Made in Stockport Awards 2025 Finalists
04/04/2025
Member Post - Aqua Design Group
Made in Stockport Awards was created in 2021 by Aqua Design Group to showcase artisan and creative i…

PM+M announces 20 promotions across the firm
03/04/2025
Member Post - PM+M
Bury- and Blackburn-based PM+M - the chartered accountancy, business advisory and financial planning…

HMG and Belle Vue Speedway renew partnership
31/03/2025
Member Post - HMG Paints
HMG Paints has renewed its partnership with Belle Vue Aces for the 2025 season. This year marks a pa…

Great run 蜜桃直播 - Business Challenge
28/03/2025
Be your greatest! 蜜桃直播's best running event will be back bigger & better than ever on Sund…

Spring Statement 2025 Reaction
26/03/2025
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Spring Statement against a backdrop of weakening public f…

Heathrow Airport closure news
24/03/2025
Member Post - University of Salford
Dr Jonathan Owens, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the University of Sa…

VPS Supporting The Armed Forces
23/03/2025
Member Post - VPS UK
A key part of VPS's People Agenda is creating opportunities for armed forces veterans, members of ca…
#SayYellow to 24-Hour Buses!
19/03/2025
Member Post - Transport for Greater 蜜桃直播
Transport for Greater 蜜桃直播 (TfGM) are trialling night buses on the V1 and the 36, connecting M…

Small Business Against Bullying
18/03/2025
Member Post - Aqua Design Group
After being the subject of online harassment since 2021 Aqua Design Group wants to create unity amon…

Greenmount Projects New Hires
13/03/2025
Member Post - Greenmount Projects Ltd
North West property company, Greenmount Projects has further strengthened its team with three key ap…

In Conversation With Paul Winterbottom
11/03/2025
Paul Winterbottom, owner of The Alternative Board (蜜桃直播 West), talks about his award-winning w…
Worrying about the rising employment costs?
11/03/2025
Member Post - YRH Finance Team
Increasing employment costs and the associated financial risks means that hiring full-time finance s…

UK Must Transform Archaic Infrastructure
10/03/2025
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on the Government to tackle the problems of the UK…

Financial wellbeing for employees
07/03/2025
Member Post - 蜜桃直播 Money Ltd
Financial wellbeing employee benefits are programs or perks provided by employers that help employee…

International Women's Day 2025
07/03/2025
Saturday 8th February is International Women's Day.聽
We celebrate International Women's Day to reco…

Freeths supports 鈥楽pot the signs鈥 campaign
06/03/2025
Member Post - Freeths
Freeths鈥 Partner Louise Lewis has been announced as an ambassador for聽STEP, the professional body fo…

Horizon 2025 Report Released
05/03/2025
Member Post - SLG
After a difficult period of holding their nerve in choppy waters, construction marketers have some r…

Ask The Expert - Michael Miller
04/03/2025
Michael Miller, Managing Associate at Freeths, specialising in Commercial Dispute Resolution, talks…

Xaverian College on the big screen
03/03/2025
Member Post - Xaverian College
Back in November 2024, three Xaverian College students, Jack Crennell, Cael Nolan and Georgia Nuttal…

Exclusive GMCC Opportunity - GM CRM
25/02/2025
Member Post - CRMKnowledge
At CRM Knowledge, we鈥檙e excited to introduce GM CRM, a new solution built specifically for fast-grow…

Freeths appointed to Cottsway鈥檚 legal panel
24/02/2025
Member Post - Freeths
Leading law firm Freeths has been appointed as a new supplier to Cottsway Housing Association鈥檚 lega…
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鈥檚 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鈥檚 Case Study Series!
17/02/2025
Member Post - inTEC GROUP
Struggling with unreliable IT support? You鈥檙e 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.聽
Commenting o…

Six tips for spotting AI scams
14/02/2025
Member Post - University of Salford
The University of Salford鈥檚 AI and dark patterns expert, Dr Richard Whittle, shares advice for spott…
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鈥檚 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 拢36 million, 115,000 sq ft 12-storey workspace, developed by ECF 鈥 a joint venture between…

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鈥檚 Business School
An economist working at the intersection of AI has given his assessment of the release of DeepSeek a…

Building of the Year Shortlist: Co-op Live
29/01/2025
Co-op Live was one of six buildings that were shortlisted for the Building of the Year Award 2024.
…

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鈥檚 plan to 鈥…

Pound under pressure amid stagnation fears
27/01/2025
GBP聽
UK retail sales fell unexpectedly in December,鈥痗oming in at -0.3%鈥痸ersus 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…

Employment Law Update January 2025
23/01/2025
Member Post - Freeths
There is still a bit of a 鈥渃alm before the storm鈥 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…

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鈥檚 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 蜜桃直播 Chamber of Commerce鈥檚 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…

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鈥檙e 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 蜜桃直播, 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 AN…

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 蜜桃直播 Chamber of Commerce, looks at how the state of…

Keith Johnston 鈥 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 蜜桃直播?
26/02/2024
Member Post - GM Business Growth Hub
The search is on to find Greater 蜜桃直播's 100 rising stars of business.We鈥檝e 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 flag…

SME Exporters Treading Water
31/10/2023
鈥 BCC鈥檚 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 蜜桃直播 Chamber of Commerce
DON鈥橳 FORGET TO ENTER YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER IF YOU HAVE PARKED IN THE CAR PARK聽
Do you visit our…

EUR1s:鈥 Top common errors exporters make
29/08/2023
Member Post - Greater 蜜桃直播 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 鈥 Investor confidence in you!
Let our experts re…

A new Membership benefit is here!
24/05/2023
The wait is finally over!聽
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We have partnered with 蜜桃直播 based technology firm Net Hub to pr…

FAQ鈥 OF THE WEEK: Trading with Turkey
25/04/2023
Member Post - Greater 蜜桃直播 Chamber of Commerce
With the UK鈥檚 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,聽Dr Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman…

Graduate Recruitment and Skills Survey 2023
01/02/2023
Member Post - 蜜桃直播 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!
Si…

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聽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 t…

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 蜜桃直播 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 蜜桃直播 Chamber of Commerce and PROJECT#808 are excited to announce a partnership which w…

Jo Haigh leads Leaders' Network courses
22/02/2022
Greater 蜜桃直播 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 蜜桃直播 Chamber, looks at the year ahead.聽
Greater…

Latest Update on Plan B Covid Guidance
09/12/2021
Following the Government鈥檚 latest announcement about the start of 鈥楶lan B鈥 measures to control the s…

Doing Business in Germany - Business Clinic
29/09/2021
Greater 蜜桃直播 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 蜜桃直播 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 蜜桃直播 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 memb…

Calling all Creatives: Support is Available!
01/09/2020
Lockdown in Greater 蜜桃直播 has changed how many people do business. We recognise that it鈥檚 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鈥檚 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:鈥
Please note we are not offering a Physical Counter Service聽at t…
EU-Vietnam Trade Agreement Starts
20/08/2020
EU 鈥 Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA)The EU 鈥 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 蜜桃直播 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 imparti…
And then there is growth!
27/07/2020
Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, Head of Research at Greater 蜜桃直播 Chamber of Commerce, looks at…

The Benefits of Exporting
24/07/2020
In the United Kingdom, over 205,000 businesses are currently exporting 鈥 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-Elys茅es 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 蜜桃直播 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 蜜桃直播 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…

Greater 蜜桃直播 Chamber appoints new president
23/10/2019
Robin Phillips of Siemens has been appointed as the new President of Greater 蜜桃直播 Chamber of C…