Welcome to the Spring edition of our Quarterly Business Magazine.

The start of 2023 has seen challenging conditions for businesses across the UK with concerns around price pressures, recruitment difficulties and energy bills all having an impact on business confidence.

Depending on when this magazine edition reaches you, the Chancellor’s Spring Budget may or may not have been announced. I have been working closely with colleagues at the British Chambers of Commerce to put forward 24 recommendations for the Chancellor that could create the conditions businesses need to power the UK’s economic recovery, including the issues of childcare, energy costs, business rates and green funding. I will continue to represent our members to ensure that the business environment is suitable to unlock firms’ growth potential.

One positive sign that we have seen over the last few months is the brilliant start to the year for our Chamber networking events with a number of events reaching max capacity, such is the demand from members to make those all-important business connections. We have been working hard to plan events for the rest of the year so please visit the events section of our website to secure your places.

In terms of events to highlight in the coming months, we will see the return of our North Wales Dinner on 12th May. This is set to be a fantastic occasion to come together and celebrate the success of businesses in North Wales during a night of fine dining and entertainment. We will also be raising funds for Nightingale House Hospice through a charity raffle and please do get in touch with the team via info@wcnwchamber.org.uk if you would like to donate a prize, your support is, as always, hugely appreciated.

Our Annual Golf Day is also set to return on 5th May and with places going fast it is strongly advised to book now to avoid disappointment. We were delighted to relaunch our International Trade Forum in March to give those that import and export an opportunity to come together and share best practice. The next forum will take place on 24th May and if you are looking to start or grow your exports this is a great opportunity to hear from industry experts on how to do so.

We have a lot planned in the coming months and if there is anything that the Chamber can do to support your business please do not hesitate to reach out on 01244 669988 or info@wcnwchamber.org.uk.

Contact Matthew Hodgson Churchill House, Queen’s Park Campus, Queen’s Park Road, Chester CH4 7AD t: 01244 669988 e: info@wcnwchamber.org.uk w: www.wcnwchamber.org.uk

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March 2023

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