn MP, and senior members of the Shadow Cabinet to discuss the key issues facing

  • Podcast: Surrey Business Affairs
    26th January 2018

    The latest Surrey Business Affairs show featured a range of guests, including Rob May, Managing Director of Ramsac, Kate & Paul Wratten, Co-founders of Tom Cat Gin, Marc Lazare, Co-founder of Brighter Spaces, Nicci Bonfanti, Director of Trusted Sales Dynamics,

  • BCC: Transition must deliver clarity and certainty for trade
    26th January 2018

    Commenting on the speech by David Davis on a transition period after we leave the European Union, Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “An overwhelming majority of our businesses, large and small, want a

  • BCC comments on GDP figures
    26th January 2018

    Commenting on the preliminary UK GDP figures for Q4 2017, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The preliminary estimate of UK GDP growth indicates that the UK economy

  • Dreary December retail sales deliver disappointment
    26th January 2018

      Lower margins and squeezed prices revealed a disappointing end to the Golden Quarter in the December Retail Sales, as it appeared consumers bought their spending forward to November 2017 with events such as Black Friday. The key findings from

  • Council secures conviction for unregistered tattooist
    25th January 2018

    Spelthorne Borough Council has secured a conviction of a person who had been operating an unhygienic tattoo and body piercing studio from the garage of his home in Stanwell. Mr Arwinderjeet Garcha (known as Arviy) of Jordans Close, Stanwell was

  • BCC: Labour market remains strong but skills shortages start to bite
    24th January 2018

    Commenting on the labour market figures for January 2018, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The rise in employment and continued decline in unemployment is further evidence that

  • 31 January: cash crunch day for law firms
    23rd January 2018

    “The New Year could bring law firms significant cash constraints,” says Claire Perrett, partner and specialist in professional practices at Smith & Williamson in Guildford, the accountancy, investment management and tax group. “Late January has always been a tough time

  • An accountant who gives back – breaking the stereotype of accountancy
    23rd January 2018

    Leading Camberley accountancy firm, Grant-Jones Accountancy Ltd, have today launched a free “Get and Give A Million” initiative to help the region’s businesses get an extra £1 million and to help the UN achieve its Global Goals by creating a