Member Services
The Benefits of Chamber Membership
Our ambitions are clear - to provide our Members with the best, most comprehensive range of services, support and products available, at the keenest price possible. To this end Essex Chambers of Commerce has created a range of beneficial packages that are built with the needs of modern business in mind.
The list is as long as it is impressive and includes many features not seen under a single banner elsewhere. And there's more. Essex Chambers of Commerce is committed to ensuring that the products and services offered on behalf of its Members are modern, up to date and focussed on current needs and standards.
In the unlikely event that you fail to find what you need from the ballpoint list below please log-in and use the CONTACT PAGE to ask our helpful Customer Support Team for assistance.
Benefits, Products and Services
The Essex Chambers of Commerce team provides friendly and professional support on a wide range of business issues and if we are unable to answer an enquiry ourselves we will almost certainly know somebody who can. We hope you will agree that the following list of Member benefits demonstrates our commitment to provide excellent value.
Members Database
Our current membership number stands at approximately 1500 full and affiliated Members. We are proud of our influential contacts within the wider business community - including many of the most successful organisations in Essex. Please CLICK HERE to view the database.County Business Directory
All Chamber Members receive a complimentary listing in the directory which is available to the wider membership. It provides an excellent source of business contacts and will enable your company to find others and to be found by those seeking your specialism. Please CLICK HERE to read more.
Business Leader Magazine
Each Member receives a quarterly copy of the Chambers' own publication called Business Leader. The magazine covers all the business news and views from around the County and provides an excellent update of what's current. Please CLICK HERE to access the magazine online.
World Trade Support for Consistency
In conjunction with our partners from East of England International and UK Trade and Investment, Essex Chambers of Commerce offers a comprehensive range of support for Essex exporters. Please CLICK HERE to read more.
Business Connections
As part of the County's most popular business membership organisation you will have the valuable opportunity to connect with hundreds of like-minded people at our networking meetings, events and functions and through the business directory.Promotion Opportunities
As a business organisation the Chamber appreciates the importance of promotion and marketing and we try to provide Members with opportunities to market themselves to the wider membership. These range from the Essex Chambers of Commerce Members Directory and Business Directory to exclusive sponsorship of the annual formal dinner. Other opportunities include Chamber organised networking events, international trade events, regular Chamber luncheons and advertising possibilities in our publications. Please CLICK HERE for a list of all our forthcoming events.
Other possibilities are being considered - such as sponsorship of Chamber webpages for example.*
Representation
We use our influence on behalf of our Members to shape the agenda at local, regional and national levels. Please CLICK HERE to read more.
Essex Chambers Health and Safety
Chamber Members can benefit from a comprehensive range of health and safety services including: a complimentary initial consultation; general health and safety advice; free on-line trial of health and safety training and various promotional offers. All aspects of expert health and safety support, from pay-as-you-go consultancy services to annual evaluations and maintenance, can be sourced through the Chambers. Please CLICK HERE for more about on-line health and safety training.
Essex Chambers Primary Health Plan
Your Essex Chambers of Commerce membership can introduce you to a variety of cost-saving offers for third party services such as our Westfield Health Plan. Please CLICK HERE to find out more.
Essex Chambers Utilities
With spiralling utility bills now headline news, this service allows Members to ensure they get the best value for money available and gives access to advice on saving resources through efficient use, including interest free loans for eligible companies.*
Essex Libraries Business Information Service
Essex Libraries Business Information Service offers a wide variety of resources and services to help with all your business information needs, from wherever you are in the county, 7 days a week. If you are starting up we can help you turn your ideas into a business with business opportunity profiles and information factsheets, market research and community profiles. We can even help you set up your company with our 24 hour Company Formation Service.
We can help established businesses to grow by providing quality information from authorative sources such as BSI Online, Credit Safe, Croner's, Cobra, Experian, Kompass, Keynote, Lexis Nexis, Mint and Marketline. So if you need information on your customers or competitors, want a credit report, are trying to source a supplier, want to increase your customer base with a mailshot or telemarketing campaign, need a British Standard, or are seeking new contracts in the public sector, we can help.
We also offer a range of LearnDirect Business e-courses specifically aimed at SMEs. Have a look at our online brouchure for full details.
You can access a range of business information online at your local Essex Library. Some resources are also available remotely to library members at http://www.essex-business.info. We also produce a regular free e-newsletter which will help to keep you in touch with our services. You can sign up at http://www.free-library-news.net. Just make sure you put a tick in the business box. Free WIFI is also available in Essex Libraries - so why not use your local library to meet clients or use spare time between meetings more effectively?
For more information on any of our services, or if you just have a business question and you're not sure where to find the answer, just give us a call or send us an email.
Essex County Council
Libraries
Business
Information Service
Tel: 01245 492535
Fax: 01245 492536
Email: business.information@essex.gov.uk
Business Services
Translation Services and business skills training are available at favourable rates to Chambers Members.*
Free Legal Helpline
Chamber Members will benefit from unlimited access to expert legal advice on all business issues and peace of mind. Matters covered include Payroll, Employment Law, Tax, VAT and Health and safety.*
Please check with your nearest Chamber branch for the latest information.