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Connections are crucial to the success of any business. Visit our latest news to keep up to date with the latest business news from across the region.
Connections are crucial to the success of any business. Visit our latest news to keep up to date with the latest business news from across the region.
Connections are crucial to the success of any business. Visit our latest news to keep up to date with the latest business news from across the region.
Hot Topics
The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce produce concise, easy to read briefings on key topics that matter to your business.
- Our Campaigns
- Policy Changes & Announcements affecting businesses
- Business Opportunities in Greater Birmingham
Our Campaigns
These briefing papers set out opportunities for businesses in the Greater Birmingham Region and how businesses can access them. Key topics include; High Speed 2 (HS2) supply chain opportunities and tax breaks, grants and funding for incentivising investment in innovation and research and development (R&D).
Brexit
We produce resources to help members navigate Brexit successfully and inform stakeholders of what businesses want and need from Brexit negotiations and post-Brexit UK systems.
Raise the BAR
The GBCC’s Business Adaptability and Resilience Campaign, aims to challenge & inform employers about approaches to managing risk and being agile and responsive to change.
Transport & Congestion
Congestion negatively affects almost two thirds of local businesses. The GBCC is campaigning on behalf of members and working with stakeholders to tackle congestion in the area.
Policy Changes & Announcements affecting businesses
These briefing papers inform businesses about major policy changes and announcements, how they may affect their business and where to go for further information or advice and guidance. Topical Papers include:
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022
The Birmingham Commonwealth Games will take place between the 27th July and 7th August 2022.
Apprenticeship Reforms
Apprenticeships are changing, with the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy, changes in funding for non-levy payers and new standards.
Autumn Budget Reforms
The Chancellor’s 2018 Autumn Budget unveiled a number of changes that all businesses need to be aware of and longer term investments & strategies affecting businesses.
Business Rates Reforms
The 2017 Business Rates Revaluation resulted in significantly higher rates for a significant number of local businesses.
Industrial Strategy
The Industrial Strategy was initially announced in early 2017. It aims to boost productivity and earning power throughout the UK.
General Data Protection Regulation
GDPR comes into force in May 2018. Non-compliant businesses risk fines of up to 4% of global annual turnover.
Briefing documents relating to Brexit and transport & congestion related activity can be found on the Our Campaigns pages (see above).
Business Opportunities in Greater Birmingham
These briefing papers set out opportunities for businesses in the Greater Birmingham Region and how businesses can access them. Key topics include; High Speed 2 (HS2) supply chain opportunities and tax breaks, grants and funding for incentivising investment in innovation and research and development (R&D).
Invest to Grow
Invest to Grow is full of inspiration and information for businesses on how they can boost productivity through investment in innovation, research & development, technology and machinery.
HS2 Contract Opportunities
The £50bn project will be one of the largest civil engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK. There are a large number of direct and supply chain opportunities available for businesses.
Investing in Birmingham
Our city-region is home to a number of industry strengths with a pipeline of major investment projects, making it a market leading place to locate, invest in and grow a business.