Small and medium sized businesses in Cumbria who trade in goods with the European Union are being urged to apply for newly-announced funding to ensure they can continue trading effectively […]
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Last chance to book: Essential Brexit webinar for Eden firms
THE UK has left the EU and the transition period is now over. This means new rules are in place for businesses in Eden and in the rest of the […]
MP leads cross-party group to urge Government to protect farmers by maintaining payments through Brexit transition
LOCAL MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming, Tim Farron, is leading calls for the Government to protect family farmers by maintaining current farm payments until […]
Check contracts now ‘to reduce risk of Brexit litigation’
CUMBRIAN businesses can help to avoid possible Brexit legal issues by being open with their business partners on its potential effects, according to a leading business lawyer. With only days […]
Cumbria Chamber urges employers to act now to retain EU migrant workers after Brexit
CUMBRIA Chamber of Commerce is urging employers to act now to ensure that they retain staff who are EU citizens. EU citizens must apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to […]
COVID-19 & BREXIT wreak havoc on the delivery of British-made products abroad – says Cumbrian sculpture
CUMBRIAN sculpture business, Andrew Kay Sculpture, makes large, hand forged, wildlife-inspired garden sculptures from solid steel bar (the pieces are often over 2.5 metres in size and over 120 kilos in […]
Chamber launches ‘Beyond Brexit’ toolkit and urges businesses to prepare now
CUMBRIA Chamber of Commerce has launched a toolkit to help businesses prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period. ‘Business beyond Brexit’ – at https://www.cumbriachamber.co.uk/brexit – has guidance on […]
Specialist speakers confirmed to help tourism industry make sense of Brexit
A packed line-up of specialist speakers have been confirmed for a large-scale Brexit event to help Cumbria’s tourism businesses with their last minute preparations for the UK’s planned departure from the EU. […]
Cumbrian businesses told to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
A no-deal Brexit is becoming “more likely by the day”, a leading economist has told Cumbrian businesses. Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce, advised firms […]
Cumbria Chamber’s message to Bank of England Governor
Cumbria’s economy is in good shape but many businesses here are ill-prepared for a no-deal Brexit. That was the message that Cumbria Chamber of Commerce delivered to the Governor of […]
Support for tourism sector during times of uncertainty over Brexit
Cumbria Tourism is working with its partners to support the county’s tourism businesses as Brexit concerns grow. The county’s official Destination Management Organisation says that anxiety caused by the ongoing […]
Lakes Hospitality Trade Show hailed as “huge success”
With a headline Brexit debate, more than 140 exhibitors and 1,200 visitors through the doors, Cumbria’s longest-running trade show has been described as the biggest and best yet. 44th annual Lakes […]
Chamber’s Brexit warning to Cumbrian businesses
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce has taken the unprecedented step of writing to all businesses on its database to urge them to step-up preparations for a no-deal Brexit. Personal letter from […]
Top 5 Reasons You Should go to Words by the Water
The Lake District’s 10-day literary festival opened yesterday at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, and despite delayed trains, gales and monsoon weather the place was buzzing. So why should […]
Hospitality Businesses have their say on impending Brexit deadline
Hospitality Businesses have their say on impending Brexit deadline Businesses from across Cumbria’s £2.9billion tourism sector are being asked to put forward their questions for a ‘Question Time’ style Brexit […]
Cumbrian businesses demand answers to Brexit questions
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is demanding answers to 20 critical Brexit-related questions facing businesses. It is writing to all six of the county’s MPs asking them to put pressure on […]