Archive for June 2024
Leeds Leadership Group Elections 2024 – Final Notice & Nominees
The Leadership Group exists for members who wish to influence decisions which affect their area or business. Leadership Group members set the Chamber agenda, drive policy formation and provide a voice for regional business. Here is the list of nominees for the Leeds Leadership Group 2024: Please see further details in the agenda attached below.…
Read MoreAn inspirational trade visit to Kenya
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has joined with business leaders from all over the world in participating in a trade visit to Kenya. Head of international Nikki Clow and its chief executive James Mason flew into Nairobi to join with members of 15 other Chambers of Commerce from around the world, as well…
Read MoreInflation rate fall is welcome news
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce today welcomes the news that the headline rate of inflation has fallen to two per cent. The data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the rate of inflation has fallen to within the Bank of England’s target of two per cent and that inflation is now…
Read MoreYork & North Yorkshire Leadership Group Elections 2024 – Final Notice & Nominees
The Leadership Group exists for members who wish to influence decisions which affect their area or business. Leadership Group members set the Chamber agenda, drive policy formation and provide a voice for regional business. Here is the list of nominees for the York & North Yorkshire Leadership Group 2024: Please see further details below in…
Read MoreChamber’s five-point plan for the region’s economy
West & North Yorkshire Chamber Commerce today sets out a five-point plan for the region’s economy ahead of the forthcoming general election. Following the publication of the main political parties’ manifestos and ahead of the July 4 poll, the Chamber has set out five areas of action that can boost Yorkshire’s economy. These take in…
Read MoreImpressive work between learning providers and the private sector
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce today praises some of the impressive work going on between the region’s learning providers and the private sector. As the Chamber continues its management of the Local Skills Improvement Plans for both North and West Yorkshire (the latter alongside Mid Yorkshire Chamber) it is coming across fantastic examples…
Read MoreThe Business of Travel
The Business of Travel was the theme at this year’s York & North Yorkshire Chamber Annual Dinner. Held at the spectacular York Racecourse venue, it attracted more than one hundred guests from across the region. In a nod to the Chamber’s recent trade delegation to New York City, and to York’s travel industry prowess, the…
Read MoreBradford Chamber Leadership Group Elections 2024
Your opportunity to stand for election for the Bradford Chamber Leadership Group. You may now submit a nomination to be considered for the Bradford Chamber Leadership group. The Leadership Group exists for members who wish to influence decisions which affect their area or business. Leadership Group members set the Chamber agenda, drive policy formation and provide…
Read MoreA call for the rules around student visas to be loosened
West & North Yorkshire Chamber today calls for the rules around student visas to be loosened to allow for more of the brightest students around the world to study in Yorkshire and Britain. Recent changes to the way Graduate Visas are granted are included in recent Government policy to cut migration numbers. However, universities believe…
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