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What is included with the Patron Membership?
Services include:
Includes all Gold and Strategic level services and additionally:
11. Exclusive invitations
Invitations to key local and national events in the Chamber calendar, including;
- H&W Manifesto launch dinner
- British Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference
- British Chamber of Commerce International Trade Conference.
12. West Midlands Patron networking
Invitations to c. 5 West Midlands regional networking events p.a, to engage with Strategic Business Leaders from other parts of the geography.
13. Priority selection
Where relevant to your business goals, you will receive priority selection for sponsorship opportunities, topical roundtable discussions and Houses of Parliament trips to Westminster.
14. Sponsorship opportunities
With a trusted and respected brand and targeted exposure, sponsorship partnerships present a fantastic opportunity to align your brand with ours. Patron members will be the first group to be offered these opportunities.
15. Chamber Website
Our Members Directory displays all 1500 of our members for you to search and contact. Patron are recognised on the home page – https://hwchamber.co.uk/
16. Chamber Promotion
Patron members are acknowledged on our letterhead, presentations and in our Worcestershire office reception.
17. Business Direction
The Chamber’s very own publication, Business Direction is the main business communication in the two counties. Patron members receive an editorial piece in Business Direction Magazine announcing your company as a new Patron, and a guaranteed editorial piece in each of the 6 editions.
18. One complimentary table of 10 to the annual Chamber Business Awards
This high profile black tie event brings together over 680 of the two counties’ most significant business leaders. The Awards are recognised as the highlight of the regions business calendar.
19. Designated Senior Account Director and Annual Plan
Our Business Engagement Director will Account Manage all Patrons to ensure that you gain full value within your Patron membership. This will include setting out an annual delivery plan specific to your business aims and quarterly visits to review progress.
What is included with the Strategic Membership?
Services include:
Includes all Gold level services and additionally:
1. Business Leaders Network
Strategic members have exclusive access to our high profile networking group, “Business Leaders”. This platform offers privileged Strategic members unique opportunities to; network with the area’s most experienced and well respected business leaders, make influential connections, forge relationships for partnership working and share best practice. We have c.10 Business Leaders events per year:
- 4 Dinners
- 2 Chamber Business Expo Breakfasts
- 2 Race days (Herefordshire and Worcestershire)
- 2 Additional events (Herefordshire and Worcestershire)
2. Exclusive invitations to sporting events/lunches/dinners
Invitations to key sporting events across the two counties, and invitations as a Chamber guest to lunches and evening events. The Chamber has an enviable reputation for using corporate hospitality events as a powerful environment to facilitate bespoke introductions that we know our Strategic members value.
3. Training courses
Strategic members receive a 30% discount on all of our public training courses
(excluding Bespoke Training).
4. Bank of England invitations
Strategic members will receive priority invitations to Bank of England events with senior officials from the Bank of England. A rare opportunity to represent the Herefordshire and Worcestershire business economy, feed into the Bank of England’s summary reports on business conditions in the UK and put your specific questions to the officials.
5. Sponsorship opportunities
With a trusted and respected brand and targeted exposure, sponsorship partnerships present a fantastic opportunity to align your brand with ours. Strategic members will be offered these opportunities as a priority.
6. Royal visits
Strategic members are amongst those that are selected to be put forward to participate in Royal visits. Due to its far reaching network and involvement in innovative projects, the Chamber has been privileged to help put forward nominations and help facilitate visits from members of the Royal family.
7. Chamber Website
Our Members Directory displays all 1500 of our members for you to search and contact. Strategic members are given priority listing and also can be found on a dedicated page – https://hwchamber.co.uk/about-us/our-strategics/
8. Business Direction
The Chamber’s very own publication, Business Direction is the main business communication in the two counties. Strategic members receive an editorial piece in Business Direction Magazine announcing your company as a new Strategic member, and priority is given to publishing your editorials.
