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
“Support local shops and businesses” during IW Festival
Island residents are being reminded that Newport will be “open for business as usual” during the Isle of Wight Festival. Tens of thousands of festival goers will arrive onsite from Thursday and the one-way travel system around Fairlee Road will be in place...
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Solent LEP seeking new director candidates
The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is seeking prominent business leaders to join its Board of Directors. The Solent LEP board takes responsibility for shaping economic strategy in the region, including the development of a Strategic Economic Plan for the...
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Ascensos to open 600 job contact centre on Isle of Wight
Scottish-based contact centre management specialist, Ascensos, announces today (Monday 22nd May) that the company is to open a new customer service centre on the Isle of Wight, creating up to 600 new jobs. The new facility, located in Cowes, will handle inbound...
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IW Council leader and cabinet appointed
At the first meeting of the newly elected Isle of Wight Council following the local government elections of 4 May, Councillor Dave Stewart, leader of the Conservative Group, which holds 25 of the 40 seats on the council, was elected its leader until the next local...
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Ransomware update from Hampshire Constabulary
Hampshire Constabulary is working to support the National Crime Agency (NCA) and City Of London Police, who are leading on the response to the international co-ordinated Wanna Cry ransomware attack. Whilst the attack is very much under control at this stage, it is...
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More Ransomware Attacks Likely
The NCSC’s latest statement regarding the international cyber incident. The latest statement from the NCSC (14/05/17): Since the global coordinated ransomware attack on thousands of private and public sector organisations across dozens of countries on Friday,...
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Nine new apprentices for Hovertravel
Hovertravel has embarked on an ambitious initiative to recruit nine new apprentices for positions across their business. The Hovertravel team are still looking for six people to join the business in engineering, finance and operations. Neil Chapman, Managing Director...
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Council regeneration strategy could create 600 jobs
Up to 600 jobs could be created on the Isle of Wight, from September 2017, with the support of the Isle of Wight Council’s regeneration programme – subject to a decision of its new Executive on 18 May. In line with the council’s Regeneration Strategy, this major...
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Isle of Wight Council election results
Results of the Isle of Wight Council elections announced at Newport this morning show: 25 Conservative; 8 Independent; 3 Other/Unknown; 2 Liberal Democrat; 1 Labour; 1 Green. The complete breakdown of results for all wards is available...
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Apprentice success at NFU Mutual
Apprenticeships are definitely the way forward at NFU Mutual in Newport. Rebecca Burt has officially joined the full-time team after starting work as an apprentice in May last year. Senior agent John Heather is now looking to recruit a second apprentice for the...
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- BCC: guarantee for EU citizens welcome, but long overdue June 23, 2017Director General Adam Marshall responds to the Prime Minister's offer of guarantees for EU citizens at the European Council.
- BCC reacts to Queen’s Speech June 21, 2017BCC gives its reaction to the 2017 Queen's Speech.
- BCC comments on the start of Brexit negotiations June 19, 2017On the day negotiations begin on the UK's departure from the European Union, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
- Redefining the UK's Relationship with the EU: Principles for economic success and prosperity June 18, 2017A statement from the UK's Leading Business Organisations
- BCC congratulates Nora Senior on CBE June 16, 2017BCC's immediate past-President, Nora Senior, awarded CBE for services to business.
- BCC: Strong employment figures but key challenges remain June 14, 2017Suren Thiru, Head of Economics, comments on the labour market statistics for June 2017.
- Chamber Heroes June 13, 2017Adam Marshall celebrates the dedication of staff in Chambers across the Network.
- BCC: Inflationary pressures continue to mount for business June 13, 2017BCC's Head of Economics, Suren Thiru, comments on the inflation statistics out today which show inflation rose to 2.9% in May 2017.
- BCC reaction to General Election result 2017 June 9, 2017BCC comments on the result of the General Election.
- Managing the impacts of isolation at work June 2, 2017Axa discusses the importance of managing isolation at work.