Being an IW Chamber member means you’re well connected!
Every month we offer a wide range of opportunities for you to network with like-minded Island businesses. It’s a great way to meet new customers and clients, to promote your business or to catch up with existing contacts.
Our monthly Friday Business Networking Breakfast is long established as a great way to meet business people over a Full English breakfast, along with a guest speaker on a relevant subject.
You can also try our monthly Tea and Toast informal networking sessions which are free to attend. Our three venues are Artisan in Ryde, Caffe Isola in Newport and the Slug and Lettuce in Newport. See our events listings for dates.
We’re conscious that early mornings aren’t for everyone, so look out for our lunchtime and evening events too.
Each year the Chamber delivers prestigious business events including the Business Awards in November, the B2B Expo in July at the Lakeside Park in Wootton and the Cowes Week BBQ and drinks party, all of which can provide opportunities for sponsorship and entertaining key clients. Keep an eye on our listings and social media for news of even more exciting events in 2020.
You’ll need to reserve your place in advance for any of our events. If there’s a charge for the event you’ll pay in advance via Paypal. To book on any of our events please click on the relevant link which will take you to the online booking process.
These events are for Chamber members only unless otherwise specified.
april
17apr10:00 am11:00 amZoom Coffee Break with IW Chamber CEO
Event Details
Friday 17th April 2020 10.00am - 11.00m IW Chamber Members Only ! Come join our CEO, Steven Holbrook for our first Zoom breakfast event. Participants will have the chance to have their
Event Details
Friday 17th April 2020
10.00am – 11.00m
IW Chamber Members Only !
Come join our CEO, Steven Holbrook for our first Zoom breakfast event. Participants will have the chance to have their 1 minute pitch followed by a Q&A session with Steven.
Time
(Friday) 10:00 am - 11:00 am
30apr9:30 am4:00 pmOne-Day Business Start Up Course
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world. This course is designed for those with a business idea through to those who have been in business for six months.
This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 30 April 2020.
Please note there is a £5 admin fee for this course.
This course is available for non-members
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
may
08may9:30 am12:00 pmThe 5 Most Important Pages On Your Firm's Website with Dave Simon
Event Details
Friday 8th May 2020 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.30am – 12.00pm IW Chamber Members - £5 admin fee Non-Member s - £15.00 Low-cost seminar for leaders of service-providing firms concerned about marketing. Almost all your potential
Event Details
Friday 8th May 2020
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.00pm
IW Chamber Members – £5 admin fee
Non-Member s – £15.00
Low-cost seminar for leaders of service-providing firms concerned about marketing.
Almost all your potential customers (clients) check your website at some stage before contacting you in person. In B2B purchases, people do more pre-contact research than they used to – partly because websites now provide so much info. It’s sensible, and you probably do that too.
But search engines have moved the goalposts over the years. Continuously. And almost silently.
Google & Bing etc update their inner workings almost daily. So it’s important to review your marketing messages from time to time, to keep pace… or be left behind.
The 5 most important pages on your website are very likely not what you used to think they were.
This seminar will explain the new priority order, the best content, and invisible advert components to help you get the best results from your website.
Workshop run by Dave Simon BSc MSc MPhil | www.double-your-profits.co.uk
Non-Members – Please contact the IW Chamber office
Time
(Friday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
13may7:30 am9:30 amWednesday Tea and Toast Networking - Caffe Isola
Event Details
Wednesday 13th May 2020 Caffe Isola, Newport 7.30am - 9.30am FREE Meet members for informal networking in a great location. It’s free to attend, with hot drinks and toast for everyone.
Event Details
Wednesday 13th May 2020
Caffe Isola, Newport
7.30am – 9.30am
FREE
Meet members for informal networking in a great location. It’s free to attend, with hot drinks and toast for everyone.
Time
(Wednesday) 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Location
Cafe Isola
85A St James' St, Newport, PO30 1LG
Event Details
Thursday 14th May 2020 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.30am – 4.30pm IW Chamber Members - £120 +vat Non-Members - £160 +vat This course is a day-long, compact training for all those looking to improve
Event Details
Thursday 14th May 2020
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 4.30pm
IW Chamber Members – £120 +vat
Non-Members – £160 +vat
This course is a day-long, compact training for all those looking to improve their skills in managing, leading and influencing. The session is packed full of practical tools to use when needing to strengthen relationships, influence decisions, guide behaviour and lead others to mutually positive outcomes. We also look at how managing your own emotions And ‘self-talk’ plays a major part in your professional success.
