The Procurement Act - Update for Suppliers
19/02/2025
Member Post - GMCA
On 24th February, the rules governing how public bodies buy goods and services will change when the…
Inflation Rise Causes Concern for Businesses
19/02/2025
Today’s announcement that the rate of inflation reached 3% has created concern amongst businesses ab…
BCC In Trade Reset Push With EU Ambassadors
19/02/2025
The BCC has met with Ambassadors from across the EU to make the case for a trade relations reset tha…
New Towns are key to growth
17/02/2025
Member Post - National Federation of Builders
The Government has announced that over 100 sites across England have come forward to be considered f…
Introducing iTEK’s Case Study Series!
17/02/2025
Member Post - inTEC GROUP
Struggling with unreliable IT support? You’re not alone! Many businesses face challenges that slow t…
Figures Show Economic Growth in Q4 of 2024
17/02/2025
The latest figures show unexpected economic growth in the final quarter of last year.
Commenting on…
Six tips for spotting AI scams
14/02/2025
Member Post - University of Salford
The University of Salford’s AI and dark patterns expert, Dr Richard Whittle, shares advice for spott…
BURY COUNCIL OPEN SPACE SURVEY
14/02/2025
Member Post - Bury Council
We are contacting you as you have previously expressed an interest in local planning matters and you…
Request for Research Participation Support
12/02/2025
Member Post - University of Salford Business School
A researcher from the University of Salford Business School is seeking to speak with accounting prof…
WorkWell programme
10/02/2025
Member Post - Stockport Council
If you have a health condition that has led to you leaving employment or are worried it might, take…
Is it safe to drive on Britain’s roads?
07/02/2025
Member Post - Ralli Solicitors LLP
By Lynn MahonA recent BBC news report dated 29th January 2025 highlights a concerning trend: selfish…
Building of the Year Shortlist: Eden
05/02/2025
Eden is a £36 million, 115,000 sq ft 12-storey workspace, developed by ECF – a joint venture between…
Join Industry Week at The Manchester College
05/02/2025
Member Post - The Manchester College
The Manchester College has announced that, following the success of its previous Industry Week, the…
February 2025 - Market Update
03/02/2025
UK businesses continue to grapple with some of the highest energy costs in the developed world. Gove…
Economist Assesses Impact of DeepSeek
02/02/2025
Member Post - University of Salford’s Business School
An economist working at the intersection of AI has given his assessment of the release of DeepSeek a…
A Day in the Life of a Community Builder
29/01/2025
In the first of a new series, Lisa Kershaw, Community Builder at the Forever Manchester charity, tal…
Building of the Year Shortlist: Co-op Live
29/01/2025
Over the coming weeks we will be featuring the six buildings that have been shortlisted for the Buil…
Redundancies: Harsh but must be fair!
28/01/2025
Member Post - EML
In addition to the increase in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) as part of the government’s plan to ‘…
Pound under pressure amid stagnation fears
27/01/2025
GBP
UK retail sales fell unexpectedly in December, coming in at -0.3% versus expectations of a 0.4%…
Empowering Young People
27/01/2025
Member Post - Positive Steps
Support Positive Steps in Empowering Young People.Positive Steps, a charitable trust committed to pr…
Save the date
27/01/2025
Apart from Thursday 6 March 2025 being globally recognised as ‘National Oreo Cookie Day’ and ‘Nation…
Employment Law Update January 2025
23/01/2025
Member Post - Freeths
There is still a bit of a “calm before the storm” feeling in relation to employment law reform under…
Are skills shortages a barrier to growth?
22/01/2025
For lots of businesses, being unable to find people with the right skills for their business can be…
The Year Ahead
22/01/2025
Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, Deputy Director of Research at the Chamber, looks at what the year a…
KINAXIA GEARS UP FOR YEAR OF INVESTMENT
16/01/2025
Member Post - Kinaxia Logistics
Kinaxia Logistics has begun 2025 on the front foot with new appointments to strengthen its senior te…
Falling Inflation & Its Impact on Housing
16/01/2025
Member Post - NTB Survey
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) brings encouraging news - December’s i…
Women's Wellbeing Afternoon
15/01/2025
Member Post - Our Menopause Ltd
Wellbeing afternoon for Perimenopausal and Menopausal women. Come along to enjoy an interactive afte…
Economic Survey Results Reveal Mixed Picture
18/12/2024
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s Q4 Economic Review was the most well-attended since Septemb…
GMCC 2024 Wrapped Up
18/12/2024
2024 is nearly over, and what a year it has been!
