British Chambers of Commerce

British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is striving to develop a premier UK network for local and regional business - a single coherent network of local business support organisations covering the UK.

British Chamber's Key Aims:

• The voice of UK business
• The partner of first choice for information and guidance
• The natural choice for business support

The British Chambers of Commerce comprise nationally a network of quality-accredited Chambers of Commerce, all uniquely positioned at the heart of every business community in the UK.

What are Chambers?
These accredited Chambers are local, independent, non-profit making and non party-political organisations, funded by membership subscriptions. Accreditation is managed and developed by our business membership and monitored at the national level, to ensure we deliver only the very best standards of service and performance.

Currently over 135,000 businesses benefit from membership of Chambers in the Accredited Network, from growth-oriented start-ups to local and regional subsidiaries of multinational companies, in all commercial and industrial sectors, and from all over the UK.

What are the benefits of membership?
Whatever their size or nature of business, members of the British Chambers of Commerce have access to a range of benefits, all geared to helping them succeed and grow. With over 2500 staff, covering more than 100 locations, our network provides a ready-made management support team for any business, anywhere in the UK.

Business training, information resources, networking and savings on essential overheads, all of which are tailored to individual business needs, all contribute to the return on the member company's investment in their local Chamber. Increasingly, many of our services are also available online - whether it's the personal touch, or access through the web, we're ready to deliver.

As one of the UK's most powerful business affinity groups, we also work with the best suppliers in the country to offer great deals on a range of products and services, including Stakeholder Pensions, Healthcare, Legal Protection and Digital Certificates.

The British Chambers of Commerce are also part of the global network of Chambers of Commerce, and for existing or potential exporters, there is simply no better route to the global marketplace.

Influence and Profile
At all levels, local, regional and national, the British Chambers of Commerce provide a powerful voice for business. Our regular surveys, consultations and reports provide grassroots business opinion and have strong influence on government ministers and officials, MPs, and other decision makers and opinion formers.

This is reflected by our high profile in all kinds of media; each year we generate thousands of newspaper headlines, TV and radio interviews, often directly involving our member companies.

We are run by local business for local business, with each Chamber's Board and Committee structure drawn from the membership. No other business organisation can claim the quality, credibility and reach of our relationship with business.

For more information about the work of the British Chambers of Commerce, visit www.britishchambers.org.uk