Thinking Business December 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of the Thinking Business.
As the nation is gripped by inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, there is inevitably a focus on the financial wellbeing of a business or individual, but what about the physical and mental wellbeing?
In this issue we look at the support and advice on offer to people and companies across the County to ensure they are in a good place.
How can employers create an environment where staff feel valued and how can a “wellbeing framework” make a difference to the workplace culture?
The clear message in this special report is that a “wellness culture” is led from the highest level showing the best business leadership.
There needs to be buy-in right across the business and the leaders have a duty to care to ensure employees feel engaged, encouraged and able to achieve their potential.
Also, in this edition we feature the winners and finalists who celebrated their success at our recent Chamber Business Awards.
We also consider the importance of the UK Government’s decision to give businesses an additional two years to comply with the new UKCA marking requirements. CE marking can now continue to be used for certain goods placed on the GB market until the end of December 2024.
Businesses will be breathing a huge sigh of relief as this decision pushes back costly alterations on product marking that were due to come into effect straight away.
While the time extension is welcomed, the British Chambers of Commerce view is that future clarity is needed.
In the latest Chamber news, we look at the best ways to use your customer data for marketing in 2023 and how to turn Christmas customers into loyal buyers.
On that positive note, from a business perspective I hope 2023 is a prosperous year for you all and from a personal perspective, I wish you all good health and happiness in 2023.
Jo James, Chief Executive
Kent Invicta Chamber Commerce
