£2 Billion is being poured into AI – but many local businesses aren’t ready for it. Earlier this week, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced […]

It’s almost a year since the government announced plans to build 1.5 million more homes by mid-2029.    The ambitions are being supported by planning reforms and […]

During the last decade, the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ or AI, has entered our everyday vocabulary.  A concept that seemed to exist in the far distant future […]

In a time of rising costs and wavering business confidence, the voice of Staffordshire’s business community rang loud and clear in a candid conversation with Newcastle-under-Lyme’s […]

The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2025 according to figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics, offering a […]

Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce is appealing for interest in joining an Artificial Intelligence Working Group (AIWG), an offshoot of the Chamber’s Digital Forum. The AIWG will be […]

We’re launching our latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) and we need your feedback!  Every three months, all 52 UK Chambers’ of Commerce roll out the QES, […]

Staffordshire businesses may feel a ‘shock absorber’ following the Bank of England’s decision to lower interest rates to 4.25%, report the British Chambers of Commerce. The […]

Biodiversity Net Gain, or BNG, was the theme of our recent Planning & Infrastructure forum, with two guest speakers providing informative updates.    Our Planning & […]