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Burdens Barometer 2008
Burdens Barometer 2008
The Burdens Barometer has been updated from last year and the total cost of the major regulations to business approved since 1998 is now £65.99bn.
Quarterly Economic Survey
Quarterly Economic Survey
The British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey is the largest and most representative independent business survey of its kind in the UK.
Business Travel: Choice or Necessity?
Business Travel: Choice or Necessity?
A joint report published by the British Chambers of Commerce and the RAC Foundation
Running on Empty
Running on Empty
A Transport Survey by the British Chambers of Commerce
A Tale of the Cities: the best of times?
A Tale of the Cities: the best of times?
A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce
Flexible working: Good business How small firms are doing it
Flexible working: Good business How small firms are doing it
A joint report published by the British Chambers of Commerce and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Sustainable Transport Smarter Alternatives
Sustainable Transport Smarter Alternatives
A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce
Sustainable Transport Water Freight
Sustainable Transport Water Freight
A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce
Sustainable Transport Rail Freight
Sustainable Transport Rail Freight
A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce
Work and life: How business is striking the right balance
Work and life: How business is striking the right balance
A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce
The Burden of Regulation: Who is watching out for us?
The Burden of Regulation: Who is watching out for us?
A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce in partnership with Tim Ambler, Francis Chittenden and Deming Xiao.
Parliamentary Briefs
Parliamentary Briefs
Keeping Parliamentarians closely in touch with the business issues that matter to Chamber members.
UK Skills: Making the Grade
UK Skills: Making the Grade
A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce
Burdens Barometer 2007
Burdens Barometer 2007
The Burdens Barometer has been updated from last year and the total cost of the major regulations to business approved since 1998 is now £55.66bn.
Migration: Plugging the Gap
Migration: Plugging the Gap
A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce
Deregulation or Deja Vu?
Deregulation or Deja Vu?
UK Deregulation Initiatives 1987/2006 a report published by the British Chambers of Commerce in partnership with the London and Manchester Business Schools.
Waiting in Line
Waiting in Line
A Transport Survey by the British Chambers of Commerce
Red Tape: The Real Story
Red Tape: The Real Story
A report prepared by the British Chambers of Commerce
Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency: The Challenge for Government and Small Businesses
An Energy Efficiency Survey by the British Chambers of Commerce
Transport, an Investment Imperative
Transport, an Investment Imperative - The business perspective on Transport
A report by the British Chambers of Commerce Transport Working Group
Building Communities
Building Communities: Business Rates and Local Government
A report prepared by the Institute of Public Finance for the British Chambers of Commerce
Building A Skilled Nation
Building A Skilled Nation
The business perspective on education and skills.
Regulators Box Tickers or Burdens Busters?
Regulators Box Tickers or Burdens Busters?
UK Regulatory impact Assessment 2004/5 in partnership with the London Business School and Manchester Business School.
Burdens Barometer 2006
Burdens Barometer 2006
The Burdens Barometer has been updated from last year and the total cost of the major regulations to business approved since 1998 is now £50.27bn.
Is EU Regulation good for us?
Is EU Regulation good for us?
A study of EU Regulations in 2003/4 in partnership with the London Business School and Manchester Business School.
Nurturing New Products
Nurturing New Products
New Product Development in Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers
A report from The British Chambers of Commerce in partnership with The Manufacturing foundation and The Manufacturing Advisory Service, West Midlands.

The cost for this report is £50.00 please e-mail for details.
Inventing Our Future
Inventing Our Future
Research & Development in Manufacturing SMEs
A report from The British Chambers of Commerce in partnership with The Manufacturing foundation.

The cost for this report is £50.00 please e-mail for details.
Enterprise Nation
Enterprise Nation
Enterprise Nation shows the innovative ways that Chambers of Commerce are addressing the challenges facing entrepreneurs, particularly those in disadvantaged areas. The report features case studies of entrepreneurs, showing what it involves to start up and grow a business today.
Is EU Regulation good for us?
Is EU Regulation good for us?
A study of EU Regulations in 2003/4 in partnership with the London Business School and Manchester Business School.
BCC Manifesto 2005
BCC Manifesto 2005
Whatever the make-up of the UK's next government, business must be at the very heart of that government's agenda.
Regulation Another Form of Taxation?
Regulation Another Form of Taxation?
The cost of complying with new regulations introduced since 1997 has now reached £38.9bn. UK Regulatory Impact Assessments in 2003/04.
Burdens Barometer 2005
Burdens Barometer 2005
The Burdens Barometer has been updated from last year and the total cost of the major regulations to business approved since 1998 is now £38.9bn.
Cutting Through Red Tape
Cutting Through Red Tape
The real cost of bureaucracy and regulation - and how to overcome it. A guide by the BCC in association with Microsoft.
Business Priorities For Europe
Business Priorities For Europe
The British Chambers of Commerce Manifesto for the European Elections in 2004, setting out business priorities for the next 5 years.
BCC Transport Manifesto
BCC Transport Manifesto
When it comes to constraints imposed on business by the transport infrastructure, currently calculated at £15bn a year, these factors are not under the control of business.
Getting Business Moving
Getting Business Moving
A Transport Survey by the British Chambers of Commerce.
Setting Business Free from Crime
Setting Business Free from Crime
A Crime Against Business Survey by the British Chambers of Commerce in association with Microsoft.
A New Tax Horizon
A New Tax Horizon
How to simplify Britain's Payroll Tax System a report by the British Chambers of Commerce Tax Simplification Working Group.
Gold Plate Report
Gold Plate Report
A study of UK elaboration of EU Directives a report by the British Chambers of Commerce.
The Impact of Foreign Languages on British Business - Part 1:
The Impact of Foreign Languages on British Business - Part 1: The Qualitative Results
Language Survey by the British Chambers of Commerce in association with Learning and Skills Council (LSC).
The Impact of Foreign Languages on British Business - Part 2:
The Impact of Foreign Languages on British Business - Part 2: The Quantitative Results
Language Survey by the British Chambers of Commerce in association with Learning and Skills Council (LSC).
Skills in Business
Skills in Business
Report of the British Chambers of Commerce Skills Taskforce.
Business Broadband Survey
Business Broadband: A BCC Survey
A state of the nation survey into the penetration and impact of broadband on British business. In association with Cisco Systems and Oracle.
Achieving the Vision
Achieving the Vision
Female Entrepreneurship a report by the British Chambers of Commerce in association with Learning and Skills Council (LSC).
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