Buckinghamshire economic news

Welcome to the website of Buckinghamshire Business First (BBF). Our role is to provide the link between public policy and the business community in Buckinghamshire, to bring together the collective voice of Buckinghamshire’s businesses and to work with our partners to create a dynamic business environment in the Entrepreneurial Heart of Britain. 

  • Fabulous 4C Ball

    Friday 15 June 2012 sees the Fabulous 4C ball taking place at the Crowne Plaza, Marlow. Read more... 14th May 2012

  • Buckinghamshire Ambassadors Enterprise Awards 2012 Open for Entries

    The Enterprise Awards celebrate success in Buckinghamshire and provide a great platform for you to promote your business. Categories include Company of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, International Trader and new for 2012 Apprentice Employer of the Year. Read more... 14th May 2012

  • Investment and Contract Readiness Fund

    Social ventures with the potential of high growth can apply for grants from the new Investment and Contract Readiness Fund which is a new £10 million fund. It is aimed at social ventures which are financially sustainable and will be focusing on helping them raise capital of a minimum of £500,000. Read more... 14th May 2012

  • Buckinghamshire Business First Members quiz Bank of England representative

    Buckinghamshire Business First and Phil Eckersley, the Bank of England’s Agent for the South East, recently hosted a lunch for key business people from Buckinghamshire at the Holiday Inn, Aylesbury. Guests from a variety of sectors asked hard hitting questions about the recession, inflation and productivity. Read more... 14th May 2012

  • Give as you live

    Fredericks Foundation, the organisation supporting start up and existing businesses in Buckinghamshire which have experienced difficulties in accessing finance, is asking BBF members to take part in a scheme designed to raise money while you shop Read more... 11th May 2012

  • Support for Eco Innovators

    SMEs are being encouraged to be part of a greener future with their low carbon ideas. Rt. Hon. Edward Davey MP, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, has announced that the government is putting tens of millions of pounds towards rewarding SMEs for producing the low carbon ideas of the future. The available money forms part of the overall £200 million announced for DECC’s innovation support in the 2010 Spending Review. Read more... 11th May 2012

  • Tax breaks for businesses

    The Government has launched its Business Rates Deferral Scheme which gives thousands of local businesses the opportunity to delay paying some of this year's rates bill for up to three years. The deferral scheme offers businesses a tax break which will help them adjust to the inflationary changes. Read more... 11th May 2012

  • Boost the 'Business in You'

    A competition which aims to boost the fortunes of two businesses by providing them with a large support network and £15,000 worth of free advertising has been launched. Read more... 11th May 2012

  • Cashback cheers for new owners of upgraded pub

    A Vale pub is one of the first businesses in the UK to benefit from Cashback as part of the National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS) launched by the Chancellor last week Read more... 30th Apr 2012