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  • How much can your company raise? – The Accumulator Challenge
    18th December 2017

    Take on the Accumulator Challenge and work in teams to raise money for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care. Each team will be given £50 and 50 days – and challenged to find inventive ways to make as much profit as they

  • Joint statement from BCC, CBI, EEF, FSB, IOD
    15th December 2017

    “We welcome the fact that the European Council has approved the progression of talks to the discussion of a transition period, and a future trade relationship.  “It is our collective view that the transition period must now be agreed as

  • BCC comments on labour market statistics
    13th December 2017

    Commenting on the labour market statistics released today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:  “While the UK unemployment rate remains historically low, the second successive drop in

  • Your Human Firewall – The Answer to the Cyber Security Problem | Rob May | TEDxWoking
    13th December 2017

    Personal data is a precious commodity but sometimes we can share too much? Rob thinks we need to develop our human firewall in an age where some much of our lives is online. Rob May is chairman of IoD Surrey,

  • BCC and six national Chambers across Europe urge politicians: move talks to transition and trade now
    11th December 2017

    Unprecedented joint statement from national Chamber organisations bordering the North Sea Leading business organisations representing businesses in seven countries that account for 70% of EU-UK trade The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today joined with national Chamber organisations from

  • German-British business community welcomes Brexit negotiations moving to the second phase but concerns remain
    8th December 2017

    The German-British business community welcomes progress in the Brexit negotiations, which is enabling them to move on to the second phase because only at this second stage will a clearer picture emerge about the nature of the future relationship between

  • BCC: Business cheers negotiations breakthrough in Brussels – and urges swift start to trade talks
    8th December 2017

    Commenting on the news that the UK government and the European Commission have reached a deal to conclude the first phase of the Brexit negotiations, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:  “Businesses will

  • At the Grand Final of the SME National Business Awards held at Wembley Stadium on Friday 1st December 2017, RandDTax won the Business Innovation Award.
    7th December 2017

    Founded in Send, Surrey, in September 2012, RandDTax has grown to provide coverage throughout the UK, with 30 Consultants (including 14 shareholders), who have gained in excess of £75m in R&D Tax Credits for around 920 clients, with a 100%

  • International Trade Department Opening Hours Over Christmas And New Year
    7th December 2017

    The International Trade department will be closed from 4pm on Friday 22nd December 2017 and will re-open fully on Tuesday 2nd January 2018. Over the 27th, 28th and 29th December 2017, a limited service will be available for online applications

  • Business groups and TUC issue joint statement on EU citizens’ rights
    7th December 2017

    The British Chambers of Commerce, CBI, TUC, FSB and EEF have made a joint plea to guarantee the rights of EU and UK citizens before Christmas. Four million EU and UK citizens face a second Christmas of uncertainty about their

  • Businesses Fighting Back Against Review Forum ‘Trolls’
    6th December 2017

    Businesses in Guildford are being advised on how best to deal with malicious online reviews that have little in common with the actual customer experience on which they are supposedly based. Many self-appointed critics use the veil of anonymity afforded

  • BCC comments on today’s Brexit statements
    5th December 2017

    Commenting following Prime Minister Theresa May’s meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, and wider developments in the Brexit negotiations, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Business communities on both sides of the Channel