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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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12/05/2022

Tourism Recovery Fund For EV Charge Points

The Destination Net Zero programme is one of the Scottish Government’s funded Covid-19 tourism recovery projects.
11/05/2022

McCabe To Lead Inverclyde Council’s Labour Group Again

Councillor Stephen McCabe has been reappointed Inverclyde Council Labour group leader following the party’s success in last week’s elections.
09/05/2022

Latest FPMC Funding Round Announced

Applications are now invited for a fund to support Scottish food and drink suppliers and producers to invest in future growth.
09/05/2022

Thousands Attend Gourock Highland Games Return

Gourock Highland Games were back with a bang at the weekend with thousands of visitors basking in glorious sunshine for the start of the Scottish season.
09/05/2022

Good Causes Benefit From Home Fix Scotland Donation

A large amount of office furniture has been donated to local organisations by Inverclyde repairs and maintenance contractor, Home Fix Scotland. Items including desks, chairs, filing […]
09/05/2022

Inverclyde Council Election Results

Labour and the SNP have emerged as the big winners in the Inverclyde Council election.
04/05/2022

TalentScotland Immigration Update

The UK Government has recently announced further details of 3 new visa routes which will come into effect in the coming months.
03/05/2022

Bowman Rebecchi Launches Estate Agency With New Director And Gourock Homes Contract Win

Inverclyde’s largest independently owned property firm has added a new arm to its business operations with both the launch of Bowman Rebecchi Estate Agents and a new contract to oversee the sale of 22 new homes in Gourock.
01/05/2022

Scottish Census Deadline Extended After Poor Response

The deadline for completing Scotland's census has been extended until the end of May because of low completion rates.
01/05/2022

Number Of Firms In Critical Financial Distress Rises Sharply

A growing number of UK businesses are at risk of going under, as costs spiral and Covid loan repayments come due, a report has found.
29/04/2022

Covid Self-isolation Guidance To End In Scotland

Self-isolation guidance is to end this weekend for people in Scotland who have Covid-19 or symptoms of the virus.
29/04/2022

Brexit Import Checks Delayed For Fourth Time

The UK government has delayed introducing more checks on EU goods entering the UK over fears it will disrupt supply chains and add to rising inflation.
28/04/2022

Government Borrowing Halves As Covid Costs Fall

Government borrowing in the last financial year more than halved from the amount borrowed a year earlier when the UK saw major Covid restrictions.
26/04/2022

International Workers’ Memorial Day 2022

A service will take place this week to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day.
25/04/2022

Digital Apprenticeship Development

Employers across Scotland have been invited to get involved in redeveloping Scottish Apprenticeships that provide the digital skills needed to support their businesses.
23/04/2022

New Health And Social Care Chief Officer Appointed

A new chief officer of health and social care in Inverclyde has been appointed.
22/04/2022

India And UK To Press Ahead With Talks On Free Trade Deal

Boris Johnson says India has agreed to a "massive push" towards striking a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK.
22/04/2022

RCH Money Talks: Providing Financial Wellbeing Advice

Inverclyde based housing association, River Clyde Homes, has provided a financial wellbeing advice newsletter to help their customers through these challenging times.
21/04/2022

New Joint Task Force Aims To Bring Jobs To Inverclyde

A top level task force is being set up to energise the Inverclyde economy and generate jobs with key players from every branch of government joining it.
20/04/2022

Building A Tech Nation

Building on the entrepreneurial ambitions set out in the National Strategy for Economic Transformation, Economy Secretary Kate Forbes has said that work is underway – backed by £45 million of investment – to help transform Scotland’s tech sector.
14/04/2022

New Blueprint To Help Town Centres Recover From Covid

New measures designed to revitalise town centres in the wake of the Covid pandemic have been published. A joint report by the Scottish government and council […]