OUR EVENTS

Designed To Help Your Business Grow

Networking

We’ve designed our events to help you broaden your network, learn something new or get involved with key topical issues for businesses in Southwark. Our networking events are great for regular members to make and maintain useful contacts, and we always welcome first-timer.

Business Events

Our events cover a variety of topics, often hosted by key speakers.

Examples include:

4 Meet your councillors - Council initiatives for business

4 Discussions on Business Rates

4 Marketing and social media presentations

4 Apprenticeship and meet the buyer sessions

Non Members are welcome to attend two FREE networking events before joining.

Social Events

Joining the Chamber is a great way of growing your network. Examples of some of our social events:

4 The Annual River Cruise

4 Lunch in the Houses of Parliament

4 Southwark Business Excellence Awards

4 Private tours of Southwark’s most iconic buildings

4 Christmas drinks at Southwark Cathedral

For further details on all forthcoming events

Email: admin@southwarkcommerce.com www.southwarkcommerce.com

Russell Dryden

I left school with no skills and had many different jobs over the years, but as someone once prophetically said to me ‘find a job you like, and you never work again’ and they were right. In 1987 destiny led me to running my own fishmonger’s stall at the Blue Market Bermondsey and it never feels like work. Being within a great community and interacting with all manner and diversity of people over the years is good and given me a passion for putting something back, and alongside other business owners, I helped found Blue Bermondsey BID in 2014.

Q1 What was your first job and what was the pay packet? Working in a wine and spirits warehouse loading the lorries for £15.00 per week.

Q2 If you were prime minister, what would be your first decision? Shake up the benefits system.

Q3 What is the biggest challenge in your business?

Mitigating rising costs of goods and running costs.

Q4 If you could do another job what would it be? Rock star.

Q5 What is your favourite London building?

My home.