Let's take a look at some major moments at the UK'…
In Conversation with David Wightwick CMG
18/12/2024
The CEO of UK-Med talks about the Manchester-based humanitarian medical charity’s role supporting th…
Air IT welcomes Barney Taylor as new CEO
17/12/2024
Air IT, the leading IT managed services provider, has today announced the appointment of Barney Tayl…
Give the gift of football this Christmas
16/12/2024
Member Post - The Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation
This Christmas the Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation is raising £5,000 to buy table football games for c…
HURST BOLSTERS TEAM WITH THREE NEW ARRIVALS
16/12/2024
Member Post - HURST
Independent accounting and business advisory firm HURST has bolstered its team with three new arriva…
Winners in Focus: WiseUp Networks
10/12/2024
This is the last in our series looking at the winners of this year’s GMCC Excellence Awards.
The pr…
Ecobelt Leads Conveyor Belt Revolution
10/12/2024
Member Post - Ecobelt
A Tameside company is revolutionising the production of conveyor belts to make them more sustainable…
Make your high street matter
10/12/2024
Member Post - Aqua Design Group
Calling all fellow Greater Manchester Chamber, UK members from across the region.In 2017 I created a…
Employment Law Update December
10/12/2024
Member Post - Freeths
Employment Rights Bill – proposed amendments
The Government has published some proposed changes to t…
Orca’s Top Five IT Priorities for 2025
03/12/2024
Member Post - Orca
As the New Year begins, IT managers must plan for 2025, ensuring a smooth transition from the holida…
Modern Day Slavery and the role of HR
26/11/2024
Member Post - EML
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 consolidated UK law to combat modern slavery and human trafficking, requ…
Building Community Power to Live Well
26/11/2024
Member Post - Unlimited Potential
The Elephants Trail community reporting team has produced a new video with support from Unlimited Po…
SMEs and the mental health challenge
21/11/2024
Member Post - Maximus
Chris Kingsbury, our National Partnerships Manager, explores the difficulties poor mental health can…
Global Star Winner: Campey Turf Care Systems
15/11/2024
Campey Turf Care Systems was established in 1986 by Richard Campey and has provided sports turf prof…
Partner Spotlight: IEM Consultants
12/11/2024
The IEM Consultancy is a bespoke business established to advise and support UK businesses trading wi…
Have you got the skills?
29/10/2024
If you’re struggling to recruit the skilled staff you need, or training your existing staff seems li…
In Conversation With Nick Massey
23/10/2024
Nick Massey, Chief Executive of Forever Manchester, talks about his long association with the charit…
Social Value Journey Training
17/10/2024
ETCAL LEVEL 3 AWARD IN THE SOCIAL VALUE JOURNEY AWARDED BY ETA, REGULATED BY OFQUAL
Delivered by ANT…
Freeths Offers Employment Law Training
10/09/2024
Member Post - Freeths
Training and Development
Keeping up with the ever-changing employment law landscape is tricky. That'…
Black Holes and Budgets
31/07/2024
Chris Fletcher, Policy Director at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, looks at how the state of…
Keith Johnston – Former Chamber President
19/06/2024
The Chamber has been saddened to hear of the passing of former President Keith Johnston after a long…
New Honda Bolton Head of Business
18/06/2024
Member Post - Swansway Motor Group
Swansway Motor Group would like to congratulate long-standing team member Aaron Keating on his recen…
Are you a rising star in Greater Manchester?
26/02/2024
Member Post - GM Business Growth Hub
The search is on to find Greater Manchester's 100 rising stars of business.We’ve joined forces with…
Building of the Year Shortlist: New Victoria
16/01/2024
New Victoria was one of six buildings shortlisted for the Building of the Year Award 2023.
The flags…
SME Exporters Treading Water
31/10/2023
• BCC’s Trade Confidence Outlook sees no improvement in Q3 of 2023 as half of all SME exporters (49%…
AIRPORT OFFICE PARKING
10/09/2023
Member Post - Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
DON’T FORGET TO ENTER YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER IF YOU HAVE PARKED IN THE CAR PARK
Do you visit our…
EUR1s: Top common errors exporters make
29/08/2023
Member Post - Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Export documentation refers to the various forms and paperwork required when a company or individual…
Apprentice Learns the Art of Bid-Writing
13/07/2023
Priyanka Mistry (pictured right) has started her placement with Seddon Construction following her at…
NOT ANOTHER SKILLS PLAN!
14/06/2023
After several months of hard work, two weeks ago we submitted the final draft of the Greater Manches…
Be investment ready!
30/05/2023
Need investment to grow? It's all about confidence – Investor confidence in you!
Let our experts rev…
A new Membership benefit is here!
24/05/2023
The wait is finally over!
