CE and Management Team Blogs

11 May 2020

China is recovering – and we will too

By Richard Muir, Deputy Chief Executive Glasgow Chamber of Commerce A key development since lockdown began has been how quickly business ha…

01 May 2020

Job retention scheme must be extended if Scotland in longer lockdown

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Now that the initial weeks of crisis response are evolving into longer term …

27 Apr 2020

SEC expansion prime example of what we need for COVID-19 recovery

By Alison McRae, Senior Director Glasgow Chamber of Commerce It’s an understatement to say what a difference a few months have made in the …

16 Apr 2020

Small Business Grants revision is a victory for common sense

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive Glasgow Chamber of Commerce The Scottish Government’s revision to the Small Business Grant scheme aimed …

26 Mar 2020

Jobs Retention Scheme appears “in the nick of time”

Another new word entered the business lexicon last Friday and brought with it a substantial measure of relief.  Not many companies would ha…

10 Mar 2020

Budget help for business required as Coronavirus impact bites

This week the Chancellor has the unenviable task of setting out his Budget proposals in highly unusual circumstances.  If we had hoped that …