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Events
Informal Networking Evenings
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Due to popular demand these events are returning from September and will take place from 5.00-6.30pm. Our popular informal networking evenings attract businesses of all sizes from a wide range of industry sectors and, most importantly, they’re free to attend. Take this opportunity to mingle with new business contacts, share knowledge and skills with like-minded professionals and catch up with familiar acquaintances. Tuesday 7 September – The Priory Centre, St Neots Monday 13 September – Poets House, Ely Wednesday 15 September – Brightfield Business Hub, Peterborough Thursday 16 September – Cambridgeshire FA, Histon, Cambridge
Summer Garden Party
Tuesday 3 August, 3.00-5.00pm Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Join us for an afternoon of informal networking, garden games, canapes and drinks. After over a year without live events to attend, why not treat your employees, colleagues, clients or suppliers and bring them along. This event provides the perfect opportunity to introduce your team to the Cambridge networking scene, re-connect with familiar acquaintances and create new business contacts. Cost: £25.00 (plus VAT) Chamber members, £35.00 (plus VAT) non-Chamber members Register via the Chamber website or email z.mccabebrennan@cambscci.co.uk
INTERNATIONAL TRADE EVENTS
CROSSING CONTINENTS - MOVING GOODS UNDER TRANSIT Thursday 22 July, 2.00-3.00pm
The volume of goods being exported from the UK under the Common Transit Convention has increased significantly since Brexit. • Why is this method of import and export becoming more popular and how does a trader access the service? • What are the advantages and disadvantages to using
Transit? • What is the role of a consignee and a consignor? • What does it cost to move goods in this way? Join us to find out answers to these questions and hear from the British Chambers of Commerce Director of Trade Facilitation and Chamber Customs and also experts from HMRC.
TARIFF FREE TRADE – GLOBAL BRITAIN EXPLAINED Thursday 9 September, 11.00am-12.00pm
Since the end of the transition period the UK government has signed trade agreements with over 80 countries and has the aspiration to agree a deal with many more including Australia, New Zealand, India, the USA as well as to accede to the CP-TPP. Governments make trade deals and businesses make trade. In this webinar we will aim to help businesses understand what these agreements can mean for their international trade plans. Whether you are an importer or an exporter, tariff free trade can increase your competitiveness, margin, and market access opportunities. Our experts will provide guidance on what to look for, selecting great markets and winning competitive advantage. Register for both events via the Chamber website.
Natalie Taylor Founder of Acacia Facilities
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Market reports, company data, historical annual reports
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Natalie Taylor Founder of Acacia Facilities HOW DO I RESEARCH MY MARKET?
Tuesday 28 September, 10.00-11.00am
Access over £5M worth of resources to help you research or better understand your market before starting or growing your business. A guide to using published market research sources and field research, to find the information you need on your business sector. Every business needs to understand their market. This workshop will include market size, trends, competitors, and customer attitudes. This event will take you through key information sources available for free in the Business & IP Centre and elsewhere online. It will cover practical examples of finding relevant information from our databases such as Cobra, Mintel and IBIS World. As well as freely available sources on the internet. It will also cover essential field research to complement published market research. This will help find out what your customers think about your specific product or service, including how much they are prepared to pay for it. We will look at how to engage with your customers to find out what they really think, instead of the answers they think you want to hear.
Register via the Chamber website.
Rebuilding the Greater Cambridge Supply Chain post Covid
Thursday 22 July, 1.00-3.30pm This event takes place online via zoom
Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, South Cambridgeshire District Council and Anglia Ruskin University are hosting a free-to-attend webinar to discuss the issues facing the food and drink supply chain. As we continue to follow the Government roadmap to recovery, businesses and their customers are wondering how the impact of Covid-19 will reshape consumer activity and routes to market. Join our experienced panel of buyers, suppliers and innovative thinkers as they explore different themes and be part of the journey to shape the post-Covid supply chain.
Register your free place via the Chamber website.
MEET MEMBERS FROM NEIGHBOURING CHAMBERS
MEET THE NEIGHBOURS, NO BORDERS NETWORKING
Tuesday 20 July, 11.00am-12.15pm
Meet the Neighbours, No Borders Networking Event with Norfolk Chambers of Commerce, Suffolk Chambers of Commerce & Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce. Joining forces with neighbouring Chambers this structured networking session is designed to forge new business relationships across county boundaries and maximise your opportunity to build your network.
MEET THE NEIGHBOURS
Wednesday 18 August, 11.00am-12.00pm
Join us online with Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Hertfordshire Chambers of Commerce on Wednesday 18 August from 11.00am-12.00pm and enjoy the powers of networking, providing the chance to meet with a variety of different business people in an informal atmosphere, to listen and share experiences whilst working remotely. We have joined forces with our neighbouring Chambers, to provide the chance to connect outside of Cambridgeshire, and build some excellent new business connections.
CROSS COUNTY NETWORKING
Tuesday 21 September, 11.00am-12.15pm
Business doesn’t recognise borders, especially since virtual working, so why should we? We’ve joined up with Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce to offer this structured networking session to increase your business contacts beyond Cambridgeshire.
All these events are free to attend and can be booked via the Chamber website.
To speak with a member of the Chamber team regarding events and training, please contact Zoe McCabe Brennan, Events Co-ordinator, on 01223 237414 or email z.mccabebrennan@cambscci.co.uk
