NETWORKING & EVENTS
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CHAMBER EVENTS AND TO BOOK ON-LINE VISIT:
www.birmingham-chamber.com/events
BURTON & DISTRICT CHAMBER
Reduce The Cost Of Your Fleet – Find Out How Date: Time:
2 November 09.30 – 12:00
Location: Chamber House, 75 Harbourne Road, Birmingham, B15 3DH £10.00 + VAT (£12.00)
Cost:
In response to spiralling costs to all businesses, CBVC Vehicle Management will highlight ways for you to reduce the costs of your fleets.
Sponsored by: CBVC Vehicle Management Ltd
Burton & District Business Breakfast – Becoming a UK Agent Date: Time:
10 November 07:30 – 09:00
Location: The Pavilion, Branston Golf and Country Club, Branston. Staffordshire, DE14 3DP
Cost:
Members - £12.00 + VAT Non Members - £18.00 + VAT
Businesses engage and informally network over breakfast whilst taking the opportunity to learn from the guest speaker.
Business Matters Seminar Date: Time:
15 November 12:00 – 14:00
Location: Burton & South Derbyshire College, Lichfield St, Burton, DE14 3RL
Cost:
Members - £10.00 + VAT Non Members - £15.00 + VAT
Under a new alliance between Burton & District Chamber of Commerce and Burton & South Derbyshire College local businesses and professional firms are being encouraged to attend a series of training workshops to review best practice as a means of raising their competitive performance & growth prospects.
CHASE CHAMBER
Chamber Spotlight Date: Time:
19 October 12:00 – 14:00
Location: Chase Golf Club, Pottal Pool Road, Penkridge, Stafford, S T19 5RN
Cost:
Members - £10.00 + VAT Non-Members - £15.00 +VAT
The event is expected to attract over 30 delegates from a broad range of business sectors and gives members the opportunity to raise the profile of their business and its services/products.
Meet the Neighbours’ Business Breakfast - with Black Country Chamber Date: Time:
28 October 07:30 – 09:00
Location: Ramada Hotel, Cannock, WS11 0DQ
Cost:
Members - £12.00 + VAT Non-Members - £18.00 +VAT
At this special event you are invited to come and meet our Neighbours’ from just over the border at Black Country Chamber. This is a great opportunity to meet some new faces and build some relationships across the border!
Speed Networking Date: Time: Cost:
1 November 12:00 – 14:00
Members - £10.00 + VAT Non-Members - £15.00 +VAT
Location: Roman Way Hotel, Watling Street, Cannock, WS11 1SH
This networking business lunch provides firms with an excellent opportunity to network with other like-minded businesses from across the region
LICHFIELD & TAMWORTH CHAMBER
Is Britain Open for Business? Date: Time: Cost:
20 October 07:30 – 11:00
All Delegates - £10.00 + VAT
Location: Aspect Hotel, Junction 11/M42, Appleby Magna, Tamworth, DE12 7AP
How ready are we to export? Having a quality product is just the start and companies need to look at the practicality and cost of exporting. We are using this seminar to show both sides of entering new markets and will use the Middle East as the focus point.
Lichfield Business Breakfast – HR in the Real World Date: Time:
9 November 07.30 – 09:00
Location: Darnford Moors Golf Club, Darnford Lane, Lichfield, WS14 9JG
Cost:
Members - £12.00 +VAT Non Members - £18.00 +VAT
This popular business breakfast is continuing to provide firms with an excellent opportunity to network with other like-minded businesses from across the region. Guest speaker Phil Watson will discuss ‘HR in the real world’ .
For further information about Burton & District, Chase and Lichfield & Tamworth events, please email
c.plant@
chase-chamber.com
IAB
IAB Networking & Diwali Celebration Date: Time:
19 October
18:00 – Tour of the Ground 18:30 to 21:30 - Event
Location: Edgbaston Cricket Ground Birmingham B5 YQU
Cost:
Members - FREE (2 per company)
Non-members - 20 + VAT
This IAB event attracts a wide range of businesses from across the region and provides an excellent opportunity to meet business colleagues and enjoy a well-attended networking event in informal surroundings.
Pictured from left are Chris Hall of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Stephen Reid of Events Angel with chefs from Redcliffe Catering, Brian and Jamie
Tasty business event
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group held a barbecue at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, which sponsored the event with Redcliffe Catering. The barbecue provided Chamber members with the opportunity to meet new and existing business contacts in a relaxed environment. Henrik Court, director of events, said: “We could not have asked for
better weather at this sell-out networking event in such beautiful surroundings and with the wonderful musical accompaniment courtesy of ‘Silouette’ / Harborne Music. “Due to popular demand, an annual group barbecue networking event will now become part of the Chamber events calendar.”
OCTOBER 2011 CHAMBERLINK 27 Sponsor: Edgbaston Stadium
IAB Annual Dinner & Awards Date: Time:
26 November 2011 18:00 to 00:00
Location: Hilton Metropole Hotel National Exhibition Centre Birmingham B40 1PP
Cost:
Individual tickets - £75 + VAT Tables of 10: £750 + VAT
The Institute of Asian Businesses dinner and awards attracts a large audience from Birmingham and the region’s business community and offers a great networking opportunity with key decision makers in the West Midlands. The dinner will include lively entertainment, key speeches and an awards ceremony to recognise those businesses that have demonstrated success and achievement as detailed below. Award Categories: • Outstanding Business of the Year • Outstanding Business Person of the Year
• Outstanding International Trade Business of the year
Our first speaker Jamie Nevin,
General Manager at Edgbaston Cricket Ground will highlight ‘Experience Edgbaston’. Chris Birkett MEng CEng MICE, Senior Engineer at ARUP will speak on Urban Regeneration: delivering value to the Midlands and beyond. The event will provide an opportunity to either exhibit or meet with the exhibiting companies and also enjoy a cultural entertainment
BABC
Business Opportunities in the US Marketplace 2011 Date: Time:
20 October 08.30 – 17:00
Location: International Convention Centre, Birmingham FREE
Cost:
Join us for this FREE full day USA Conference for information and advice to assist your company to develop your transatlantic ventures. Keynote speakers at this event include the Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin UK, the Vice President of RBS/Citizens Bank from the US, a senior economist from RBS, and Professor Bob Stone of University of Birmingham. In addition US commercial officers and UKTI experts will be running 1-2-1 sessions throughout the day to advise and support companies.
Sponsors: RBS, UKTI, EEN, BABC & University of Birmingham
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