An open letter to Scotland’s Young People

While you enjoy the summer and a well-deserved break from your studies we wanted to write to you in our role as Scotland’s business leaders and on behalf of our networks of thousands of Scottish employers. As you receive your official SQA results, we want to reassure you that we…

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SCC respond to latest Scottish Government lockdown announcement

“Businesses will understand the importance of tackling the new ‘Delta’ variant, but today’s decision will be a great relief for some and disappointing for others. While some areas will be able to take advantage of further re-opening, other areas have hit another roadblock. “Where restrictions have been extended, the Scottish…

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Robotics and care event demonstrates world-first for assisted living technology users

A collaborative robotics and social care event has brought together innovators and end-users in a week-long burst of creativity around assistive technology, supported by the world’s first example of an open assisted living laboratory. Highlights included connecting multiple home appliances with a single in-ear switch, and new concepts for using…

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Why it’s not ‘tacky’ to want to share Edinburgh with tourists – Liz McAreavey

With 2019 now firmly behind us and our focus now on a new decade, I am genuinely disappointed by the criticism that has followed another successful Winter Festival. I think it’s time we all took a breath and started a balanced and adult conversation about how tourism benefits the city…

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Edinburgh Chamber Scottish Budget Briefing

FORECASTS The Scottish Fiscal Commission has forecast that GDP growth will be 1.2% in 2019, falling to one per cent in 2020 and 2021, 1.1% in 2022, and 1.2% in 2023, given the uncertainties of Brexit, falling productivity growth and a shrinking working age population. BREXIT Derek Mackay has claimed…

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Edinburgh Chamber survey finds nearly 70% of Edinburgh businesses back a Transient Visitor Levy

Figure jumps to nearly 80% when a TVL ring-fenced for infrastructure investment is proposed, finds Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce today announced its findings of a recent survey of members regarding the potential introduction of a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) in Edinburgh. The survey yielded views…

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Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce comments on General Election result

“This morning’s result of a hung parliament has brought even more uncertainty throughout the country.

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Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce on High Level Trade Mission to Shandong Province, China

Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has participated in one of the first network-wide overseas trade missions to China, led by a delegation of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce.

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Tartan Explorer Gets Chamber Year Off to an Inspirational Start

Josh Quigley, the Tartan Explorer was the main attraction at this morning’s Breakfast Event, kindly hosted by Edinburgh’s Apex Waterloo Place Hotel.  Josh (24), an award winning young entrepreneur, survived a suicide attempt in 2015 and is now dedicating his time to a Cycle the World Expedition raising awareness of…

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Cypriot Minister for Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism to visit Edinburgh for Cyprus-UK Business Forum

On the 10 November, George Lakkotrypis, Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism for the Republic of Cyprus will visit Edinburgh to speak at the Cyprus-UK Business Forum.

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