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We are central government’s launch pad into the South West, regularly hosting visits from high level civil servants, foreign dignataries, ministers and politicians from all parties. What else would you like to see? Story of Business West Support for business GOVERNMENT VISITS Liam Fox Secretary of State for International Trade Sajid Javid Home Secretary Mark Carney Governor of the Bank of England Chris Grayling Secretary of State for Transport Liz Truss Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha High Commissioner of India Claus Grube Danish Ambassador Dan Mihalache Ambassador of Romania And a letter of congratulations from Prime Minister, Theresa May upon winning the International Chamber of Commerce award To make this the best place to: What would you like to see? Story of Business West Support for business Voice of business Business West Many Faces. Many Successes. A not-for-dividend company We are non-political Owned and governed by business community 225 staff turnover £13m We work with 20,000 businesses 95% of corporates in our region are members We’re the largest Chamber of Commerce in the UK We’re award winning What else would you like to see? Support for business Voice of business and established 1823 Sunday Times Top 100 2018, 2017 & 2016 ICC Best International Project Enterprising Britain Award for Export 2017 Best job creation project European Enterprise Promotion Awards Finalist Prosper Work Learn Live WHO WE ARE OUR COMPANY OUR AIM 10,000 followers on LinkedIn 18,000 followers on Twitter OUR REACH In 2017 our media comments reached 16.1m Best Business Development and Job Creation Project What else would you like to see? Story of Business West Voice of business ‘Business West is hands down the best business support organisation I've worked with in the UK, delivering results where other regional services simply haven't.’ Robert Sugar, MD at Urban Hawk & Crocotta OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WE HELPED create 4,400 JOBS 1,400 helped start-up, scale-up and innovate £650m export sales from 700 exporters 85,000 export documents processed WE DELIVER CONTRACTS FOR WE WORK WITH Redevelopment of City Harbour Creation of Cabot Circus Supporting Gloucestershire 2050 The driving force behind: We created successful spin off organisations: For 200 years we’ve worked with diverse partners to create a region rich in culture, with equality and opportunity for all. Local Enterprise Partnerships • West of England • Gloucestershire • Swindon and Wiltshire • Heart of the South West UK Government Bank of England Building a strong sustainable economy We challenge government policy, campaigning for change and informing our members on issues that affect the SW: Transport, education & skills, affordable housing, digital connectivity, Brexit Local Authorities • In the South West OUR TRACK RECORD OUR INFLUENCE THE FUTURE All sectors and all sizes SMALL MEDIUM LARGE Evolution of Switch on to Swindon Reducing train journey times to London Influencing skills and training in the region
Transcript of Business West Infographic Full...simply haven't.’ Robert Sugar, MD at Urban Hawk & Crocotta OVER...
We are central government’s launch pad intothe South West, regularly hosting visits from high
level civil servants, foreign dignataries,ministers and politicians from all parties.
What else would you like to see?
Storyof Business West
Supportfor business
GOVERNMENT VISITS
Liam FoxSecretary of Statefor International
Trade
Sajid JavidHome Secretary
Mark CarneyGovernor of theBank of England
Chris GraylingSecretary of State
for Transport
Liz TrussChief Secretaryto the Treasury
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
High Commissionerof India
Claus GrubeDanish Ambassador
Dan MihalacheAmbassador of
Romania
And a letter of congratulations from Prime Minister, Theresa Mayupon winning the International Chamber of Commerce award
To make this the best place to:
What would you like to see?
Storyof Business West
Supportfor business
Voiceof business
Business WestMany Faces. Many Successes.
A not-for-dividendcompany
We arenon-political
Owned and governed bybusiness community
225sta� turnover
£13m
We work with
20,000 businesses
95%of corporates in ourregion are members
We’re the largestChamber of Commerce
in the UK
We’re
award winning
What else would you like to see?
Supportfor business
Voiceof business
and established 1823
Sunday TimesTop 100 2018,2017 & 2016
ICCBest International
Project
EnterprisingBritain Award
for Export 2017
Best job creation project
EuropeanEnterprise Promotion
AwardsFinalist
ProsperWorkLearnLive
WHO WE ARE
OUR COMPANY
OUR AIM
10,000 followerson LinkedIn
18,000 followerson Twitter
OUR REACH
In 2017 our mediacomments reached
16.1m
Best Business Developmentand Job Creation Project
What else would you like to see?
Storyof Business West
Voiceof business
‘Business West is hands down the best business support organisation I've worked with in the UK, delivering results where other regional services simply haven't.’
Robert Sugar, MD at Urban Hawk & Crocotta
OVER THE PAST TWOYEARS WE HELPED
create
4,400JOBS
1,400helped start-up,
scale-up and innovate
£650mexport sales from
700 exporters
85,000export documents
processed
WE DELIVERCONTRACTS FOR
WE WORK WITH
Redevelopment of City Harbour
Creation of Cabot Circus
SupportingGloucestershire 2050
The driving force behind:
We created successful spin o� organisations:
For 200 years we’ve worked with diverse partnersto create a region rich in culture, with equality
and opportunity for all.
Local Enterprise Partnerships
• West of England• Gloucestershire
• Swindon and Wiltshire• Heart of the South West
UK Government Bank of England
Building a strong sustainable economy
We challenge government policy, campaigning for change and informing
our members on issues that a�ect the SW: Transport, education & skills, a�ordable
housing, digital connectivity, Brexit
Local Authorities
• In the South West
OUR TRACK RECORD
OUR INFLUENCE
THE FUTURE
All sectorsand all sizes
SMALL
MEDIUM
LARGE
Evolution of Switchon to Swindon
Reducing train journeytimes to London
Influencing skills andtraining in the region
