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New plan needed as fresh tariff pain hits

Somerset Chamber welcomes Lord Lieutenant of Somerset as Patron

Trade accelerator to transform export opportunities

Inflation eases but business costs still biting

Growth elusive as labour market loosens

Fragile end to 2025 on growth

Somerset Chamber launches campaign to save funding for Skills Bootcamps

Apprenticeship system reform must go further

Further rate cuts crucial to support growth

Finalists announced in the Somerset Business Awards 2026

Business rates ‘tweaks’ not enough 

Planning system putting the brakes on growth

Clean energy deal a welcome first step, says BCC

Inflation waters remain choppy

Few signs for optimism in labour market

Somerset Chamber welcomes SS&L as a new Business Partner

Growth returns in pre-Budget period

Costs pressures hit jobs market further

Somerset Chamber calls on employers to help shape the county’s workforce

Business Rates anxiety hits record high

More clouds gathering over business confidence

EU trade getting more difficult

Rate cut Christmas cheer for business

Business wary as new employment rights become law

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