With 46% of external trade, the EU is the most important UK trading partner by far. To attract investment and grow the economy, a stable & reliable 🇪🇺🇬🇧 trade relationship is needed. Thanks Shevaun Haviland Haviland for discussing the report "The TCA three years on" with EU Members.

At next month's Budget we're calling on the Government to work in partnership with business to improve the planning system. Our Director General Shevaun Haviland told Charlie Conchie from City A.M. more about our exciting idea 👇

🗣Shevaun Haviland: "It was great to host members of our Business Council and Senior Shadow Cabinet Member Pat McFadden for dinner last night and discuss how a potential Labour government would work with industry and the priorities of business." #WhereBusinessBelongs

Good to have Shevaun Haviland in the room for this. We are calling for a stronger focus on helping #SMEs use Free Trade Agreements, to boost overseas sales of our goods and services. 👇

Great start to the UK-France Business Forum at the residence of the French Ambassador Hélène Duchêne yesterday. Brilliant to hear from Jo Hawley along with Fabienne Viala and Françoise Rausch. What a powerhouse line up! French Embassy UK🇫🇷🇪🇺 Franco-British Chamber French Chamber of Great Britain

What are the key barriers to growth for SMEs? Shevaun Haviland sets out three key solutions in a panel discussion with Kevin Hollinrake MP at Department for Business and Trade's Business Connect event. 👇 1. Unblocking the planning logjam 2. Improving access to finance 3. Increasing export support

SPOT ON BCC martha lane fox Shevaun Haviland - echoes many of my own findings - we need stable policymaking and a clear plan for investment

👀Watch our Director General Shevaun Haviland and South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry member Everything Dinosaur in this new documentary from the Financial Times about the impact of Brexit, and what could be done to improve things for business 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=x-7rDY…

March was a busy month at the BCC, and it's great to see the big issues for business being heard in the media. Take a look at some of the highlights👇 #WhereBusinessBelongs

Fun to be on Times Radio this morning with Peter Frankopan discussing everything from Iran to whether we should ban word chairman… and thanks for letting me chat about my crazy charity challenge givewheel.com/fundraising/21… Pls support me!

Totally fabulous event with our colleagues From all over the world / massive thanks to Priya Lakhani OBE who speaks even faster than me (but with considerably more sense) BCC you rock 😎

It was a pleasure to meet the Japanese Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Mr Hajime Hayashi, earlier this week. A great discussion on trade and investment between the UK and Japan.

Great to welcome Ed Davey to our latest Business Council meeting, chaired this morning by Sarah Howard MBE. With a General Election on the horizon it was important to hear the Lib Dem plan for business and his thoughts on the BCC's 'Future of the Economy' policy work.

We’re supporting the next generation of business leaders! We’ve teamed up with First News 🗞️❤️💙 to find the business leaders of the future. And that could be you! Winners get to showcase their idea with VIPs at #BCCONF on 27 June. Find out more👉 ow.ly/Slm250RIhbT

🗣️BCC Director General Shevaun Haviland: "We believe our 5-point plan creates an immediate pathway for a new government, of whatever party, to help businesses succeed. When business succeeds, the country succeeds." Read details of our election manifesto 👇 britishchambers.org.uk/news/2024/05/b…

Our Future of the Economy #Election #Manifesto sets out the key actions our next government must take: 1. A green focused industrial strategy 2. Plan better for skills 3. Business rates reform 4. Improve EU relations 5. Appoint an AI champion for SMEs 👉 ow.ly/115s50S0T6L

🗣️Shevaun Haviland: "The public have delivered Labour a clear and decisive parliamentary majority – hopefully they will use this mandate to provide the stability and certainty businesses crave." Read our full response to Labour's win. 👇 britishchambers.org.uk/news/2024/07/b…

This morning, Shevaun Haviland joined business leaders at the Met Police Breakfast to make the case that the Met must do more to support businesses. A strong partnership is vital for London’s safety and economy. #WhereBusinessBelongs #LondonBusiness #BusinessSupport