The backdrop of uncertainty We’ve had the backdrop of uncertainty for the last three years with Brexit and COVID-19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and, more recently, the energy and cost-of-living crisis. These factors have made it extremely difficult for businesses...
It seems every big event in Britain leads to a new phrase. 2008 gave us the ‘credit crunch’, 2016 brought us Brexit and now, COVID-19 has delivered the ‘new normal’. But how does the ‘next normal’ affect your business? Great uncertainty When lockdown happened, not...
Overdue reforms to business rates in England were announced in last month’s Autumn Budget 2021. Chancellor Rishi Sunak finally released the details of an eagerly-awaited report into what many consider to be a failing regime. Business rates in England are paid by...
The Spending Review drama Late into the night, hunched over their desks and surviving on pizza, Treasury officials are drawing up the Chancellor’s Spending Review for 27 October. Only when the review goes to the printers will they breathe a collective sigh of relief....
Justin Richardson, CEO of Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce, speaks to ProActivity about the everyday impacts of Brexit on local businesses. “It’s been, and still is, a huge challenge for businesses. We’ve seen a number of businesses unprepared. The complexity of new...
