Lancaster & District Chamber of Commerce is trying to connect those businesses across North Lancashire who find themselves needing an extra employee or two.
We are calling for help...............
We are looking...
In a perverse way I am finding the Government advice to self isolate/ home working slightly bemusing. Since escaping from my mainstream office environment 18 years ago I have been working from home, well not quite. I...
I wrote about this subject last week. The huge impact the Coronavirus has had on the stock market but also the significant impact it is already having on small businesses, including our local Chamber of Commerce...
The government has announced today (Mar 18) a change in their approach to the procurement of goods and services amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with immediate effect.
In order to procure goods, services and works with...
Card payments are starting to become the normal method of payment, but did you know that in 2017 card payments overtook cash as the most popular method of payment?
If this trend looks to continue, cashless payments...
The Chancellor has set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19.
This includes a package of...
As the UK moves towards the 'delay' phase of its response to Coronavirus, we'd like to make sure you are familiar with the best advice for staying safe online. Particularly if you are working at home.Below are...
Globalisation has been an undeniable force for economic good. It leads to increased trade, an international and diverse workforce, and therefore innovation and entrepreneurialism. But our increased global...
So here we are in the aftermath of our formal Brexit from the EC and what a non-event it finally was. It just shows what a parliamentary majority of 80 can do to get things actually done with hardly a whisper. Now the...
At Lancaster City Council we’re exploring how we work more closely with local businesses, particularly great local businesses that help the district thrive, look after their staff and our environment.
Like many...
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is advising against all travel to Hubei Province, where the outbreak started, and all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China. It also advises British nationals in China...
The QES, which should take less than 5 minutes to complete, provides information on how businesses are performing this quarter. The Lancaster & District Chamber of Commerce gathers information for North...
When I started my company, I was warned that 75% of start-ups at the time failed within the first 18 months. That was 2003. Quite apart from financial prudence, here are five crucial lessons for survival and success...
The election of December 2019 certainly changed the political landscape and has finally allowed us to get away from the deadlock that Brexit caused and actually look to the future. Of course, the discussion is all...
Are we there yet?
It’s quite a strange feeling to realise that between me penning this Chamber Chat piece and you reading it, we will have left the European Union through the somewhat protracted Brexit...
Last week I attended the Chamber’s breakfast networking meeting along with almost 50 other members. The event was clearly a success and I think that most people who were there would agree with me. If you’ve not...
I cannot believe we have entered 2020: the start of a new decade and my turn for another Chamber Chat. I really want to talk about the B word, but not the one you’re thinking about. Over Christmas I travelled to the...
“Okay - it’s mid-January but Happy New Year to you all. I hope you have a successful year both, professionally and personally. The Chamber Chat rota means I, after President’s welcome, get the...
So, we’ve waved goodbye to the 20-10s. I don't know about you but looking back there were some great years and yet others felt like a game of endurance, after all the decade began with what is ironically being...
It’s almost upon us, Christmas. What a magical time of year, or is it a totally overwhelming time that results in depleted energy, frayed tempers and harsh self-judgement?
This is the time of year that businesses,...
