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About Us
make business – make mon€y 2006 has been conceived, developed and promoted by Eastbourne & District Chamber of Commerce Ltd.
For further information on the largest town-based Chamber in Sussex
click on the following links:
Weekly Business Breakfast Meetings
Benefits of Membership
‘We can open doors for you’
Networking: ‘Build your business connections’
v Business breakfast meetings – held every week
v Business lunches / dinners with quality speakers - e.g. Bank of England
v Business building – we can ‘open doors’ for you
v Business exhibitions - free exhibition space with Gold Membership package
v Business advice events - speak to the experts
v Seminars - current affairs and legislation
v Eastbourne & District Business Directory / Diary – over 800 contact details
v Sports & social events - ten pin bowling, dinner dances, golf competitions etc.
v Factory visits - invitations to visit Members’ businesses
v Members’ evenings – relaxed, informal, lucrative!
Marketing: ‘Is your business visible?’
v Business exhibitions - free exhibition space with Gold Membership package
v Eastbourne & District Business Directory / Diary - free listing for all Members
v Advertising opportunities - newsletter inserts, Member special offers
v Member to Member discounts and offers - member to member trading
v Mail shot labels to over 600 companies in East Sussex - networking
Information: ‘Tap into a wealth of information, advice and contacts’
v Eastbourne & District Business Directory / Diary - useful contacts
v Business advice events – legislation
v Warnings - fraudulent schemes, scams, viruses etc
v Chamber monthly newsletter - information, advice and contacts
v Chamber website - information, advice, links to other sites
v Match making - member to member trading
Independent: ‘Get your voice heard on issues which affect your business’
v Lobbying - dialogue with decision makers at all levels:
Government Ministers, MPs, MEPs, County / Borough / District Councils, Business organisations, South Coast Trains, Eastbourne Buses
v Representation on a wide spectrum of policy making committees:
Eastbourne Strategic Partnership
Eastbourne’s Town Centre Management Initiative (TCMI)
Eastbourne Reborn Ltd
Eastbourne Business Crime Group
Eastbourne Hotels’ Association
Eastbourne & District Enterprise Agency Ltd (EDEAL)
Support: ‘You’re not alone’
v Friendly support staff - town centre office
v Enquiries - if we don’t know, we know who does!
v Confidential sounding board for ideas – an impartial ear
v Member to member trading – fellow members also need to trade
Experience: ‘Founded in 1892’
v Directed by experienced business leaders: industrial, professional, commercial, retail