Co-Wheels Car club for Green Travel Month
As part of Green Travel Month we are pleased to announce that Alex Elliott from the Co-Wheels Car Club scheme will be joining us for an informal drop-in session on Friday 19th February, 12-2pm at the Innovation Centre, St Cross Business Park, Newport, PO30 5WB. The...
Green Travel Month week 2 begins
It’s week 2 of Green Travel Month and already businesses across the Island are cutting carbon and changing the way that their employees are travelling to work. The latest batch of businesses to take part includes Morrisons, The Shaw Trust, Red Funnel, HMP Isle of...
Learn more about video conferencing and webinars
Isle of Wight businesses are being invited to learn more about a variety of free and low cost technologies that can run video conference meetings and webinars. The one day training event is being held on February 29th at Isle of Wight College, run by Coralesce. The...
Green Travel Month is coming
Green Travel Month is coming - why not share our video and get involved?
Jobs and investment from Premier Inn
Sandown’s newly opened Premier Inn will contribute over £11.5 million to the local economy, according to owners Whitbread Group PLC. The Sandown (Merrie Gardens) Hotel will also generate 29 new year round jobs for the residents of Sandown and the surrounding area....
FREE bus travel for businesses in Green Travel Month
Get on-board with Green Travel Month - find out more about free bus travel, by the Chamber's Tracy Underwood Would you like free bus travel for your employees during February? The Chamber of Commerce is proud to present Green Travel Month! We are asking employers and...
Island first for VIP Cottages
VIP Cottages has become the first Island-based Holiday Letting Agency to be awarded the internationally recognized marque of Quality in Tourism - Quality Accredited Agency. “We are absolutely thrilled to receive this as recognition of our commitment to offering our...
VIEWPOINT: Economic development – the ongoing conversation
Economic development - the ongoing conversation By Kevin Smith, Chief Executive, Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Last year I talked a lot about ‘economic’ development for the Isle of Wight and some of the areas that the IW Chamber is focused upon, which bring and...
Hair today, jobs tomorrow: Isle of Wight Lottery helps Jojo’s in Freshwater to grow
Jojo Green borrowed £9,000 from the Isle of Wight Lottery three years ago. A qualified hairdresser, she wanted to go into business, running her own salon in Freshwater. She’d gone straight from school to training, followed by stints at hairdressers across the Island....
Think Green in 2016
Businesses can make a difference - by doing their bit By Kevin Smith, IW Chamber Chief Executive New Year is always a time for conversations about renewal and future growth and of course it is a time of optimism. On a personal level you might be in the swing of a new...