Visit from the Stork aims to empower young parents to achieve their goals and celebrate parenthood. A Staffordshire University graduate has launched the UK’s first magazine for young parents under 25. Visit from the Stork, an advice website and online magazine for parents and parents-to-be under 25, is created by first class honours Journalism graduate Kimberly Bond. Kimberly took the plunge to st...
Read More »The Chancellor delivered his Spending Round 2013 statement to Parliament on 26 June – full details are available here. The settlement BIS has received recognises that we fund activities essential to growth, and prioritises and protects initiatives key to delivering our industrial strategy. We have agreed a resource settlement of £13 billion in 2015-16. Highlights include continued protection...
Read More »Download the latest British Chamber of Commerce UK Monthly Economic Review: BCC Economic Briefing – Jan 14 This briefing provides an easy-to-use commentary on the key economic indicators for UK businesses. The report also provides a comparison between the economic data compiled by external organisations such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the BCC’s own Quarterly Econom...
Read More »The growth vouchers programme was officially launched on 27 January 2014, which will help small businesses access expert advice to help them grow. Vouchers worth up to £2,000 will be given to a majority of the businesses who sign up for the programme to help pay for strategic private sector advice. Vouchers are available in the following areas: Raising finance and managing cash flow Marketing; Att...
Read More »Download the latest British Chamber of Commerce UK Monthly Economic Review: BBC Economic Briefing – January 2014 This briefing provides an easy-to-use commentary on the key economic indicators for UK businesses. The report also provides a comparison between the economic data compiled by external organisations such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the BCC’s own Quarterly ...
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