Tom Hammersley

Five industry experts addressed business leaders at the bet365 Stadium on Friday, offering a glimpse into the future of business in Staffordshire. Staffordshire Chambers’ Big Business Breakfast event returned for its third instalment, Transforming Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, and provided pivotal updates on the infrastructure and policy changes that are set

A restaurant staffed by inmates on the grounds of a category C prison has launched a new pop-up evening designed to offer diners a unique culinary experience while supporting rehabilitation. The Secret Diner, which helps inmates at HMP Sudbury to pick up practical skills and improve their employment prospects, has

Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce has shared a convenient funding round-up that lists seven of the current grant and training opportunities that are available to businesses across the county. Included in the list is a 0% start-up loan, the hugely-popular Michelin Development Fund and FLOURISH – an opportunity for SMEs, community groups and

Industry specialists are helping plumbing and heating engineers in Staffordshire to become more ‘Eco-savvy’, while bridging a ‘sizable’ industry skills gap. Staffordshire Training Services have been awarded a Government grant – aimed at filling an industry-wide skills gap centred around the installation of heat pumps, as well as meeting policy targets

Staffordshire Chambers’ Start-Up programme is celebrating another milestone after helping its 2,000th business to get off the ground in the county.

And applications for the programme’s next free-to-attend cohort are now open for would-be entrepreneurs.

Businesses across Staffordshire have a unique opportunity to make their voices heard at the highest levels of UK policy-making by participating in the latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES).

Supporters attending Stoke City’s first game of the 2024/25 Championship season tomorrow will be in for a treat as they’re welcomed through the doors of a brand-new fan zone. The Boothen Quarter, a product of two years of design, planning and construction, will officially open for the first time ahead

A group of 15 local businesses are set to pilot Staffordshire Chambers’ innovative new Responsible Business Accelerator (RBA) programme, designed to drive ethical practices and enhanced sustainability outcomes in organisations across the county. Recently-introduced procurement legislation means that businesses must now demonstrate compliance with social value objectives when they are

Local businesses are set to receive an insight into the upcoming infrastructure and policy developments that will shape the future of the county at Staffordshire Chambers’ next Big Business Breakfast event. A team of keynote speakers will join business leaders at the bet365 Stadium on Friday, 20 September, for the