Locally, Chambers of Commerce are private not-for-profit companies owned and operated by their members to improve and support the business environment and community through networking, advocacy and offering a range of business services. They also create lines of communication between the business community and local authorities, UK and Scottish Governments.
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce has served the business community in the whole of Ayrshire for over 75 years. They currently have around 820 members who benefit from their range of benefits and services. Members of the Chamber come from all sectors and are of all sizes – from sole traders to multi-national corporates.
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce is one of 27 accredited members of Scottish Chambers of Commerce and is also a fully accredited member of the British Chambers of Commerce, which puts them in a very influential position. By being one of the 52 members of the British Chambers they have national influence and a global reach, because Chambers of Commerce are an international network and community. These memberships allow them to support their members with policy and lobbying at all levels of government.
But what can Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce do for your business?
They can help you raise your business profile:
Events: an extensive programme of events includes regular networking, behind the scenes, annual dinner, awards, etc. Commercial opportunities are available at these events including sponsorship.
Advertise: List your business product/service on their Members Marketplace, use their social media to spotlight your business, editorial/advertisement in their quarterly Your Business magazine.
Partnership: Become a Training Partner and share your skills and knowledge with other members, host a Chamber event or speak at an event.
They can help you cut costs and save money:
All members benefit from having access to core services: Chamber HR – advice line and downloadable documents, Chamber Health & Safety – advice line and downloadable documents, Chamber Tax – tax and VAT advice lines, Chamber Legal – advice line and downloadable documents, members also benefit from up to £1m worth of legal expense insurance.
Members can also benefit from a range of preferential rates for selected services from Chamber Partners including foreign exchange and money transfers, healthcare cash plan and private health care, vehicle breakdown cover, fuel cards and international trade services.
They can help with staff retention and recruitment:
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce can help you make your staff feel valued and rewarded with health care plans and training programmes, including their own E-learning platform. Your staff can also benefit from their business mentoring programme, which has over 60 fantastic mentors who offer support on a wide range of topics.
Job vacancy advertising is also available using Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce’s social media platforms, which collectively has a following of over 20,000.
So, as you can see, Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce is a credible and influential business organisation here to help your business become more successful in 2025!
If you would like to know more about membership of Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce, please email membership@ayrshire-chamber.org for more information.
