Supporting Local Skills and Employment Through Apprenticeships
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Most SMEs Still Struggling to Embrace AI
The majority of SMEs are still not using artificial intelligence, despite a growing acceptance by businesses that it will help boost productivity.
LSIP report shows progress made on skills challenges
A new report – published by Cumbria Chamber of Commerce – has detailed the significant progress made on tackling skills challenges.
Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2023: Business Confidence Boost Fails To Revive Investment
The British Chamber of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey – the UK’s largest and longest-running independent business survey – shows a small rise in business confidence in the final quarter of 2023.
Cumbria Chamber’s comment on the Autumn Statement
As ever the devil is in the detail and more will emerge when we’ve been able to study the full Statement in detail.
Spring Budget 2024: key points for businesses
The Chancellor’s Spring Budget today was disappointing, but not surprisingly so, with little substantive support for businesses here in Cumbria.
Quarterly Recruitment Outlook
Hiring Headaches And Labour Costs Loom Large.
Businesses Say Hybrid Working Is Here To Stay
New research by the British Chambers of Commerce Insights Unit and technology business Cisco, shows less than 30% of businesses expect their workforce to be fully in person over the next five years.
Local Skills Improvement Plan update
We’re happy to report that the 2023 Cumbria Local Skills Improvement Plan has now been submitted to the Department for Education (DfE).
Seven steps to cut costs
The goal of every business is to make a profit. Unfortunately, with rising costs, business owners are facing a difficult choice: raise prices or lose margin.