News - The Director's Take
Posted on:
January, 2021
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Chamber Council Columns
Chamber Insight
Coronavirus COVID-19
Government issues
The Director's Take
We understand that tighter restrictions are necessary to ensure
that NHS can cope with the rise in numbers Businesses urgently need
more support, while this lockdown is in place The impact to retail,
leisure, hospitality and tourism has already been devastating, with
reports of 165% increase in restaurant job losses last year...
Posted on:
December, 2020
“Exeter Chamber understands the need to take tough measures against
this rapidly spreading new strain of Coronavirus to protect the NHS
and our communities, but this must not be at the expense of further
damage to our economy. “With hospitality businesses
already reporting an 80% reduction in takings over the Christmas...
Posted on:
November, 2020
Exeter Chamber's communications series, The Director's Take,
sees a different Chamber board director provide
regular updates and insight on leading news stories for
business each month. This week, Helen Scholes, Chamber board
director and marketing manager of Co Cars, gives us her take.
This week’s Directors Take from Helen Scholes: Ahead of
Social Enterprise Day this...
Posted on:
November, 2020
Exeter Chamber's communications series, The Director's Take, sees a
different Chamber board director provide regular updates and
insight on leading news stories for business each month. This
month, Tim Wadsworth, Chamber board director and Managing Director
of office specialists Space, gives us his take. Coronavirus
Business Impact Suvey Back in April we...
Posted on:
October, 2020
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The Director's Take
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Posted on:
October, 2020
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The Director's Take
This week’s Directors Take from Laura McFadyen, Chamber
board director and partner at Stephens Scown Solicitors:
How does Exeter become electric vehicle ready? This
week, it is reported that one in 10 new cars sold across Europe
this year will be electric or plug-in hybrid. This is triple last
year’s sales levels...
Posted on:
October, 2020
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The Director's Take
Exeter Chamber's new communications series, The Director's
Take, will see a different Chamber board director providing regular
updates and insight on leading news stories for business each
month. This month, Laura McFadyen, Chamber board director and
partner specialising in Employment Law and HR at Stephens Scown
Solicitors will give us her take. This week’s...
Posted on:
September, 2020
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The Director's Take
This week’s Directors Take from Julie Hawker, Chamber board
director and joint chief executive of Cosmic.
Workplace vs working from home? How businesses plans
have changed With restrictions tightening again and people asked to
‘work from home, if they can’, Exeter Chamber members were polled
on their plans going forward. Julie said: “Businesses are...
Posted on:
September, 2020
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The Director's Take
This week’s Directors Take from Julie Hawker, Chamber board
director and joint chief executive of Cosmic. Business urged to
prepare for NHS Covid 19 app With the app launching this Thursday,
businesses and organisations which are open to the public should
create and display a QR code, so that customers can easily...
Posted on:
September, 2020
Section:
Chamber Council Columns
Government issues
Local Authority News
Member news
The Director's Take
Julie Hawker is joint chief executive of Cosmic, an ethical IT
business based in Honiton. Julie has been a board director of
Exeter Chamber since 2017 and holds a number of other high level
positions across the region including being a board member of South
West Business Council and a...