9. One complimentary ticket to the annual Chamber Business Awards
This high profile black tie event brings together over 680 of the two counties’ most significant business leaders. The Awards are recognised as the highlight of the regions business calendar.
10. Designated Senior Account Manager
To ensure that you gain full value within Strategic membership you have a designated Senior Account Manager with key relationships with the whole Strategic members network. Your Account Manager will meet with you twice a year and will work with you to understand your business objectives, barriers to growth and further assistance the Chamber can offer.
What is included with the Gold Membership?
Services include:
- FREE inclusive services include:
- FREE 24 Hour Legal Helpline / Website / Documentation
- FREE 24 Hour HR Helpline / Website / Documentation
- FREE 24 Hour Health and Safety Helpline / Website / Documentation
- FREE 24 Hour Tax Helpline / Website / Documentation
- FREE Legal Expenses Insurance (£1 million cover)
- FREE Use of HW Chamber ‘Member of’ Logo
- FREE Business Direction Magazine (bi-monthly)
- FREE PR, website and social media opportunities to raise your profile
- FREE Chamber Business Insight Newsletter
- FREE Chamber Area Newsletter – Herefordshire and Worcestershire
- FREE Online Business Directory listing for your business
- FREE Online Business Directory search – 1,500+ businesses
- FREE Opportunity to promote Member to Member offers
- FREE Entry to the local H&W Chamber Awards and National Chamber Awards
- FREE Entry to the 2 Chamber Expo’s
- FREE 170+ Networking Events
- FREE Sector Focused Networking Forums and Conferences
- FREE Speaker Opportunities
- FREE 2 places on half day Digital Marketing course
- FREE Phone Line and Account Manager
- FREE Business Support
- FREE International Trade Updates and Advice
- FREE Policy Updates, Lobbying and Advice
Discounted Services:
- Training Courses (50+ course titles)
- 50% off your first full days training
- Chamber Business Expo stand hire
- Chamber Business Awards tickets
- Regional Networking Events
- 50% discount on EC Certificates of Origin, ATR and EUR1 export documentation
- Import and Export Training Courses (21 course titles)
- Import and Export Customs Declarations
- Translation Services
- Roadside Assistance (AA)
- Chamber Foreign Exchange (Moneycorp)
- Chamber Primary Health Cash Plan (Westfield)
- Chamber Business Healthcare Plan (Axa).
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Starting from as little as £22.50 / month
Read what our Members are saying
After taking the plunge to become self-employed, I was a little overwhelmed by the various offerings of help and support available to me. However becoming a member of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce was undoubtedly one of the best moves I have made. In the first few months of membership I attended multiple networking events, benefitted from online training sessions and had access to tonnes of advice for small business owners, just like me. The communications I receive make me feel like a valued member, despite my small company size, and by being able to contribute to the Quarterly Economic Surveys, I know I’m helping to shape economic change. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Chamber of Commerce membership.
As a Chamber member, I’d like to share the things I most value about membership. Success in business depends a great deal on working in collaboration with other business people; and that depends on networking. Chamber events (including the Chamber Expos ) offer one-man bands like mine the opportunity to meet leaders from large corporates as well as fellow S.M.E..s, an opportunity rarely offered at other networking events. I also value having a Chamber Account Manager assigned to my business whom I can contact whenever I want to bounce an idea off someone who is in position to advise me how to develop an idea into a success strategy. I’m glad I renewed my membership for another year
Indegu Ltd have been H&W Chamber members for three years now. During that time, we have attended a wide variety of events which has given us the opportunity to network with a broad range of local businesses. This has facilitated the building of relationships with other Chamber members who have worked with us as subject experts while producing elearning content for projects, most recently for the Food Standards Agency. It is also reassuring to have the backup of the legal team who have given us advice in a timely manner on a number of occasions when reviewing tender contracts.
Become a Member
starting from £21.25+vat / month*
* for 1-5 employees
Or Contact our Membership Team
goodbusiness@hwchamber.co.uk 01905 673611
