Doncaster Chamber News

First-Ever Doncaster Women in Business Conference to Spotlight Female Entrepreneurs and Explore Timely Issues Doncaster’s first-ever Women in Business Conference is just around the corner and — with a line-up of accomplished guest speakers and inspiring panellists — will be shining a spotlight on female entrepreneurs and exploring the challenges that many of them face.…

Embracing New Opportunities, Realising University City Aspirations and Reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport Are All Top Priorities For Local Chamber in 2024 Doncaster Chamber is looking forward to a year of prosperity for our city and its business community, with the outlook for 2024 looking very bright provided that the right steps are taken to create…

Business Conditions Are Improving In South Yorkshire But Growth Is Tentative and Investment in Transport Infrastructure Needed Across South Yorkshire, business conditions are improving— in areas such as cash flow, sales, and overseas exports — albeit at a somewhat marginal rate. However, while this may seem like grounds for relative optimism, it is also worth…

Doncaster Chamber Welcomes New Apprenticeship Hub Service That Will Help South Yorkshire Businesses To Access Fresh Talent A new initiative has just launched in South Yorkshire, acting as a one-stop-shop for those who are looking to engage with apprenticeships in the region, and Doncaster Chamber has extremely high hopes for the benefits this will deliver…

Welcome News for Business Investment As the Chancellor Finally Starts To Plot a Route Through Challenging Economic Waters Doncaster Chamber has welcomed the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, applauding how it unveiled new measures to encourage business investment, to support SMEs and to help the UK transition to a modern, Net-Zero economy. With inflation easing — albeit…

South Yorkshire Chambers Welcome News That the Region Has Secured £4.2 Million To Enhance Its Education and Skills Provision In response to welcome news that our region has just secured new funding — to enhance its education & skills provision — the three Chambers of Commerce for South Yorkshire are looking forward to the various…

Doncaster MP Joins Roundtable Discussion With Local Businesses, To Talk About City Centre Rejuvenation, Skills and The Local Economy Current economic conditions, ongoing recruitment difficulties, improvements to the region’s skills system and plans to rejuvenate Doncaster city centre were all topics of discussion at a recent MPs Roundtable event, organised by the local Chamber of…

Local Chamber Celebrates The Return of The Flying Scotsman to Doncaster and The City’s Proud Rail Heritage As residents prepare for The Flying Scotsman’s centennial homecoming, Doncaster Chamber is highlighting the significance of this iconic piece of locomotive history and how it stands as a proud symbol of our status as a railway town. Having…

Doncaster Chamber Says That Today’s King’s Speech Was A Missed Opportunity To Reassure Businesses Reacting to the content of today’s King’s Speech, Doncaster Chamber believes that Government has missed a vital opportunity to show that it apprehends the plight of businesses here in the North. Marking the start of the Parliamentary year, the King’s Speech…