Business West Many Faces. Many Successes. What would you like to see? Story Support Voice of Business West for business of business 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 What else would you like to see? Support Voice for business of business 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 What else would you like to see? Story Voice of Business West of business 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 aect the SW: Transport, education & skills, aordable 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 What else would you like to see? Story Support of Business West for business.