COMPELLING REASONS FOR JOINING SURREY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Largest Networking Group In Surrey
Your Opinion Heard Locally And Nationally
Guildford Chamber of Commerce
was first established in 1902 and has been active in working with and
serving the needs of businesses in the area since then. Guildford Chamber
has recently merged with Surrey Chambers of Commerce to enhance the range
of services for members. The Guildford Office currently has approximately
650 member firms, covering a wide spectrum of activities and sizes, including
major companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, BOC, and Ericsson.
Guildford, as a part of Surrey Chambers of Commerce offers a wide range of services including business information, export documentation, bespoke mailing lists and labels, regular business events and a monthly newsletter. The Chamber is also very active in representing business views to Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council. The business information service is provided by Business Link Surrey with discounts to Chamber members.
At a local level the Chamber is closely involved with the Guildford Business Forum, a partnership between the Chamber, Guildford Borough Council and local businesses, with the aim of promoting and marketing business opportunities in the Borough.
The Chamber runs regular business events for members and their guests with, typically, two Breakfast, Luncheon or Dinner meetings every month, with a wide variety of speakers. A list of attendees is provided at each event so that contacts can be followed up after the meetings. In addition we have nine special interest groups which are specifically designed for business people to exchange ideas with like minded individuals or others in the same area of business For example the Surrey Women in Business Group meets quarterly and provides a networking forum for business women. In addition the following groups meet regularly:
� Young Executives,
� Small Business,
� Retail,
� Property and Transport,
- Manufacturing and High Technology,
� Leisure and Tourism,
� Town Centre Management,
� Rural Industries,
� Professional Services.
Membership of the Guildford Chamber provides access to all of these services as well as the opportunity to network with other businesses, both in the local area and across the County.
It has a proven track record for promoting its members' business activities and for developing business-networking opportunities through its extensive programmes of events.
For more information about Surrey Chambers of Commerce - Guildford phone 01483 889 889 or e-mail [email protected] www.surrey-chambers.co.uk