South Yorkshire Quarterly Economy Survey Results Webinar Q2: Business Growth

Description

These webinars are an opportunity for key stakeholders to be briefed on the latest Quarterly Economic Survey results and to discuss what their implications are.

This quarter’s survey focused on two key themes: business growth and international trade. The findings paint a mixed picture. While many businesses remain optimistic and focused on increasing sales, their ambitions are tempered by ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and systemic trade barriers.

Facilitated by Dan Fell, Chief Exec of Doncaster Chamber, this webinar will explore the findings as well as hearing from experts including Nick Patrick Director of the International Trade Centre in Sheffield.



 
About The South Yorkshire Quarterly Economic Surveys
 
Every three months, the South Yorkshire Chambers — those being the respective networks for Doncaster, Sheffield and Barnsley & Rotherham — conduct a major survey gauging how their members feel about current business conditions, as well as the broader state of the economy.
 
In addition to providing a snapshot of these more general sentiments, the questionnaires will always take a deep dive into a specific issue that’s of particular relevance to the business community; whether that’s recruitment, transport infrastructure, the cost of living, or the implications of AI.  
 
The results from this will then go on to inform the various advocacy & campaigning activities of the SY Chambers, as they strive to better represent their members. They will also being used to influence the decision-making of those with the power to enact meaningful change in our region.
 
The polls conducted in South Yorkshire also go on to feed into the nationwide Quarterly Economic Survey (QES), which is itself the largest and most representative independent business survey of its kind in the UK. For this reason, it is closely watched by policymakers such as the Treasury, the Bank of England, the Office of Budget Responsibility, the EU Commission and the IMF.

About The Stakeholder Webinars
 
It is an opportunity for stakeholders — from the local authority, public sector, political arena or elsewhere — to better understand the plight of their respective business communities, and to learn more about what firms on the ground think ought to be prioritised here in South Yorkshire.
 
Those who attend will be briefed on the survey results, will have an opportunity to ask questions, and will get to participate in a discussion about how to make the region a more business-friendly environment.