Archive for December 2023
Easing inflation is positive news but long-term worries persist
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has delivered a cautious welcome to the announcement that inflation has fallen. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics show that inflation has reduced to 3.9 per cent. However, the fallout from the war in Gaza could yet cause further complications and the core rate of CPI…
Read MoreHybrid working is here to stay, new research has shown
New research by the British Chambers of Commerce Insights Unit and technology firm Cisco, shows less than 30 per cent of firms expect their workforce to be fully in person over the next five years. A survey of over 1,000 businesses, of which 96 per cent were SMEs, found just 27 per cent of respondents…
Read MoreBusiness Council focuses on workforce issues
The continuing problems caused by the increasingly difficult labour market, and the domino effect this is having on business and the economy were raised in a recent meeting between Chamber of Commerce leaders and national politicians. Workforce issues were the focus of the BCC’s second Business Council meeting, alongside Work and Pensions Secretary Rt Hon…
Read MoreNew Vice-President for Bradford Chamber
Bradford Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Rebecca Fitzgerald has been named as its new vice-president. Rebecca, Director of data at Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society, has been a member of the Chamber’s leadership group since 2021 and takes up the new role immediately. As vice-president she will work alongside president Mark Cowgill to…
Read MoreThe Devolution Alliance for Business
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, along with the universities of York and York St John, has launched a new initiative to give the incoming mayor of York and North Yorkshire the best possible start when her or she is elected in May. The Devolution Alliance for Business has been created to commission real-time…
Read MoreStrategic partnership with publisher LOCALiQ
West & North Yorkshire Chamber has entered into a strategic partnership with publisher LOCALiQ. The partnership will see to promote the services of the Chamber across the region and to enable its members to market their business through the goods and services both have to offer. This is a perfect business-to-business partnership as both organisations…
Read MoreInnovate UK Edge team, your gateway for growth
Last week the Innovate UK Edge Team attended the national Innovate UK Business Growth Conference in Gateshead. Our @WNYChamber Innovate UK Edge Team don’t work in isolation, they are the gateway to a range of support for innovative businesses looking to grow, scale up and access global markets. If you have an innovative business idea…
Read MoreSarah Czarnecki wins business award
York & North Yorkshire president Sarah Czarnecki has been named Business Personality of the Year at the 2023 York Press LocaliQ business awards. Ms Czarnecki, director of the business clinic at York St John University and known for her association with the Grays Court Hotel in the city, clinched the award at the newspaper’s award…
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