Course Delivered by Ed Grey – BlueTouchPaper Consulting Ltd
IW Chamber Members – To book your place please click here
Non-Members – Please contact the IW Chamber office
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
20may9:30 am12:30 pmUsing Facebook Advertising for Beginners – with Nosy Marketing
Event Details
Wednesday 20th May 2020 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.30am – 12.30pm IW Chamber Members - £5 admin fee Non-Members - £15.00 Facebook advertising has become very effective because unlike on TV or Radio, we
Event Details
Wednesday 20th May 2020
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.30pm
IW Chamber Members – £5 admin fee
Non-Members – £15.00
Facebook advertising has become very effective because unlike on TV or Radio, we have our full attention on Facebook when scrolling through it. Additionally, because the social media networks record our behaviours (what we buy, what we talk about, who we’re friends with etc.) Facebook adverts can be targeted in such a way that your products or services reach only the prospects likely to buy them.
In this workshop we will create 3 different Facebook adverts and go over the basics of how you could spend £20 show your business to 10,000 people!
Please bring a laptop to this course and ensure you have a business page on Facebook – this will ensure you can follow through with the steps we’re taking and maybe even create some adverts for yourself during the course!
IW Chamber Members – To book your place please click here
Non-Members – Please contact the IW Chamber office
Time
(Wednesday) 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
28may9:30 am4:00 pmOne-Day Business Start Up Course
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world. This course is designed for those with a business idea through to those who have been in business for six months.
This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 28 May 2020.
Please note there is a £5 admin fee for this course.
This course is available for non-members
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
june
12jun9:30 am12:30 pmDoes your business have a Sat Nav? with Alex Tana
Event Details
Friday 12th June 2020 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.30am – 12.30pm IW Chamber Members - £5 admin fee Non-Members - £15.00 Most modern cars these days come with such a thing as a SatNav
Event Details
Friday 12th June 2020
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.30pm
IW Chamber Members – £5 admin fee
Non-Members – £15.00
Most modern cars these days come with such a thing as a SatNav to help you reach your destination without stress or delays. But what about guiding your business to the goals and targets that you want to achieve? Are you sure that you are moving in the right direction? Are you taking account of any “closed roads” and new opportunities? Are you sure that you are employing your resources, human and otherwise, to the best advantage and cost effectiveness of your business?
This course will look at how we can and we should make effective use of our business plan, how to update and monitor our business plan regularly and how to use our business plan to effectively guide our business to reach its goals and full potential in an ever changing market.
This course is delivered by Alex Tana.
IW Chamber Members – To book your place please click here
Non-Members – Please contact the IW Chamber office
Time
(Friday) 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
23jun9:00 am5:00 pmMental Health at Work Course - Good Skills Training Ltd
Event Details
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.00am – 5.00pm £99 +vat per person Who is this for? The QNUK Level 2 Award in Mental Health at Work (RQF) is the ideal
Event Details
Tuesday 23rd June 2020
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.00am – 5.00pm
£99 +vat per person
Who is this for? The QNUK Level 2 Award in Mental Health at Work (RQF) is the ideal introduction to understanding mental health in the workplace. The qualification covers the most common mental health conditions, how to identify potential mental health concerns in colleagues and then how to discuss their needs and assist them to access suitable services and support.
£99 +VAT per person for IW Chamber members (this includes the certificate and manual)
Time
(Tuesday) 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
25jun9:30 am4:00 pmOne-Day Business Start Up Course
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world. This course is designed for those with a business idea through to those who have been in business for six months.
This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 25 June 2020.
Please note there is a £5 admin fee for this course.
This course is available for non-members
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
Island Business April 2020
Events
april
17apr10:00 am11:00 amZoom Coffee Break with IW Chamber CEO
Event Details
Friday 17th April 2020 10.00am - 11.00m IW Chamber Members Only ! Come join our CEO, Steven Holbrook for our first Zoom breakfast event. Participants will have the chance to have their
Event Details
Friday 17th April 2020
10.00am – 11.00m
IW Chamber Members Only !
Come join our CEO, Steven Holbrook for our first Zoom breakfast event. Participants will have the chance to have their 1 minute pitch followed by a Q&A session with Steven.
