LCCI Updates

The tilt towards the Indo-Pacific has been seen as driven by a desire to make a success story of Brexit while addressing attendant challenges. Two years since the review of the UK Government’s tilt, the Foreign Affairs Committee has issued its report.

London Higher represents nearly 50 higher education institutions across London and is the largest sector body of its kind in English higher education. Since becoming CEO in October 2020, Dr Diana Beech has been instrumental in creating a name for the organisation both in London and beyond. Diana has grown the membership and established London Higher as a key policy influencer, creating valuable connections across government and sector partners.

In July, London Stansted became the first major UK airport to exceed pre-pandemic passenger volumes in any given month. More than 2.8 million passengers passed through the terminal – 102% of the total served in July 2019. It was also the busiest July ever at the airport and the third busiest month in its history.

The built environment generates approximately 40% of our annual global carbon emissions and is a major contributor to climate change. The property and construction sector is on a mission to rapidly transform the built environment and achieve net zero carbon buildings but what are the opportunities and barriers to success?

LCCI is proud to offer its members a permanent referral reward scheme. Recommend someone to become a paid member at LCCI and you will be rewarded with a monthly changing prize!

Find out how to enter, what this month's prizes is and our T&Cs in this article.

During the 10th annual London Tech Week in June, thousands of international delegates, tech entrepreneurs and London and UK-based businesses joined forces to discuss the next steps to growing London’s tech sector.

LCCI is proud to promote HMRC’s recent campaign ‘Tax avoidance: don’t get caught out’. It advises taxpayers how to spot avoidance schemes, explains the risks involved and how to report a suspicious scheme to HMRC. 

Dr Yaz Osho, senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at University of Westminster explores intersectionality and the importance of taking the whole selves of racially minoritised entrepreneurs into consideration.

The pandemic’s impact on women entrepreneurs was profound and disproportionate, it highlighted the need for policy makers to urgently address the inequal access to entrepreneurial support to ensure the sustainable and meaningful participation of female entrepreneurs in the recovery of the economy worldwide.

The UK has 70+ Free Trade Agreements in effect, they bring countless benefits to SMEs, including the access to reduced or nil import duty rates; learn how to access them through the correct implementation and understanding of Rules of Origin.