We have partnered with Manchester based technology firm Net Hub to prov…
FAQ OF THE WEEK: Trading with Turkey
25/04/2023
Member Post - Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
With the UK’s official exit from the EU in December 2020, there had been some important changes in t…
Reward Yourself This Spring!
29/03/2023
As a valued member of the Chamber, you're automatically eligible for our reap the rewards programme.…
Bank of England Interest Rate Rise Reaction
02/02/2023
Member Post - University of Salford Business School
Commenting on the Bank of England's decision to raise the interest rate, Dr Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman…
Graduate Recruitment and Skills Survey 2023
01/02/2023
Member Post - Manchester Metropolitan University
This survey represents a unique collaboration of six industry bodies [Chartered Institute of Marketi…
View all up coming Chamber events
22/11/2022
We've created an interactive events calendar to make it easier for you to book onto Your Events!
Sim…
NOT ANOTHER SKILLS SURVEY!
19/10/2022
Last week, we launched the first of our activities leading up to the development of the first Greate…
National Recycle Week 2022
19/10/2022
Recycle Week is Recycle Now's flagship annual event which is a celebration of recycling across the n…
Ingeus Candidate Pen Pictures
17/10/2022
Our Partners Ingeus have complied a list of some great candidates for members who are currently hiri…
Meeting with Mindfulness
10/10/2022
At our Elliot House venue, we're very fortunate to have the magnificent Ghislaine Howard Howard Coll…
GM Up & Coming - Black History Month
03/10/2022
People from African & Caribbean backgrounds have been a positive and fundamental part of British…
GMCC - Cost of Doing Business Support Pack
15/09/2022
The Chamber is here to support businesses and people in businesses through the ups and downs. Our ec…
Construction Club Reflections
12/09/2022
State of the Sector
This round table discussion between leaders from within the sector addressedd th…
Partners in Focus Podcast
23/06/2022
We recently launched a new podcast series called Partners in Focus, where we highlight the Partners…
Stations of the Cross
22/06/2022
Chris Fletcher, the Chamber's Policy and Campaigns Director, reflects on the current rail strikes an…
Market spotlight: Japan
20/06/2022
In 2019, Japan was the third largest economy in the world, after the United States and China with a…
Clive Memmott's Pride Month Blog
08/06/2022
One of the more interesting things to come out of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations has been the man…
NWCRC Incident Response Pack
20/05/2022
North West Cyber Resilience Centre are Strategic Partners of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.…
FLEXI-JOB APPRENTICESHIPS
12/05/2022
The trailblazing new way to get apprenticeships for YOUR business!
OLDHAM College and GM Chamber of…
An Appetite for Membership
14/04/2022
Following the last 2 years where we supported our members through what can only be described as turb…
FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
13/04/2022
On Friday at the AGM and Spring Assembly I was delighted and honoured to have been re-elected as the…
GMCC Announces partnership with PROJECT#808
12/04/2022
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and PROJECT#808 are excited to announce a partnership which w…
Jo Haigh leads Leaders' Network courses
22/02/2022
Greater Manchester Chamber is delighted to offer four Director Training courses, designed to enhance…
Omicron Financial Support Available
17/01/2022
The government has created a support package to help businesses deal with the impact of the Omicron…
A Word From Clive
17/01/2022
Clive Memmott OBE, Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Chamber, looks at the year ahead.
Greater…
Latest Update on Plan B Covid Guidance
09/12/2021
Following the Government’s latest announcement about the start of ‘Plan B’ measures to control the s…
Doing Business in Germany - Business Clinic
29/09/2021
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is offering one-to-one advice about doing business in Germany…
Getting the Hospitality Sector Back on Track
26/05/2021
Member Post - GM Chamber
Now that lockdown measures are beginning to lift, we hope for some brighter times ahead for our hosp…
Market Spotlight: USA
05/04/2021
The USA is an attractive market due to its large, affluent, and diverse population. The USA is the U…
Bridging the Digital Divide
11/02/2021
Data from the Office for National Statistics states that 51 percent of low-income families or those…
BURNOUT, BOREOUT AND HOW TO FIGHT BACK
26/01/2021
What is Burnout? Well, there are actually 3 types of Burnout connected to the workplace: Overload, N…
An Update on Arab Embassies
20/01/2021
The Embassy of Iraq is now accepting Certificates of Origin and Invoices for Legalisation. Howeever,…
Building of the Year: Axis Tower
13/01/2021
Over the coming weeks, we will be looking at the buildings that have been shortlisted for the Greate…
Chamber Responds to January Lockdown
05/01/2021
Following the announcement last night of a new national lockdown Chris Fletcher Policy & Communi…
Brexit Support from The Chamber
17/12/2020
The UK is no longer part of the European Union and the Brexit Transition Period came to an end on 1s…
GM Chamber Kicking off with Kickstart
06/11/2020
Reet Dhallu, Lead Regional Membership Manager, walks us through the Government's kickstart scheme an…
A 21st Century Solution
06/10/2020
Chris Fletcher, Policy, Campaigns and Communications Director at Greater Manchester Chamber of Comme…
Chamber Reacts to Winter Economy Plan
24/09/2020
In an endeavour to bolster businesses, protect jobs and safeguard the nascent economic recovery, the…
Brexit talks hit the wall again!
