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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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20/12/2021

Covid: Scotland To Receive £220m Emergency Treasury Money

Scotland is to receive £220m emergency UK government money to help tackle Covid-19.
20/12/2021

Inverclyde Chamber Of Commerce CEO To Step Down

Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce has announced that George McKay, its current Chief Executive, is to step down from his role at the end of this month. 
17/12/2021

Minister Meets With Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce Members

Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise was Inverclyde Chamber’s guest speaker at its recent roundtable webinar on Thursday 9th December 2021.
17/12/2021

Free Training Courses From Inverclyde Council

The Inverclyde Council Community Learning and Development (CLD) partnership is delighted to be working in partnership with West College Scotland on a range of new online tutor-led SQA Level 5 courses for Inverclyde Residents including employees of Inverclyde Council, HSCP, and partners.
17/12/2021

Clean Energy & Climate Change By Scottish Chamber Network – Expo 2020

The Scottish Chamber of Commerce international network is pleased to invite applications from Scottish businesses to a trade mission to Dubai Expo focusing on clean energy […]
17/12/2021

Rishi Sunak Holds Omicron Crisis Talks With Businesses

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has met business leaders for crisis talks today as firms warn of lost bookings.
17/12/2021

December And January Business Support Top Up

The December and January Top Up will provide a one-off payment to support businesses affected by the latest public health advice in December.
17/12/2021

New Scottish Covid Regulations Come Into Force

New legal restrictions on businesses to help control the spread of Covid-19 have taken effect in Scotland.
17/12/2021

Coronavirus Asymptomatic Workplace Testing In Scotland

Public, private, and third-sector organisations with 10 or more staff can sign up for free asymptomatic workplace testing.  
16/12/2021

Bank Of England Raises Interest Rates To 0.25%

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls to tackle surging price rises.
16/12/2021

Picture Perfect Christmas

Festive figures have started appearing in towns and villages across Inverclyde to help spread some Christmas cheer. Five-foot characters have been installed by Inverclyde Council for […]
16/12/2021

New Covid Guidelines For Businesses Published

With the arrival of the new Omicron variant, the Scottish Government is asking businesses to strengthen compliance with current protection measures and make an extra effort to do so from now through the festive period and beyond.
15/12/2021

ABI Comments On Latest Working From Home Guidance

ABI confirms that anyone following the Government’s latest Covid guidance to work from home where they can will not normally have to tell their home insurer, […]
14/12/2021

New Measures Introduced To Slow The Spread Of Coronavirus

As Omicron continues to spread, the Scottish Government has set out new guidance and measures to take effect from midnight on Friday to stem the flow of transmission, keep businesses and services open, and protect against pressure on health services.
14/12/2021

Inverclyde Drinks Guru Set To Take Locally-branded Gin To Global Market

An Inverclyde drinks guru is proving some-gin special as he prepares to take his locally-branded creation to a global market. The Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce (ICC) […]
14/12/2021

SCC Responds To Scottish Government COVID-19 Update

Dr Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce responds to the First Minister’s statement to the Scottish Parliament on COVID-19.
13/12/2021

ICC Cancels Its Cracking Christmas Get Together

Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce has taken the difficult decision to cancel its Christmas event this Thursday. Mark Spragg, President of the Chamber, said “It is really […]
10/12/2021

SCC Reaction To First Minister’s Covid-19 Briefing

Dr Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, reacts to the First Minister’s COVID-19 briefing.
10/12/2021

New Television Studio To Grow Sector

A new £11.9m television studio that has been jointly funded by the Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council is set to be a catalyst for growth in Scotland’s screen sector.
10/12/2021

Scotland Facing A ‘Tsunami’ Of Omicron Cases

Scotland is facing a "tsunami" of Omicron cases, with the variant likely to replace Delta as the dominant form of the virus within days, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.
09/12/2021

SCC Responds To The Scottish Budget For 2022-23

Responding to the Scottish Government’s Budget for 2022-23, Dr Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce said: “Scotland’s economy is recovering from the […]