Business West Many Faces. Many Successes.
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OUR AIM
To make this the best place to:
Live Learn Work Prosper
WHO WE ARE
We work with 20,000 businesses All sectors LARGE and all sizes
MEDIUM
SMALL
95% of corporates in our region are members
OUR COMPANY
A not-for-dividend We are Owned and governed by company non-political business community 225 £13m sta turnover
We’re the largest Chamber of Commerce in the UK
and established 1823
We’re award winning
Enterprising
Best Business Development Britain Award and Job Creation Project for Export 2017 Best job creation ICC project Best International Project European Sunday Times Enterprise Top 100 2018, Promotion 2017 & 2016 Awards Finalist
OUR REACH
In 2017 our media comments reached 10,000 followers 16.1m on LinkedIn
18,000 followers on Twitter
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OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WE HELPED
create 4,400 JOBS
1,400 £650m 85,000 helped start-up, export sales from export documents scale-up and 700 exporters processed innovate
WE DELIVER CONTRACTS FOR
WE WORK WITH
‘Business West is hands down the best business support organisation I've worked with in the UK, delivering results where other regional services simply haven't.’
Robert Sugar, MD at Urban Hawk & Crocotta
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OUR TRACK RECORD
The driving force behind:
Redevelopment of Creation of Cabot Supporting City Harbour Circus Gloucestershire 2050
Evolution of Switch Reducing train journey Influencing skills and on to Swindon times to London training in the region
We created successful spin o organisations:
OUR INFLUENCE
For 200 years we’ve worked with diverse partners to create a region rich in culture, with equality and opportunity for all.
UK Government Bank of England
Local Enterprise Partnerships • West of England • Swindon and Wiltshire • Gloucestershire • Heart of the South West
Local Authorities • In the South West
THE FUTURE
Building a strong sustainable economy
We challenge government policy, campaigning for change and informing our members on issues that a ect the SW: Transport, education & skills, a ordable housing, digital connectivity, Brexit
GOVERNMENT VISITS
We are central government’s launch pad into the South West, regularly hosting visits from high level civil servants, foreign dignataries, ministers and politicians from all parties.
Liam Fox Sajid Javid Mark Carney Secretary of State Home Secretary Governor of the for International Bank of England Trade
Chris Grayling Liz Truss Yashvardhan Secretary of State Chief Secretary Kumar Sinha for Transport to the Treasury High Commissioner of India
Claus Grube Dan Mihalache Danish Ambassador Ambassador of Romania
And a letter of congratulations from Prime Minister, Theresa May upon winning the International Chamber of Commerce award
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