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Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce News
News and press releases from Inverclyde Chamber, our members and our partner organisations at Scottish and British Chambers of Commerce.
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15/07/2022
More than 33,600 customers have successfully used the HMRC app to renew their tax credits claim so far this year, a 39% increase on last year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
15/07/2022
Groups in Inverclyde can now apply for a share of a £365,000 council fund supporting community, sports and voluntary activities throughout the area.
12/07/2022
Local property business, Bowman Rebecchi has launched an internship programme for young people aged 16-18 in partnership with Career Ready – a national social mobility charity which supports young people to get into work.
09/07/2022
Tailored 1:1 advice and practical help to allow you and your business to keep up, improve business processes and get online.
09/07/2022
For the first time Scotland will host the R&A’s three major championships alongside Scotland’s two opens - backed by more than £3 million annually to support golf events and market Scotland globally as the Home of Golf.
09/07/2022
People are being encouraged to have their say on proposals to introduce a 20mph speed limit zone in upper Port Glasgow.
08/07/2022
Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite applications from Scottish businesses for a trade mission from Finland to North-east Scotland, focusing on clean energy, new technologies, renewables and marine.
08/07/2022
Former Skyscanner executive Mark Logan has been appointed as Scotland’s first-ever chief entrepreneur.
06/07/2022
More than two million low-income workers will no longer pay National Insurance now, owing to a change in the way the tax is collected.
06/07/2022
Acclaimed TV chef Monica Galetti has been named as the first Scottish Seafood Ambassador.
06/07/2022
The Department for Work and Pensions has unveiled a £22 million package of support to help thousands of unemployed people over the age of 50 get […]
05/07/2022
An ambitious £22m bid to the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund to transform the heart of Greenock Town Centre is getting support from the community.
05/07/2022
The cost of doing business is in crisis mode and is undermining Scottish business recovery and growth, according to the latest findings from a leading Scottish business survey by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce.
02/07/2022
MSPs have voted to make some emergency Covid-19 powers permanent, including the ability to impose lockdowns and close schools.
02/07/2022
Screen Scotland has published a study showing the value of Scotland’s film and TV industries to the country’s employment and economic prosperity, projecting that the industry will grow to £1 billion by 2030.
02/07/2022
New funding to drive innovation within the hydrogen sector and accelerate its production and storage has been launched by the Scottish Government.
02/07/2022
A total of 323,700 customers are yet to renew their tax credits ahead of the deadline, with HMRC reminding them to do so by 31 July – or their payments will stop.
02/07/2022
Deputy First Minister John Swinney will take on responsibility for the Finance and Economy portfolio when Cabinet Secretary Kate Forbes starts her maternity leave next month. […]
02/07/2022
Dr Liz Cameron CBE, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, comments on reported proposals to temporarily cut VAT.
02/07/2022
Summer playschemes will be free for children in Inverclyde thanks to funding from the council to help ease the cost of living crisis for local families.
01/07/2022
The sequel to a successful free outdoor cinema event in Greenock takes place this weekend.