PROTECTION
Professional advice on a wide range of topics including employment disputes, tax and VAT inspections. Access to 24 hour legal and HR advice line, Health & Safety documentation and legal insurance cover.
SAVINGS
Access a range of business discounts offered by other IW Chamber members. Also includes preferential rates for debit and credit card processing as well as AA membership. Legal, HR and Health & Safety products as part of membership are valued at over £1000 of protection.
SUPPORT & INFORMATION
Information, advice and guidance covering business planning and development, access to interest free business loans and how to access overseas markets. Access to training and quality improvement standards.
PROFILE
We provide a range of opportunities for you to increase your profile and to promote your business, products and services, including advertising opportunities, sponsorship, articles in Island Business magazine, access to participate in major Chamber events as well as profile through the IW Chamber’s on-line media channels.
NETWORK
Regular networking meetings to provide you with opportunities to connect with like-minded businesses and potential customers and suppliers.
REPRESENTATION
Make your own views heard on both a local and national level through the IW Chamber. Benefit from having input to local, regional and national economic surveys and campaigns.Island Business News
Wightlink’s new ferry named Victoria of Wight
Wightlink’s new £30million environmentally friendly car ferry for the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route will be named Victoria of Wight. The name was chosen by a panel of staff who considered 186 suggestions from 73 members of staff. Work is well underway on the new ship at...
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Sponsor an Island hero for Isle of Wight Day
Can your business support Isle of Wight Day? The team behind the event are looking for Island businesses to sponsor Island Heroes. Isle of Wight Day is about joining in as a community, showcasing the Isle of Wight as a great place to live, work and visit. We are in...
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Island businesses back UKSA’s new dinghy fleet for children and young people
Isle of Wight businesses have leant their support to UKSA’s youth development programmes with the sponsorship of five new RS Quba dinghies. The dinghies have been sponsored by Spinlock, Wightfibre, Red Funnel and Barton Estate and will be used by children and...
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TripAdvisor award for Wightlink’s Yarmouth team
Staff on Wightlink’s Lymington-Yarmouth route are celebrating the award of a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. Wightlink Chief Executive Keith Greenfield presented the shore teams at Lymington and Yarmouth terminals and crew members on board the ferries...
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Island businesses elected to Solent LEP board
Two Isle of Wight business leaders have been elected to the board of the Solent LEP. Kevin George from Red Funnel and Rachael Randall from HTP Apprenticeship College have joined the LEP board of directors after being appointed by member businesses. The Solent LEP...
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Red Funnel sponsors Isle of Wight Literary Festival
Red Funnel has been announced as title sponsor of 2017’s Isle of Wight Literary Festival, now in its sixth year. The Red Funnel Isle of Wight Literary Festival takes place from 12-15 October across various venues in Cowes including Northwood House and will welcome big...
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The Brexit vote one year on: Island businesses and the economy after Article 50
We polled Island businesses to find out if the outcome of the Brexit vote has changed the way they are doing business. We also asked for their predictions for the future. Tom Stroud looks at the data. This article was first published in the July/August edition of...
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IW Chamber, IW Council and FSB pledge to work in partnership for the Island’s economy
Partnership working to promote the Isle of Wight and grow the local economy was at the top of the agenda at the IW Chamber of Commerce’s annual Cowes Week Lunch. The Chamber’s President Geoff Underwood welcomed more than 90 guests to the Solent Events Marquee at Cowes...
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GALLERY: IW Chamber Cowes Week Lunch 2017
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THE INTERVIEW Cllr Dave Stewart, Leader of Isle of Wight Council
Dave Stewart was elected as leader of Isle of Wight Council in January this year. In May his Conservative group won 25 of the 40 Island council seats. Tom Stroud went to see him to talk business. You’ve been leader for a little while now. Have things changed at County...
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- BCC comments on government position paper on continuity in availability of goods August 21, 2017BCC Director General, Adam Marshall, comments on the position paper released today by the Department for Exiting the EU on continuity in the availability of goods.
- Q2 2017 Quarterly International Trade Outlook August 17, 2017The Quarterly International Trade Outlook, published by the BCC and DHL for the second quarter of 2017, shows that while many exporters continue to put in a solid performance, wider economic factors are a cause of concern. The BCC/DHL Trade Confidence Index, which measures the volume of trade documentation issued by accredited Chambers of Commerce […]
- BCC/DHL: Exporters concerned economic conditions will dampen performance August 17, 2017Today the BCC and DHL release the results of our Quarterly International Trade Outlook.
- BCC comments on inflation statistics for July 2017 August 15, 2017Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the BCC, comments on the release of the statistics which show inflation holding at 2.6% in July.
- BCC: Customs clarity a top priority for trading businesses August 15, 2017Adam Marshall comments ahead of the publication of a customs position paper by the Department for Exiting the EU.
- BCC: UK’s trade position remains underwhelming August 10, 2017BCC's Head of Economics, Suren Thiru, comments on the trade statistics for June 2017.
- BCC responds to announcement of Data Protection Bill August 7, 2017BCC comments on the announcement of a Data Protection Bill by Digital Minister Matt Hancock.
- How can you support younger workers with retirement planning? August 4, 2017Mat Zimmerman of Scottish Widows discusses ways to get young people planning for retirement.
- BCC comments on Bank of England’s Super Thursday August 3, 2017Commenting on today’s interest rate decision and inflation report by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
- BCC: Home Secretary right to take objective look at migration trends and needs July 27, 2017Director General Adam Marshall comments on the Home Secretary's decision to ask the Migration Advisory Committee to evaluate migration impacts on the UK economy.