Putting your business needs at the heart of our strategy

Helping you measurably engage, enrich and enhance your business. The Chamber represents a complex business ecosystem in the heartland of the UK. Whatever the sector, shape or size of your organisation, our primary focus is to help you thrive.

At the Heart of East Midlands Business News and Events

12 July 2018

Time to translate ambition into answers for business

BCC reacts to Government White Paper on Brexit

11 July 2018

HS2 Partnership's £1.8m boost to realise potential of Toton station

Transport Secretary announces extra funding

10 July 2018

Stop bickering and deliver Brexit for business

It's a sorry state of affairs when the best advice you can give is 'plan for the worst, hope for the best'

4 July 2018

Business investment intentions drop – Brexit uncertainty could be the cause

Second Quarterly Economic Survey of 2018 shows marked decline but it's too early to talk 'trends'

3 July 2018

Time is running out for answers to real-world business questions over Brexit

BCC finds only limited progress made on two-dozen key issues

29 June 2018

Loyalty recognised at President’s Summer Reception

And Business Awards finalists announced

28 June 2018

Midland Main Line electrification “should be recategorised as pending”

Transport Select Committee critical of DfT over handling of cancellation last year

12 June 2018

Regional unemployment remains below the national average

East Midlands continues to create jobs, wealth and oportunity

11 June 2018

Board member receives Queen's Birthday Honour

Eileen Richards receives an MBE for promotion of female entrepreneurship

5 June 2018

Chamber welcomes Cabinet decision on third runway at Heathrow

Cabinet says yes to third runway at Heathrow, MPs to vote within 21 Parliamentary days

Grow

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.

How can I grow faster with the Chambers help?

Connect

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.

How can I connect with the right people
with the Chambers help?

Skills

To stay competitive means you need good people, with the right skills who feel valued and appreciated – The Chamber can provide you with expert analysis of your current situation, connect you with fully, partially and subsidised training or even introduce you to new talent.

How can I develop skills more effectively
with the Chambers help?

Influence

Reaching and influencing the right person, whether it’s your industry sector peers, your local MP, a specific Government department or simply people who need what you do – The Chamber is an authoritative body which has the status and mandate to ensure your voice is heard by the right people.

How can I influence the right people
with the Chamber's help?

International

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.

How can I possibly profit more from international business?

Join

We know that every business is different and that means different priorities, different pressure points, different aims and objectives and, of course, different budgets – The Chamber doesn’t take a one-size-fits-all approach to membership. Our membership criteria is based on the size of your business, so the amount you pay to become a member is relative - minimising risk and maximising value.

Show me how much value I could be gaining !