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The Big Breakfast enabled a record number of entrepreneurs in Surrey, Sussex and Kent to network and win new business in 2017. Attendance at the free monthly speed networking event, supported by London Gatwick Airport and Coast to Capital LEP

  Thousands of well-wishers took to the streets of Guildford on Thursday 16 November to enjoy the Christmas lights switch-on event. Marking the countdown to Christmas, the annual lights switch-on has become a key calendar date for the town, drawing

Ahead of the Budget on November 22, the British Chambers of Commerce is urging the Chancellor to provide respite for businesses in every corner of the country by freezing business rates for the next two years. The UK’s leading business

5 December 2017, 7.30pm: Charity screening of Guildford Shakespeare Company’s Bard Walk film, charting Shakespeare’s 146-mile journey from Stratford-upon-Avon to Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Last year, during the 400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, between 13- 21 August, Guildford Shakespeare

The latest BCC podcast, discussing what the latest is with the Industrial Strategy, is now live: audioboom.com/posts/6477376-bcc-talks-industrial-strategy

Commenting on the latest labour market statistics, released today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The historically low unemployment rate confirms that the UK’s jobs market remains

Commenting on the inflation statistics for October 2017, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said: “Inflation was surprisingly unchanged in October, as falling fuel and furniture prices helped to

Commenting on the trade statistics for September, released today by the ONS, Mike Spicer, Director of Research Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The deterioration in the UK’s net trade position in September was disappointing, and reinforces

On Wednesday 8th November, ASLEF drivers on Southern and Gatwick Express voted to end their 18 month dispute with GTR on Driver Controlled Operation. The turnout from the ballot was 87 per cent, with 79 per cent voting in favour. This is

• Heathrow has unveiled the longlist of sixty-five Logistic Hub locations – off-site centres for construction and manufacturing which will help the airport deliver its expansion plan • Located across the country, the Logistics Hubs will participate in offsite construction of the

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supports research and innovation, small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), and the creation of a low carbon economy. Coast to Capital has an ERDF budget of £27m. ERDF is facilitated in the Coast to

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