Happy New Year from the Chamber Office.

The Chamber’s centenary year is now well underway.   I am pleased to report that the President Jackie Campbell of Faddies Dry Cleaning in Hale was recently elected at the AGM to take up a second term of office.  This is excellent news for the Chamber as Jackie is a true ambassador for the region. The Mayor of Trafford, Councillor Stephen Adshead, Patron of the Chamber and the Mayoress, Councillor Judith Lloyd were in attendance. 

The first centenary Mixer for 2009 was held in celebration at the Radisson SAS hotel, Manchester Airport.  The evening was attended by around 60 Chamber members representing a variety of businesses.

Forthcoming networking events include:

Monday 23 March – Chamber Mixer, sponsored by Chiquito, 5.45pm – 8pm Members £17.25

Friday 24th April – Spring Lunch, sponsored by the Cinnamon Club, Noon for 12.30pm
Guest Speakers, Peter Watson and Steve Connolly of Business Link Northwest. Members £25.00

Please reserve places for both these events as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Networking is an unrivalled part of the Chamber membership, however the Chamber provides much more.  Benefits include:

• Representation at local, national and Government level
• Partnerships with Business Link Northwest and Trafford College from which members can obtain practical business support. For further information visit www.businesslink.gov.uk/northwest and www.trafford.ac.uk
  
  
• Low cost advertising opportunities within the Chamber’s business magazine, Altruism
• Complimentary news stories to raise your business profile.  Please note that the copy deadline for advertising and news stories is 11 March.  Please contact me on barbara@marketingprofile.co.uk to reserve space.

• Links to the Chamber website and sponsorship of e-news .
• Members database to target fellow members.
• Genuine Business to Business support.

We look forward to continuing to work with you throughout 2009 and should you have a colleague in business locally, who perhaps is not a Chamber member, please recommend that they join.  It is by us all working together that our businesses will not just survive but truly thrive.