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What’s the shortest path between your ideas and real customer value?

Let's think about change. The idea of welcoming change even (or especially) when it arrives late can be a tough...

Suzanne Caldwell, of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, reflects on the US tariffs.

It seems there was little if anything we didn’t expect in today’s Spring Statement from the Chancellor.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said previously that there would only be one major fiscal event in a year so that...

Workplace feedback - essential for growth, yet so often mishandled.

It’s no question that Cumbrian businesses are facing increasing pressures, particularly as the imminent National Insurance and minimum wage increases...

Business confidence in North West falls for third consecutive quarter, but investment plans remain strong, says a leading Cumbrian accountants

Hospitality coach Antony Penny on how to deal with public feedback.

Britain’s economy shrank by 0.1% in October, latest figures show.