About the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce

If you’re planning how to make your business grow in 2019, then consider doing what some other Island businesses have already done…. Invest your time in Sales & Social Seminars.

Over the past few months, Matt Greg (Nosy Design) and David Thornton (Delivering Sales Excellence)I have helped several Island businesses to grow their profits.

Transform your Sales and Social Media skills in just a week, with the 5 day programme (9.30am to 12.30pm daily) running from Monday January 21st to Friday January 25th at excellent training premises in Sandown. It costs just £250 for the whole course. Matt and David focus and support on the practical, so you learn skills and then put them into practice on the same day to create an immediate impact. Sales & Social Seminars have a good balance of learning and workshop application.

The number of spaces on the course is tightly limited, so that Matt and David can offer close practical support.

Only a few spaces are left now for January’s course!

Visit salesandsocial.co.uk/january-course for full details and to register your enquiry. Enquiries also welcome for the March course which runs in the same format from March 18th to March 22nd inclusive.

We’re delighted to announce our first Green Impact networking breakfast, hosted by island sustainability leaders Liz Earle. Join us from 7.30am -10am on the 29th January to find out how you can join a growing network of businesses taking action to make the island a greener, cleaner place to live and work and get accredited for your actions.

The event will comprise of an informal networking breakfast, followed by a talk on sustainable business from Liz Earle’s Environmental Advisor, Geoff Day, and an introduction to the island’s free environmental business support and awards programme Green Impact.

Green Impact helps businesses to reduce their environmental impact whilst also attracting customers and increasing profits. The programme is a joint initiative between the IW Council, IW Chamber of Commerce and the National Union of Students. For those of you already signed up to Green Impact, the event will provide the opportunity to ask questions, and discuss your ideas with other businesses participating in the scheme.

Aimed at Managers – Inspire and transform your staff team, leading to a more loyal, motivated and focused approach from both your team and yourself. This session will explore the personal attributes that are inherent in each one of us, but give you the tools to ensure you utilise them and ensure that your teams do too! You’ll also explore the skills required to ensure fantastic delivery of activities and service and be able to recognise excellence in yourself and inspire it in others. Along the way you’ll receive your very own Mini Me to design and take home which will serve as a constant reminder of the change you’ve made during the workshop.  **This course will not take place with less than 10 people registered to attend.**

We are opening our doors to Non Chamber members on Friday 8th February 9.00am – 10.00am
Have you ever thought about joining the IW Chamber? Want to find out what the IW Chamber is all about?
Please join us for Networking and a short presentation on the Isle Of Wight Chamber Of Commerce Membership.

Please note this event is for non-members only and is FREE admission!

Mark Lee discusses the current modern trends in security that present a challenge to every business no matter what size, the financial impacts of security breaches, unseen costs and affect on reputation. Join Mark to learn tips on how you can secure your business assets and reduce the impact of business losses through improved security and awareness. 

For small businesses that want to do something about sustainability, a tour of the Teemill factory to see some of the tech that makes practical solutions possible. See how changing the materials, energy and processes can clean up supply chains and how Island businesses can use open source technologies to achieve rapid business growth. Q&A from systems designer after (optional).

Come along and join us for our Business Dinner hosted by Harrow Lodge, Shanklin  who will be providing a delicious dinner to accompany the business introductions, networking opportunities and our guest speaker this month Sallie Ryan (Adventure Activities).

Can ethical impact economic – A tour around world of CSR
Business today are forever looking at ways to innovate, develop new offers and attract new markets as the world of business becomes evermore competitive.
So how can business lever all aspects of their offer (staff, products, services, reputation)?
This knowledge-based session will explore how corporate social responsibility can effect a ‘triple bottom line’ approach to improve staff retention, enhance customer confidence and increase income streams.
Sallie has over 20 years experience of working in sectors ranging from outdoor adventure, social enterprise, charities, social housing, education, rail and transport, construction, business consultancy and the creative sector, as well as being a business owner in her own right.

How to ensure you have the right people, in the right place, at the right time doing the right things.

This course will cover types of project, and types of project management. It will help you clarify the scope of your project and ensure that you can effectively communicate that to your team and beyond. Keeping your eye on the prize is essential to ensure success. We will look at the three d’s of project planning: Dependencies, deliverables and duration. Visibility is key to keeping a project on track, so we will cover reporting and what is often termed project governance, and how you make sure that that does not become a task itself, and that we ensure that there are enough milestones / check points in your project plan to act as achievements and early warnings. Finally, how will you know your project has been a success? What will be your key indicator that you have done the right thing and that that project is, indeed, live?

This course can be as practical or theoretical as you need. If you have a project in mind, feel free to use this as your subject matter for the day. We will be completing simple project charter templates and reports, so feel free to get a head start on your project or to provide rigour to one in flow.