PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS
Legal insurance cover and 24 hour access to Chamber Legal and Chamber HR advice lines. Unlimited access to hundreds of Health & Safety and HR documents. Professional advice on a wide range of topics including employment disputes, tax and VAT inspections.
SAVINGS
Save money with our member-to-member discounts including with Red Funnel and Wightlink. Chamber members receive preferential rates on exhibiting at Expo and advertising in Island Business magazine.
SUPPORT & INFORMATION
IW Chamber members can access funding, start-up loans, mentoring and training courses. Exporting businesses can take advantage of the Chamber’s International Trade services.
PROFILE
Raise your profile and engage with the Island’s business community. Promote your business, products and services at preferential rates by taking part in our annual Expo event, sponsoring key events such as the IW Chamber Business Awards or by advertising in Island Business magazine.
NETWORK
Be part of the Island’s biggest business network! Get connected with business of every size and sector. Join our regular networking events and our annual Business Expo.
REPRESENTATION
IW Chamber is accredited by the British Chamber of Commerce and is the voice of Island business at a national and local level. The Chamber represents member views as part of the BCC network through lobbying, economic surveys and campaigns.
Island Business News
Expo “back and bigger than ever” plus photo gallery
Expo 2021, held at the Lakeside Park Hotel today (Wednesday 22nd September) and organised by the IW Chamber of Commerce has been a huge success. Hundreds of attendees met more than 50 exhibiting businesses, making the most of the September sunshine and the casual,...
Business networking is back with the return of IW Chamber’s Expo
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce’s flagship event for business-to-business networking is now less than a month away. More than 50 businesses will be exhibiting at Expo 2021, sponsored by WightFibre, held at the Lakeside Park Hotel in Wootton on Wednesday 22...
IW Chamber Business Awards return in 2022
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards will take place in May 2022 with entries opening at the end of this year. The Island’s most prestigious and long-established awards will be presented on Friday 6th May in a ceremony at Cowes Yacht Haven. “We’re...
IW Chamber Cowes Week Barbecue 2021
Networking is back! IW Chamber members enjoyed sunshine, fresh air, food and drink (including Mermaid Gin) at our Cowes Week Barbecue, held on Wednesday 4 August at the Island Sailing Club, sponsored by Red Squirrel Property Shop [gallery...
Island businesses celebrate Green Impact awards
Environmental good practice from the Island’s business community has been recognised with the latest set of Green Impact awards, a United Nations award-winning environmental programme delivered locally and backed by the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. Island Roads,...
High Sheriff supports Mental Health campaign with training
As part of his campaign for mental health awareness, the Island’s High Sheriff James Attrill has qualified in the The QNUK Level 2 Award in Mental Health at Work (RQF). He has been presented with his certificate by Larry Martin of Good Skills Training, who delivers...
New era for Dinosaur heritage in Sandown
A bid to develop a new British Dinosaur Museum could see Sandown and its Cretaceous Coast becoming “the dinosaur capital of Britain”. Plans are underway for a new attraction that will bring together a museum, a dinosaur park and a scientific research facility. The...
£2.8M investment to support small businesses in rural parts of the Isle of Wight and the New Forest
The Isle of Wight Council, in partnership with New Forest District Council, has successfully attracted funding from the European Regional Development Fund to bring a new business support network together. The new project will invest a total of over £2.8M, with ERDF...
Culture Secretary visits Island businesses
Tourism, 5G and the America’s Cup were all on the agenda for Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in a recent visit to the Island. His tour took in visits to Cowes, Tapnell Farm and a trip up the Medina to see blade production...
Quarterly Economic Survey Q2: Marked Improvement in Business Conditions but Inflation Concerns Hit Record Highs
Significantly more firms reporting improvements in key indicators, such as domestic sales and business confidence with some measures returning to pre-pandemic levels However, these rises come from the lowest base in the 31-year history of the QES, and business...
