The SCR Chambers: East Midlands
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Chamber spreads positivity online
Since the announcement of the coronavirus lockdown, East Midlands Chamber has been busy listening to members and working with its partners to deliver a package of measures designed to support businesses and communities throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Chamber has responded by launching a
new online campaign to help businesses stay positive and share their good news, along with a series of free online events. The new hub will promote positivity and
community spirit across the region during a difficult time for many businesses. It aims to showcase the work that Chamber members are undertaking to support their fellow businesses, local communities and the health service, highlight some of the funding and support options available, and promote the key projects that local firms can get involved in. The Chamber’s social media accounts
‘There’s a lot of incredible
work going on as businesses
work to support each other’
have shared over 75 stories, services and initiatives from member companies since the campaign’s launch at the start of April. Chamber Chief Executive Scott Knowles said:
“We live in unprecedented times, with businesses and their employees having to deal with circumstances that are challenging and uncertain. “However, despite this, there’s a lot of
incredible work going on as businesses work to support each other, their employees and the communities in which they operate, and this is what we aim to highlight.
The Chamber’s campaign aims to spread positivity during the coronavirus crisis “Our new positivity hub is designed to
showcase some of the ways that local businesses are adapting in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, helping their fellow businesses and utilising digital technology and flexible working practices to not only stay open, but to improve their processes, become more efficient and
prepare themselves for when the current situation comes to an end. “As always, businesses across the region are
showing great resilience and innovation in the face of adversity as they continue to adapt to the realities of this new way of working and this is what we want to celebrate.”
Huge response to membership relief fund
As part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chamber last month introduced a £100,000 financial package to help support members affected by coronavirus. The fund enables Chamber members which
have been impacted by the lockdown restrictions to claim a rebate of up to 100% of their membership fees, for the next three months. There has been a huge response to the fund
so far, with 163 Chamber members making a claim. It is part of the Chamber’s ongoing response
Chamber Chief Executive Scott Knowles 42 CHAMBERconnect Spring 2020
to the coronavirus crisis, which includes the launch of a dedicated online portal to give members access to key information, and lobbying efforts with local authorities and national Government to ensure the interventions announced are reaching
businesses as quickly and effectively as possible. Chamber Chief Executive Scott Knowles said:
“These are extremely challenging times for business, and we need to work together to get through them. “Businesses need a support network around
them now, more than ever, and our Membership Relief Fund was just one more way the Chamber can help its members. “It is absolutely vital that businesses stay
connected and have a voice. Our members can be confident that their challenges are being fed back to local authorities and Government to help shape their response to this national crisis and provide the help where it’s needed the most.”
For more information about the fund, and to make a claim, visit
https://bit.ly/2RZWTdm
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