Membership

membership Your membership has never been

so important to us.

Thank you. Thank you for your loyal commitment to Kingston Chamber and, in turn, to the business community. When we know so many businesses are struggling to overcome the financial pressures and the mental stresses from the COVID marathon, your membership support provides more and more.

As I have spoken before, any financial investment or subscription has to have true benefits and value. I must ensure that we must always view our work from our members’ perspective. It matters to us that you get the business, personal and local value. What exactly do you get with your membership support? As a not-for-profit organisation, all Kingston Chamber income is generated almost entirely from membership fees and invested directly into providing valuable services to support long term and sustainable local business growth. Our remit is to work across the whole Borough: New Malden, Tolworth, Chessington, Surbiton and Kingston.

The value of your membership goes a long way. Like many businesses, we have had to adapt to the world of online networking events, business support, bitesize workshops for start-ups and two business Expos each year. Through your backing, the Chamber could provide the first online Kingston Business Expo. We are learning, trying to adapt and deliver webinars that you want or would find valuable.

There is far more activity behind the networking and events though. With your commitment, the Chamber can work with our local strategic partnerships, such as Kingston Council, Kingston First, Kingston University, Kingston College, our local MPs and many others. They want to hear what you are doing. Before, during COVID and moving forward, these relationships are essential as we provide the platform to channel your business voice and influence local decision making.

You may not be aware of this but your membership helps us to encourage the next start up, or host the next Expo, provide HR, digital skills or mental health webinars. In a time where we are asked as individuals to be more isolated or more disconnected, the Chamber is working hard to bring these barriers down, to bring people and businesses together online. In a time when the journey is tough, the Chamber wants to give you a hand, to promote the many talented and diverse businesses we have in the Borough.

Thank you

Forbes Low CEO, Kingston Chamber of Commerce