
1st Aug, 2025
The Recess Bulletin has landed
It's recess - so what more fitting a time to publish our Recess Bulletin! It's packed with updates on what the Business Board Network are busy with an...

1st Aug, 2025
It's recess - so what more fitting a time to publish our Recess Bulletin! It's packed with updates on what the Business Board Network are busy with an...
30th Jul, 2025
As the parliamentary recess gets underway, Business Board chair, Mark Bretton MBE TD DL looks under the bonnet of the Modern Industrial Strategy and t...
27th Mar, 2025
Now that the Chancellor has delivered her much anticipated Spring Statement, and the Office of Budget responsibility have published their economic for...
Dates of Event: 1st - 3rd Jul, 2025
The LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition is a key event for senior representatives working in local and central government as well as senior colleague...
10th Feb, 2025
Today marks the closure of a three week consultation (opened on 20 January) following the Chancellor's announcement on 30 October 2024 that Government...
30th Jan, 2025
On 29 January the Chancellor gave a major policy speech on economic growth at the Siemens MedTech centre in Oxford (Healthineer) flagging a number of ...
27th Nov, 2024
The government's ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper and statement in the Commons from Liz Kendall, Secretary of State, DWP sets out details of reforms ...
14th Oct, 2024
This week marks the Good Things Foundation's initiative - Get Online Week - the annual digital inclusion campaign running from 14-20 October 2024, and...
Dates of Event: 6th - 6th Nov, 2024
The IED Annual Conference, which will be held at BMA House, London on 6th November, is themed 'Economic Transition – How do we deliver long-lasting ch...
27th Sep, 2024
A Norfolk Business Board tasked with developing a vibrant economy, helping local companies to succeed and ensuring the region has the necessary skills...
24th Sep, 2024
In her speech to the Labour Party Conference on Monday (23 September) the Chancellor confirmed that the government's Industrial Strategy will be publi...
12th Sep, 2024
Thursday 12 September sees the second annual End Digital Poverty Day, an event initiated and hosted by the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) - the Busine...
19th Aug, 2024
Big defence programmes like AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom and United States) and Tempest, (the Global Combat Air Programme) offer huge opportunitie...
Dates of Event: 12th - 12th Sep, 2024
Join the Digital Poverty Alliance on 12 September to help end digital exclusion in the UK as part of their End Digital Poverty Day.
3rd Aug, 2024
A new organisation to champion the collective local business voice and meet the priorities of the increasing number of business boards in councils and...
2nd Aug, 2024
As the new government gathers pace Cecilia Bufton, Chair of the Dorset LEP, which continues to deliver its functions for the financial year 2024/25, s...
Dates of Event: 25th Sep - 3rd Oct, 2024
With a host of free nationwide and regional in-person events, webinars and more, Business Finance Week helps smaller businesses learn about the differ...