POLITICS Being the


Voice of Business


in the East Midlands


In the parable of the three little pigs, it was only the properly built house that could withstand the huff and puff of the big, bad wolf. Brick walls and firm foundations proved better


at keeping the beast from the door than flimsy structures made from sticks and straw. It takes hard work and time to build from solid


foundations up, but the robustness of the finished product makes the toil worthwhile, as the three little pigs – and the wolf, to his peril - discovered. Since their inceptions in the 19th Century,


through both organic growth and mergers, the Chambers across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire have come together to form East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire), becoming by far the biggest business representation organisation in the Midlands. It has over 4,300 members, and covers the whole of Derbyshire,


42 business network May 2019


‘The results of the QES shape Chamber policy for influencing local opinion-formers and are uploaded to a national quarterly survey carried out by the British Chambers of Commerce’


Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, an area of huge diversity including swathes of agriculture mixed with the spine of manufacturing in the UK and one of the leading areas for advanced technologies. It is an area of huge opportunity and a major


contributor to the national economy. The diversity of business and the sectors


represented means the Chamber has to adapt its offer continuously to ensure the messages it delivers to opinion-formers locally, regionally and nationally accurately represent all regional business needs. Keeping a finger on the regional pulse takes a lot of work. Every three months, the Chamber


carries out a Quarterly Economic Survey, which, through a range of questions, gives an accurate indication of the mood of business by looking at their experience over the preceding three months and their expectations for the following three. “Each survey includes questions based on a


topical theme, which allows the Chamber to judge immediate mood on a hot topic,” said Chris Hobson, Director of Policy at the Chamber. The results of the QES shape Chamber policy


for influencing local opinion-formers and are uploaded to a national quarterly survey carried out by the British Chambers of Commerce, which helps to influence central Government. Following each QES, the results are shared at


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