policy Archives - Cumbria Chamber of Commerce

Quarterly Recruitment Outlook: Labour cost pressures bite as hiring issues remain

01 Nov 2023

The BCC’s survey reveals that many businesses are still facing problems hiring staff.

SME Exporters Treading Water

30 Oct 2023

Half of all SME exporters (49%) saw no change in overseas sales, and a quarter (25%) reported a decrease.

Interest rates: five things you can do to protect your business

11 Jul 2023

Here are some top tips from our partner Swoop.

BCC Quarterly Economic Survey: Despite uptick in business confidence, most firms see no improvement to sales

The BCC’s Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) for Q1 2023 shows that while business confidence has improved from a very weak base, most firms see no improvement to business conditions.

Results of BCC Business Outlook Survey 2023 published with record input from Cumbrian businesses

14 Mar 2023

Cumbrian businesses issued the most responses second only to Greater Manchester.

Get your voice heard at our Strategic Employer Group meetings in Barrow and Kendal

30 Jan 2023

The next round of our SEGs will have a skills focus with discussions surrounding our Local Skills Improvement Plan for Cumbria.