East Midlands Chamber

Helping your business grow

Whether through optimising processes, upskilling your people or reducing costs through membership benefits – The Chamber connects you to funding, skills, new people, expert help and provides a platform where you and your business can flourish. Business growth can take many forms. It may mean increased revenue, higher sales, greater profitability, investing in staff, raising your profile, obtaining the latest business trends and insights, upgrading infrastructure or taking advantage of new and innovative digital capabilities. We know that every company’s set of circumstances and priorities are different. That's why, whatever growth looks like for you, we're on hand with our dedicated advisers and services to offer the support you need to help your business flourish.

Access to the right people with the Chamber's help

Whether you’re looking to network at various levels, exhibit or learn more about what’s going on in your sector, the Chamber can open up a phenomenal network of contacts, with unlimited collaborative opportunities for businesses of all sizes.

Whether you want to network, exhibit, learn more about what’s going on in your sector through industry forums – The Chamber helps you access hundreds of opportunities to meet and connect with businesses in the East Midlands every year.

Helping you nurture talent more effectively

Having the right people in the right positions isn’t just crucial to individual businesses, it’s of paramount importance to future business growth and the wider economy in general. That’s why the Chamber places skills so high on its agenda.

The Chamber offers a multifaceted range of training solutions to help unlock the potential of your workforce and boost your business performance, along with helping young people and the unemployed to gain new skills and move into employment. It also provides a platform for employers to discuss wider skills issues.

Getting your voice heard by the right people

Engaging with the right people – be it your local MP, industry sector peers or a local, regional or national body - can be facilitated by the Chamber which, as the region’s largest business support organisation, ensures its members are heard by influence

Amid ongoing Brexit negotiations and an ever-evolving and at times uncertain business landscape, it is arguably more important than ever that our region’s businesses are in a position to influence current and future business conditions – locally, regionally and nationally.

Through its deep-rooted and strong relationships with key influencers and decision-makers from the East Midlands to Westminster, the Chamber is well placed to give members a voice and insight into the specific and general issues affecting business in the region.

Whether your business trades overseas or not

Whether your business currently operates overseas or not, the Chamber’s award-winning International Trade team can help enable businesses at all stages of the export journey - from start-ups to multinationals - to be successful in overseas markets.

Through its comprehensive programme of international offerings – from accredited training courses and qualifications, outstanding networking events, international student placements, links to key partners, assisting members with vital export documentation and outlining any changes in legislation or processes - the Chamber’s multifaceted International offering adds significant value to outward-looking businesses. Whatever international development looks like for your business, the Chamber has the tools and knowledge required to help you grow as an international business.