22/09/2020
EU officials have expressed concern about a controversial bill published by the UK Government where…
Chamber Launches Meet the Expert 2020
22/09/2020
Despite the uncertainty with the current coronavirus crisis and the end of the transition period com…
Skills Brokerage Programme Update
09/09/2020
Will Taylor, Business Skills Consultant at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, has an update for…
Everything you need to know about Brexit
08/09/2020
The UK is no longer a member of the European Union. However, discussions are still ongoing as to wha…
International Trade Masterclasses Update
08/09/2020
Early August, we launched a new series of free international trade masterclasses to help our membe…
Calling all Creatives: Support is Available!
01/09/2020
Lockdown in Greater Manchester has changed how many people do business. We recognise that it’s a dif…
Fill In Our Global Supply Chain Survey
25/08/2020
The Global Trade Professionals Alliance (GTPA), supported by the Australian Government, and on behal…
Market Spotlight: Malaysia, Food & Drink
25/08/2020
Malaysia, located in south-east Asia, currently boasts one of the region’s most vibrant economies…
Business Opportunities for Homeware Products
25/08/2020
Member Post - GMCC International Trade Team
A unique opportunity to pitch their products to a well-known buyer is currently available to UK comp…
Export Documentation Service Update
25/08/2020
CUSTOMER SERVICE WORKING HOURS:
Please note we are not offering a Physical Counter Service at th…
EU-Vietnam Trade Agreement Starts
20/08/2020
EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA)The EU – Vietnam FTA came into force on the 1st August 2020 a…
Skills Support for Self-Employed
19/08/2020
It can be hard work juggling the many responsibilities of being self-employed or running an SME busi…
A 21st CENTURY PROBLEM
17/08/2020
Chris Fletcher, Policy, Campaigns and Communications Director at Greater Manchester Chamber of Comme…
HMRC Grant available for customs training
11/08/2020
In September 2019, HMRC initially launched a grant to help businesses upskill their staff to make cu…
No more Transition at the UK Border
02/08/2020
The UK left the European Union on 31st January 2020, and the transition period comes to an end in De…
Social Enterprise: How to Access Funding
28/07/2020
We understand that some Social Enterprises may struggle at the best of times.
As part of an impartia…
And then there is growth!
27/07/2020
Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, Head of Research at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, looks at…
The Benefits of Exporting
24/07/2020
In the United Kingdom, over 205,000 businesses are currently exporting – they represent less than 9%…
Chamber Essentials: How HR has Evolved
22/07/2020
In the past HR was used to handle payroll, benefits, and resolve conflicts when needed. However, ove…
GMCC Launches New Letter of Credit Service
14/07/2020
The GMCC Trade Team have recently expanded our service offering to help companies trading internatio…
Focus on France
13/07/2020
Since the First World War, France has been holding a military parade on the Champs-Elysées to celebr…
Trading with Austria
30/06/2020
Following on from a very successful webinar on Austria delivered by GMCC on June 23, I am following…
International Trade News: June Round Up
30/06/2020
With big picture issues such as Covid-19 and Brexit looming over the international trade landscape,…
Selling Food and Drink Products to Italy
16/06/2020
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy…
What About the B Word?
16/06/2020
As the world has been dealing with coronavirus and the aftermath of its impact Brexit has taken a ba…
Common mistakes with Letters of Credit
16/06/2020
Letters of Credit can be complex and exporters risk non-payment and additional costs if they do not…
BUILDING BACK?
07/05/2020
As we end the 7th week of Lockdown, expectations are increasing over the possibility of changes to t…
UAE Food & Drink Regulation Update
21/04/2020
To assist businesses in these difficult times, our partner in the UAE has informed us that authoriti…
Budget Overview
11/03/2020
Following the Chancellor's Budget speech, Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, Head of Research at Greate…
FREE Incoterms 2020 Info-Graphic
10/03/2020
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has produced a free info-graphic that businesses can refer to…
Iraq: Poultry Import Update
14/02/2020
Iraq has recently implemented several bans on poultry products originating from several European cou…