Time
(Friday) 10:00 am - 11:00 am
30apr9:30 am4:00 pmOne-Day Business Start Up Course
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world. This course is designed for those with a business idea through to those who have been in business for six months.
This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 30 April 2020.
Please note there is a £5 admin fee for this course.
This course is available for non-members
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
may
08may9:30 am12:00 pmThe 5 Most Important Pages On Your Firm's Website with Dave Simon
Event Details
Friday 8th May 2020 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.30am – 12.00pm IW Chamber Members - £5 admin fee Non-Member s - £15.00 Low-cost seminar for leaders of service-providing firms concerned about marketing. Almost all your potential
Event Details
Friday 8th May 2020
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.00pm
IW Chamber Members – £5 admin fee
Non-Member s – £15.00
Low-cost seminar for leaders of service-providing firms concerned about marketing.
Almost all your potential customers (clients) check your website at some stage before contacting you in person. In B2B purchases, people do more pre-contact research than they used to – partly because websites now provide so much info. It’s sensible, and you probably do that too.
But search engines have moved the goalposts over the years. Continuously. And almost silently.
Google & Bing etc update their inner workings almost daily. So it’s important to review your marketing messages from time to time, to keep pace… or be left behind.
The 5 most important pages on your website are very likely not what you used to think they were.
This seminar will explain the new priority order, the best content, and invisible advert components to help you get the best results from your website.
Workshop run by Dave Simon BSc MSc MPhil | www.double-your-profits.co.uk
Non-Members – Please contact the IW Chamber office
Time
(Friday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
13may7:30 am9:30 amWednesday Tea and Toast Networking - Caffe Isola
Event Details
Wednesday 13th May 2020 Caffe Isola, Newport 7.30am - 9.30am FREE Meet members for informal networking in a great location. It’s free to attend, with hot drinks and toast for everyone.
Event Details
Wednesday 13th May 2020
Caffe Isola, Newport
7.30am – 9.30am
FREE
Meet members for informal networking in a great location. It’s free to attend, with hot drinks and toast for everyone.
Time
(Wednesday) 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Location
Cafe Isola
85A St James' St, Newport, PO30 1LG
Event Details
Thursday 14th May 2020 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.30am – 4.30pm IW Chamber Members - £120 +vat Non-Members - £160 +vat This course is a day-long, compact training for all those looking to improve
Event Details
Thursday 14th May 2020
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 4.30pm
IW Chamber Members – £120 +vat
Non-Members – £160 +vat
This course is a day-long, compact training for all those looking to improve their skills in managing, leading and influencing. The session is packed full of practical tools to use when needing to strengthen relationships, influence decisions, guide behaviour and lead others to mutually positive outcomes. We also look at how managing your own emotions And ‘self-talk’ plays a major part in your professional success.
Course Delivered by Ed Grey – BlueTouchPaper Consulting Ltd
IW Chamber Members – To book your place please click here
Non-Members – Please contact the IW Chamber office
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
20may9:30 am12:30 pmUsing Facebook Advertising for Beginners – with Nosy Marketing
Event Details
Wednesday 20th May 2020 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.30am – 12.30pm IW Chamber Members - £5 admin fee Non-Members - £15.00 Facebook advertising has become very effective because unlike on TV or Radio, we
Event Details
Wednesday 20th May 2020
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.30pm
IW Chamber Members – £5 admin fee
Non-Members – £15.00
Facebook advertising has become very effective because unlike on TV or Radio, we have our full attention on Facebook when scrolling through it. Additionally, because the social media networks record our behaviours (what we buy, what we talk about, who we’re friends with etc.) Facebook adverts can be targeted in such a way that your products or services reach only the prospects likely to buy them.
In this workshop we will create 3 different Facebook adverts and go over the basics of how you could spend £20 show your business to 10,000 people!
Please bring a laptop to this course and ensure you have a business page on Facebook – this will ensure you can follow through with the steps we’re taking and maybe even create some adverts for yourself during the course!
IW Chamber Members – To book your place please click here
Non-Members – Please contact the IW Chamber office
Time
(Wednesday) 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
28may9:30 am4:00 pmOne-Day Business Start Up Course
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get
Event Details
We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world. This course is designed for those with a business idea through to those who have been in business for six months.
This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 28 May 2020.
Please note there is a £5 admin fee for this course.
This course is available for non-members
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
