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  • International Women’s Day 2021
    8th March 2021

     Event date: 8th March 2021 On Monday 8th March 2021, Surrey Chambers of Commerce presented our first virtual International Women’s Day event. We were joined by 40 different Surrey Businesses, and 4 incredible female speakers: Yejide Akiode, CEO of

  • BCC says three-month extension of ban on commercial evictions is good news for businesses
    11th March 2021

    Commenting on the announcement of the extension, Jane Gratton, Head of People Policy at the BCC, said:     “Businesses would welcome the additional flexibility and pragmatism that an extension to the eviction ban brings in helping to weather this period of tightened restrictions.    “We

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – March 10th 2021
    10th March 2021

    Last week we received the Chancellor’s Budget providing businesses with more clarity for the year ahead. We were looking and lobbying for an extended furlough scheme, no immediate tax increases and some encouragement for businesses to invest. These three things were all addressed,

  • Smith & Williamson: Building Back Better
    10th March 2021

    The pandemic has created a vast agile-working experiment that may permanently change the office environment. The past 12 months have seen companies scramble to put technology in place to allow employees to work remotely and to allow businesses to continue

  • Post EU Transition: Understanding the New Rules
    9th March 2021

    Event date: 18th February 2021 Surrey Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with Sussex Chambers of Commerce and Coast to Capital are were delighted to host this virtual event: Post EU Transition – Understanding the new rules. We were joined by

  • Tilney Smith & Williamson expands in Surrey with the acquisition of HFS Milbourne
    5th March 2021

    Tilney Smith & Williamson is pleased to announce that it has acquired HFS Milbourne, one of the leading financial and investment advisory firms in Surrey. HFS Milbourne is based in Guildford and supports clients with c£450 million of assets under

  • BCC gives its initial response to March 2021 budget
    3rd March 2021

    Giving his reaction to the Chancellor’s budget, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the BCC, said:    “There’s much to welcome in this Budget for business communities across the UK. The Chancellor has listened and acted on our calls for immediate support to

  • Online Adult Class On Shakespeare This Summer
    3rd March 2021

    April-June: Guildford Shakespeare Company’s evening classes for adults – The Bard’s Not That Hard – returns for a new online course, focusing on Shakespeare’s classic comedy As You Like It. Need a new challenge? Looking to make some new friends?

  • BCC reacts to news of extension to the Job Retention Scheme
    3rd March 2021

    Responding to an announcement by The Treasury that the Job Retention Scheme will be extended until the end of September, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the BCC, said:   “The extension of the furlough scheme shows that the Chancellor has listened to

  • YOUR IMAGINARY FORCES A Call to Arms for Aspiring Artists
    2nd March 2021

    To coincide their new production of HENRY V, the award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company have launched ‘Your Imaginary Forces’, a project calling on aspiring artists to engage with the play and the company to submit creations that will feature as part

  • Hurry and enter CREST21 Awards – deadline extended!
    2nd March 2021

    CREST21 Business Awards is extending the closing date for applications to 20 March to make it even easier to showcase the sustainable work by your company · Surrey’s first sustainable business awards CREST21 Awards are free to enter and offer

  • Surrey Translation Bureau staff join campaign to raise awareness about endometriosis
    2nd March 2021

    Some of the female staff members at Surrey Translation Bureau (STB) are raising funds for Endometriosis UK to create more awareness about the condition. 1 in 10 women are affected by endometriosis, but it is rarely talked about. The team