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Events Highlights
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CARBON AGENDA
2nd February 2010
Climate Change – a business threat or a business opportunity?
Impact your bottom line and save the planet!
With over 200 attendees and over 40 exhibitors, Climate Change and Carbon Agenda 2010 was a huge success. Currently an issue which isn’t going away anytime soon, the event brought together key players and support organisations in energy sustainability and resource efficiency, exploring the available technologies, funding and more.
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LADIES SPA & PAMPERING DAY
24th September 2009
It was pamper time at the Lodore Falls Hotel this week at a networking event organised by Cumbria Chamber of Commerce. The event was a sell out in only a few days and more than thirty ladies enjoyed an afternoon of relaxed networking between treatments and afternoon tea.
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SUMMER NETWORKING LUNCH
12th June 2009
Over 150 business leaders attended the annual Chamber lunch at the Belsfield Hotel in Windermere on 12th June and enjoyed the ultimate networking event with a three course meal and entertaining company.
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DUBAI EXPLORED
21st May 2009
A range of businesses from around the county participated in an awareness raising event to find out more about Dubai and what the county has to offer those thinking of exporting. Those who attended the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal listened with interest to Fayha Sultan from the Government of Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing and Peter Gawne-Cain of UKTI.
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CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
19th May 2009
Climate Change is becoming a bigger and bigger issue for business but fortunately there's help out there.
Our Climate Change Conference held on 19th May at The Rydal Suite, Forum 28, Barrow in Furness was organised with the aim to help businesses get to grips with the issues and understand the impacts on their business.
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FURNESS BUSINESS LUNCH
19th March 2009
30 businesses from a range of sectors and sizes attended the first Furness Business Lunch held recently at Clarence House Hotel, Dalton.
Guest speaker Radio 4 presenter and Chair of Cumbria Tourism – Eric Robson, gave an interesting and thought provoking speech.
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BUSINESS BREAKFAST FORUM
17th March 2009
Mark Berrisford-Smith, senior economist with HSBC, entertained more than 70 business people over breakfast at the Chamber’s Business Breakfast Forum. And entertained really is the right word in this case!
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NETWORK FIVE SPEED - A NEW CONTACT EVERY 5 MINUTES
27th January 2009
Hexham Racecourse was the venue, when North East Chamber of Commerce joined forces with Cumbria Chamber of Commerce. The format was speed networking, which allowed people to move around the room, making new contacts every three minutes.
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KENDAL CHRISTMAS NETWORKING LUNCH
11th December 2008
Craig Mackey, Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary addressed a record crowd at this year’s Kendal Christmas Networking Lunch held at the Riverside Hotel. With just over 140 bookings the event attracted a wide range of businesses from all over the county.
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NETWORK FIVE - AFTER FIVE SOCIAL BUSINESS NETWORKING
9th October 2008
Those who attended this social business networking event at the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Barrow in Furness were from a range of businesses including blue chip organisations, PR and media, web design, mortgage brokers, estate agents, and marketing and recruitment together with representatives from the Borough Council and local press. There was a mix of new and well established businesses and feedback from the event has been very positive.
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NETWORK FIVE - AFTER FIVE SOCIAL BUSINESS NETWORKING
4th September 2008
More than forty business people and mover and shakers from the public sector met for social business networking at the Gilded Lily. People from all sizes of business and a wide range of sectors enjoyed the opportunity to talk informally about business issues and make useful contacts.
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NETWORK FIVE SPEED – A NEW CONTACT EVERY 5 MINUTES
6th August 2008
The first network five speed event took place at the Crown and Mitre Hotel over lunchtime on the 6th August. Network five speed is for those looking for focussed, fun daytime networking where people have the opportunity to make a large number of new business contacts in a short space of time.
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NETWORK FIVE - AFTER FIVE SOCIAL BUSINESS NETWORKING
31st July 2008
The first network five event took place on the evening of 31st July, at the newly refurbished Square Orange Café Bar in Kendal. Network five offers sophisticated after-work networking for people in business in a chilled early evening environment. This new concept in networking gives informal access to other businesses and to the people who shape the business environment around the county.
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BUSINESS BREAKFAST FORUM
17th June 2008
Approaching 50 businesses attended a business breakfast forum held at the Swallow Hilltop Hotel. The forum organised by Cumbria Chamber of Commerce in association with HSBC dealt with the topical issue facing many businesses – the credit crunch.
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SUMMER NETWORKING LUNCH
13th June 2008
The Belsfield Hotel was the picturesque venue for Cumbria Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Networking lunch on Friday 13th June. 130 business people joined together to listen to guest speaker MP Tim Farron and enjoy networking over a delicious three course lunch.
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CARLISLE CRICKET CLUB NETWORKING EVENT
4th June 2008
Carlisle Cricket Club was the venue for the re-launch of networking events in the Carlisle area. The evening of 4th June saw Cumbria Chamber of Commerce & Industry host the ‘Network after Work’ event with approaching 50 business people networking and making new contacts.
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WEST CUMBRIA & FURNESS BUSINESS FORUM
25th January 2008
No matter how many people you meet, you can never have too many contacts, especially in business. The West Cumbria & Furness Business Forum group welcomed 30 delegates to their first speed networking event which took place on Friday 25th January at Furness College, Barrow.
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CHRISTMAS NETWORKING LUNCH
12th December 2007
The Riverside Hotel in Kendal was the venue for Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Christmas Networking Lunch. Over 80 delegates booked for the event which offered a great opportunity to network with other local businesses.
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WHITEHAVEN & DISTRICT BUSINESS FORUM
23rd November 2007
Burning business issues were the order of the day for Jamie Reed MP when he addressed members of The Whitehaven & District Business Forum at Ingwell Hall, Westlakes Science & Technology Park, Whitehaven. This was the initial meeting of the business forum, hosted by Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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