Chamber support for local business
January 13, 2025
For over a hundred years we have supported organisations through highs and lows. Our recent Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) demonstrates the challenges that our community are navigating. Here are my top tips to utilising Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce to support your future success:
1. Accessible Advice
We’re proud to offer advice and template documents to navigate employment law, tax, legal and health & safety. With taxation being a main concern for businesses during the last quarter, your chamber membership gives you inclusive access to reliable, expert advice. Whether it be a HR concern, legal advice to navigate new legislation or help recovering debt, Chamber services provides you with peace of mind. Reduce your costs and save time using this totally inclusive service.
2. Manage Your Costs
44% of businesses feel their cash flow has decreased from the previous QES, further reinforcing the importance of managing your costs to maximise cash at hand.
Cash is key, and to support your critical cashflow we offer membership subscriptions on a monthly direct debit with no surcharge! With one simple direct debit, you can get full access to our services without forking out yearly fees or upfront costs.
We have a range of preferential B2B offers for our community to take advantage of, whether you want to exhibit, sponsor or attend as a delegate, our members save on all bookings! Have a look at some of the options available here – CambsB2B-North-Sponsorship-Brochure-2025-1.pdf
Probably the most underutilised and most valuable services you have access to as a member is our range of Affinity partnerships. Simply by being a Chamber member you can get your hands on exclusive offers that you won’t find anywhere else.
With QES still suggesting businesses are struggling with recruitment and rising labour costs, it is more important than ever to invest in your people. Utilise AXA Health and Westfield Health to improve employee wellbeing, ultimately driving productivity and reducing sickness and staff turnover. With public services under increased pressure and long term sickness on the rise, what better time to give your people the support and care they need.
Do you have a fleet of company vehicles to manage or just your own? Well, give yourself the protection you deserve during the winter months with up to 67% off AA business cover. Having spent time at their head office learning about this offering so I can best inform our members, I can say this is one of those things you only enquire about after a disaster! With a fleet of recovery vehicles supporting all types of business from breakdowns to lost keys, the AA can help your business, even if there is only one of you!
Economic uncertainty doesn’t stop nationally, you may be affected by global change too. If you trade overseas you will have felt the impact uncertainty has on currency fluctuations. Our affinity partner MoneyCorp is on hand to help you secure your bottom line and protect yourself against rising FX costs. This global brand has local roots and can work with you to build a strategy to help you best navigate an ever changing global market, and as a chamber member you benefit from reduced fees and preferential rates.
Team building day? Client workshop? Board meeting? Chamber members can book our meeting room space at a reduced rate. With parking, a great location along the busway and all of the modern technology you may need, our rooms are the perfect answer to the growing need for space. Reach out today if you want to find out more, we always have a stock of biscuits too!
3.Raise Your Profile
Now is the best time to invest in your marketing. Stand out in the crowd and be ready to make hay when the sun shines. Through event sponsorship, exhibition space, advertising in our magazine, newsletters and social channels, we have the platform for you.
With membership packages built to optimise your brand promotion it has never been easier to raise awareness of the fantastic work you do. Our members get preferential rates and access when it comes to all of our advertising channels. With an ever growing social media following, Cambridge’s largest B2B exhibition, best in class networking events and a magazine that reaches across the region there is no shortage of opportunity.
Want to feature in our quarterly connected magazine? As a member you will always get a slot and save on the cost to do so. Now it is over to you to work out what you want to say!
How could I forget, the purest way to raise your profile, networking!
Networking flows through everything we do and comes in many shapes and sizes. If you are keen to make new connections and share insights and best practice with industry partners, get along to our best in class events dotted across the region. I hope to see you there… Events – Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce
4.Community
Utilise the region’s largest and most diverse business community to share best practice with your peers. We can make bespoke introductions, help you navigate the member directory and ensure you have a seat at the right tables. As a member said to me recently, “It’s more than just membership for me, it’s about being part of a community that champions growth and collaboration”, and I couldn’t agree more. Be part of a growing and engaged group of businesses that really care about the work they do.
To explore further please contact enquiries@cambscci.co.uk, we look forward to supporting you.
Jack Wilson
Relationship Executive