Synopsis
Catch up with the latest news, information and interviews on the Cumbria Growth Hub podcast.
Episodes
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Cumbria Business Growth Hub Podcast - Access to finance with Maria Ramsdale
08/11/2022 Duration: 10minJoin us as we talk to Maria Ramsdale about the new access to finance service available through Cumbria Business Growth Hub
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Cumbria Business Growth Hub Podcast - Ollie Hodgson
10/10/2022 Duration: 35minJoin us as we talk to Ollie Hodgson owner and founder of Platinum Live
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Cumbria Business Growth Hub Podcast - British Business Bank
10/08/2022 Duration: 16minWe speak to Sue Barnard from the British Business Bank and how they look at investments and what they can do to help your business.
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Cumbria Business Growth Hub Podcast - BBFA
23/06/2022 Duration: 12minBusiness Growth Manager, Eve Halliday talks to Dani Armstrong, Chair of the BBFA to find out about their current activity and future plans.
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Sellafield Programme and Project Partners Model Approach (Policy Shorts)
17/02/2022 Duration: 15minMcMenon's Business Director, Scott Castlehow, joins our Business Engagement and Policy Manager, Richard Miller, to discuss the company's history and growth, as well as providing insight into their recent success with Sellafield.
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What the Budget means for Cumbrian businesses
03/03/2021 Duration: 23minBudget analysis from Suzanne Caldwell of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and Amy Johnston and Sue Jeffrey of accountant David Allen.
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Coronavirus: The essential business podcast
13/03/2020 Duration: 39minWhat every business needs to know about Coronavirus. In this podcast, lawyers Frances Cameron and Luke Donockley, of Muckle LLP, set out the obligations and risks facing employers and outline steps to take to minimise damage to your business. Keep up to date with the latest information with the Chamber’s Coronavirus Toolkit, which is updated regularly. Click here. Cumbria Chamber of Commerce members also get access to a free HR helpline. For more information about Chamber membership, click here.
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Budget podcast with RSM
12/03/2020 Duration: 36minThis podcast replaces our Budget Breakfast with RSM, which we cancelled because of the Coronavirus outbreak. RSM tax partners Stephen Hunter and Anthony Cox talk through Budget tax changes and provide valuable pointers as to how your business should respond. Click here to download RSM's Budget 2020 checklist.
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What the Budget means for your business
11/03/2020 Duration: 26minChamber Chief Executive Rob Johnston and Armstrong Watson tax partner Graham Poles discuss the Budget. Understand what it means for your business.
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Tapping into University expertise
06/01/2020 Duration: 30minFind out how Lancaster University Management School can help your business develop and prosper. Pete Cornwall from LUMS discusses programmes specifically for SMEs in Cumbria covering leadership, productivity, digital technologies for manufacturers, innovation and – new for 2020 – family businesses. Many of these programmes are available to qualifying businesses free or at reduced cost through Cumbria Business Growth Hub. For information on Cumbria Forum click here, for the Made Smarter Leadership Programme here, for the Innovation Development Programme here, for Productivity Through People here, for the Family Business Excellence Programme here and for information on undergraduate placements here. And for details of an upcoming Cumbria Forum Masterclass event with Shaun Wane click here.
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What does the future hold for South Lakeland?
17/12/2019 Duration: 38minWe look at the prospects for 2020 and beyond with Councillor Robin Ashcroft, the economy, culture and leisure portfolio holder at South Lakeland District Council. The conversation covers recruitment difficulties, boosting productivity, greening the economy, revitalising town centres, proposals for a Morecambe Bay barrage and a possible Morecambe Bay Growth Deal.
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How to supply ENGIE
11/12/2019 Duration: 09minWhat SMEs need to know about working with ENGIE, which has won significant contracts to build extra care housing in Cumbria. Operations Manager Paul Young discusses the opportunities, ENGIE’s procurement criteria and what it looks for in suppliers and sub-contractors. To find out about how Cumbria Business Growth Hub can help SMEs get work with ENGIE and other large businesses, click here.
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Election podcast: Sue Hayman
02/12/2019 Duration: 34minThe Labour candidate for Workington defends her party’s plans for spending and taxation and set out plans for a £400bn National Transformation Fund. We challenge her on Labour’s nationalisation proposals and ask if its Inclusive Ownership Funds will deter business investment.
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Election podcast: John Stevenson
28/11/2019 Duration: 31minThe Conservative candidate for Carlisle on trade and immigration after Brexit, tackling skills shortages and escalating costs for business. We ask him if the North is getting a raw deal on infrastructure and why the Conservative manifesto makes no mention of nuclear new build.
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Election podcast: Tim Farron
27/11/2019 Duration: 37minThe Lib Dem candidate for Westmorland & Lonsdale predicts the outcome of the General Election and takes questions on Brexit, business rates, lifelong learning and other policies. We ask him why nuclear power doesn’t get a mention in the Lib Dem manifesto and why the party wants to axe one of the submarines being built by BAE Systems in Barrow.
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How to respond to extreme weather
07/11/2019 Duration: 32minEmployment lawyer Nigel Crebbin, of Burnetts Solicitors, looks at what businesses can do when winter strikes. Are you required to pay staff who can’t get to work? Can you insist that they work from home? What if your premises have to close because of flooding? This podcast covers all these issues and more.
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Preparing for a no-deal Brexit
16/10/2019 Duration: 20minLawyer Luke Donockley explores why businesses should prepare for no deal and outlines a seven-step process to put in place. He also touches on the impact Brexit might have on commercial contracts.
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How Brexit affects data and IP
16/10/2019 Duration: 14minUnderstand what Brexit will mean for data handling and intellectual property rights including copyright, designs, trade marks and patents. Lawyer Alex Craig, of Muckle, outlines the changes and the likely impacts for UK businesses.