Scottish Chambers of Commerce welcome the easing of restrictions on international travellers

6th January 2022

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s changes to travel testing requirements for international arrivals into Scotland, Dr Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce said: “Scotland’s airports and our travel operators continue to be hit incredibly hard by the travel testing requirements introduced last month which resulted in a major slowdown in our […]

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January 2022: Funding opportunities from Innovate UK

5th January 2022

Made smarter innovation: sustainable smart factory UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million for digital innovation projects that will improve the resource efficiency and energy efficiency of manufacturing processes in factories. FIND OUT MORE AND APPLY > Automotive Transformation Fund expression of interest: round 17 Registered businesses can apply […]

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Scottish Chambers of Commerce respond to the Scottish Government’s COVID-19 Update 05/01/2022

5th January 2022

Commenting on the First Minister’s Covid-19 update, Dr Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce said: “Businesses will welcome the changes that the Scottish Government have made to the self-isolation requirements. “These changes should have a positive impact on businesses ability to operate and allow employees to return to work safely, whilst […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: First Minister’s Announcement 21 December and Business Support Guidance

21st December 2021

The First Minister today announced some further COVID-19 restrictions which will come into force after Christmas Day, some of which will impact directly on businesses. Additionally, some initial guidance has been made available on the December and January Business Support Top Up for hospitality businesses. First Minister’s Statement You can read the full statement here […]

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Scottish Chambers of Commerce respond to Scottish Government COVID-19 Update

21st December 2021

Commenting on the First Minister’s COVID-19 update, Dr Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce said: “Businesses across Scotland have already lost millions of pounds in trade due to the return of restrictions and the confirmation that yet more restrictions will come into place from Boxing Day will be another hammer blow […]

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New COVID-19 guidance & regulations – in force from Friday 17 December

17th December 2021

Following on from updates by the First Minister, new guidance and regulations for businesses regarding COVID-19 have been published on the Scottish Government website. These will come into force as of Friday 17 December. We would urge you to read the guidance in full and to understand what the specific requirements are (if any) on […]

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The Border Innovation Hub’s new Ecosystem of Trust – closing 31 January 2022

15th December 2021

The UK Government is calling on industry to submit their interest in piloting the Ecosystem of Trust concept that was outlined on our 2025 UK Border strategy. As set out in the 2025 UK Border Strategy, the UK Government is looking to use data, technology and trusted relationships to deliver robust upstream compliance which would […]

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COP26 showed us it’s time to take food waste off the menu

15th December 2021

By Adam Hardie, business development partner and head of food and drink at Johnston Carmichael While world leaders congregated in Glasgow to thrash out climate talks and debate the future of our planet, it was a piece of art out with the SEC campus which held the most poignant message for me: food waste is […]

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The First Ministers update to the Scottish Parliament 14/12/21

15th December 2021

As you will be aware, the First Minister yesterday updated the Scottish Parliament on new coronavirus restrictions in light of the Omicron variant. We are expecting additional guidance from Scottish Government by the end of the week on what will be expected of businesses, but thought it would be helpful at this stage to quickly […]

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Scottish Chambers of Commerce react to the First Minister’s Covid-19 briefing

10th December 2021

Reacting to the First Minister’s COVID-19 briefing, Dr Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce said: “The First Minister’s announcement, advising against work Christmas parties, will have a major impact on Scotland’s events and hospitality sectors as these businesses are already reporting a surge of last-minute cancellations. “Financial compensation to mitigate the […]

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