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Cumbria Chamber of Commerce
Carlisle
3rd Floor Broadacre House
16 - 20 Lowther Street
Carlisle
Cumbria CA3 8DA


Tel: 0845 22 600 40
Fax: 0845 22 600 50

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info@cumbriachamber.co.uk

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West Cumbria
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Whitehaven
Cumbria CA24 3TP


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Cumbria LA9 4TN


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Welcome to the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Membership of the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce offers significant benefits for any business looking to develop and expand.  We are Cumbria's premier business support and networking organisation. 

We are the voice of Cumbrian business - representing both SMEs and larger corporate organisations. 

Membership of the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce opens up a wealth of free essential business information and advice, a busy events diary with great networking opportunities, International Trade support, Member2Member offers and discounts on a whole range of services.

As a member of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and Industry, you're in business FOR yourself, not BY yourself


CHAMBER OFFICES THROUGHOUT CUMBRIA

Wherever you are in Cumbria, CCCi has an office near you.
For details of your local representative, click here.

 


PROFITING THROUGH SKILLS - EXCELLENCE IN CUMBRIA



 

Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Profiting through Skills –

Excellence in Cumbria Awards Results


Large Employer sponsored by Invest in Cumbria
Center Parcs Ltd,

Small Employer sponsored by Cumbria Work Based Learning Provider Forum
Penrillian

Leader sponsored by Business Link Northwest
Kevin Devlin of Westport

Graduate sponsored by UCLan
Paula Short of BAE Systems

Learning & Development Provider sponsored by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Lucid Optical Services Ltd

Youth Progress sponsored by Connexions Cumbria
Daniel Rafferty

Outstanding Contribution to Learning & Development sponsored by Cumbria County Council
Gen II Engineering & Technology Training Ltd
 



The LSC’s Learner Awards were also presented as part of this celebration, winners were:

Advanced Apprentice
Katie Jones

Apprentice
Rebecca Alderson

Young Apprentice
Sophie Martin

Apprentice Employer
Sellafield Ltd

FE Academic
Candy Saunders

FE Vocational
Liam Yeomans


Congratulations to all winners and finalists.


CHAMBER LAUNCHES EXCITING NEW SERVICE

Smallbusinessadvice.tv is a specialist online TV resource aimed specifically at UK small businesses. If you want an edge, this is where you'll find it.

Hosted by former CNBC anchor Sean Walsh, www.smallbusinessadvice.tv provides expert commentary, advice, valuable 'how to' videos and useful links. It's also fully interactive - you can directly interact live with the people we interview. Each episode is broadcast live and available to download and watch in full at any time.

Brought to you by The British Chambers of Commerce, Dell and Intel, www.smallbusinessadvice.tv provides impartial advice on a wide range of topics you can use to help make your business a success.


GETTING NOWHERE IN THE UK? EVER CONSIDERED EXPORTING?

Chamber Certification Services offers essential support and guidance to businesses throughout every stage of the exporting journey…
With the weak pound offering opportunities to export, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is urging businesses to make the most of export opportunities created by sharp falls in the value of Sterling.
 
To make the export journey as smooth as possible, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce offers export support and advice from start to finish – ensuring the right steps and processes are followed from the very start, saving valuable time and effort.  Chamber members also make valuable savings with a 50% discount on all export documentation.
 
We can help you maximise overseas success by providing export knowledge at your fingertips, ensuring your export documentation is completed correctly and the process is as easy as possible.

To find out more click here.

LATEST BUSINESS NEWS
19/06/2009
Cut absenteeism with Surgery Choices
Chamber Primary Health Plan provider Westfield Health is seeing more members sign up to the Plan’s Surgery Choices add-on benefit.

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19/06/2009
Important Health and Safety Update
These new regulations could actually save you money!

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19/06/2009
A great new networking opportunity tees off
Many deals are made on the golf course and with that in mind Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is holding its inaugural Golf Day on Friday 26th June from 8am until 3pm. This is the first of a series of Golf Days around the county, starting with Eden Golf Club, Crosby on Eden, Carlisle.

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19/06/2009
Challenging health and safety myths
Have you ever been told that you can’t put up Christmas decorations in your office, or allow your children to play with conkers because of health and safety red tape? Well, in fact you can – there is no ban and never has been.

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19/06/2009
Use tax planning to improve your cash flow
Many businesses are seeing a significant decrease in their profits and there is action that they can take which will improve their cash flow, particularly from a tax perspective.

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19/06/2009
Chamber Voice gets a face lift
Chamber Voice is Cumbria Chamber’s high quality, bi-monthly magazine distributed free of charge to over 3,000 business readers. Chamber Voice keeps members up-to-date with Chamber activities and successes.

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19/06/2009
Start-up support leads to real business success
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Carlisle City Council and NWDA has helped hundreds of people explore whether starting up in business is right for them and more than 100 new businesses start, creating over 120 jobs.

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