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Blog/The key questions you should ask before committing to a venue for your event
24th July 2019By Emma Little, Founder and CEO of ExecSpace After choosing the most suitable venue to host your event, the temptation might just be to throw down a deposit without considering some very important questions that you need to ask the venue first. Emma Little, Founder and CEO of ExecSpace, one…
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BCC to PM: Now time to get down to business
24th July 2019Today the British Chambers of Commerce – which represents 75,000 firms of all sizes and sectors, employing 6 million people – has written to incoming Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, setting out 15 urgent, immediate steps that the PM must address on arrival in Downing Street to boost business confidence and…
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Business Fives returns to the Capital again this summer
22nd July 2019Business Fives kicks off in Edinburgh at the start of August with the first of 2 events in the city this summer supported by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce. Having gained a Highly Commended Recognition for Responsible Business award at the Edinburgh Chamber Awards earlier this year we are looking…
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Days left to participate in Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone consultation
19th July 2019Members of the public are being encouraged to share their views on Edinburgh’s ambitious Low Emission Zone (LEZ) plans before a consultation on proposals ends on Sunday (July 21). More than 2,000 people have registered their views since the City of Edinburgh Council launched the consultation early last month (June).…
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BCC and Indeed: Cost and administrative burden of employment continues to climb
19th July 2019Business is calling on the next Prime Minister to reduce the unsustainable cost of employing people in the UK. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of firms report the cost burden of employment has increased compared to five years ago, according to new research by the British Chambers of Commerce and global job…
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Glidden Design and Brand Communications
18th July 2019In business, appearance really does matter. Glidden are a strategic design and brand communications agency. Quite simply, we help businesses look better. We are actively seeking ambitious businesses & organisations who want to improve the way they appear to clients, customers, prospects and staff . . . do you know…
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Blog/Why you should care about work-related stress
18th July 2019Imagine this picture: as soon as you wake up in the morning the first action is checking your phone and the first thought is about the meeting you have today: one you planned weeks ago with an important client. You didn’t sleep well, and you’re starting to feel a headache.…
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Help put an end to homelessness with a simple cup of coffee
18th July 2019Dear Green team up with Social Bite to create a coffee that not only tastes good, but does good too How many of us reach for the coffee first thing in the morning to help us face the day ahead? Wouldn’t it be amazing if that simple act of grabbing…
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BCC comments on inflation statistics
17th July 2019Commenting on the inflation statistics for June 2019, published today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Inflation held steady in June, as the upward pressures from clothing and food were offset by weaker outturns in several price categories…
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Over half of young people in Scotland working alongside their studies as students look to earn income from their smartphones
17th July 2019-54% of young people in Scotland currently have a part-time job, higher than the UK average -Nationally, part-time jobs are making way for new ways of working as over 670,000 UK students are using online avenues to earn cash -After retail and manual work, reselling products online is now the…
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