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Chamber membership boosts your business value, visibility and credibility by sharing news, ideas and best practices. It enables your business to have a higher negotiation power, good connection to the market and resources.
From when you first join, your business will be promoted by the Chamber over many platforms to a wide range of the local community. The Chamber is committed to promoting your business through our wide-reaching social media, website directory and regular email updates. A few examples of the type of news you could be sharing with your fellow members:
- New staff/promotion
- Updates in your sector
- Holding an event
- Contract or award won
- Moving premises
- Special offer/discount
- New products
- Industry Accreditation
Got news, an event or a blog? Contact us and we’ll promote it here.
Squerryes Wins Gold and Best in Class at Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships
Squerryes Vineyard in Westerham are delighted to announce they have been awarded a gold medal and Best in Class in this year's Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) for their 2014 Brut Magnum in the category of Vintage Brut. Announced at last...
Panoramic Wealth – Inheritance Tax Seminar – November 9th 10.30 am
Small Business Sessions – 1st December
FREE SESSIONS WITH: Marketing, Nat SharpFree business headshot - Georgina EdwardsFinance & accounting, Jack SalesSocial media, Lucy Ames Website development and digital - Dominic Potts More experts to be added in November!Sharp Thinking Marketing presents The...
West Kent Expo – the only West Kent regional exhibition
With up to 50 local West Kent business stands we are so excited to celebrate the businesses of West Kent. Do you have a business idea? Are you a sole trader / entrepreneur? Is your business an SME or a National/Global enterprise ? All are welcome to attend. West Kent...
We are Beams Big Raffle
The Big Christmas Raffle is back and better than ever, with even more amazing prizes to be won! “If we didn’t have the support from Beams, I honestly don’t know what we would do! Beams are only a call away; we don’t see Beams as friends we see them as extended...
Christmas Best Dressed Window Competition announcement
Christmas at Donnington Manor Hotel
Escape Rooms Donnington Manor Hotel
Sevenoaks Town Team Events
The Town Team is involved in putting on four further events this year and here is a heads up. The Christmas Lights Switch On will take place on Friday 24th November receiving generous sponsorship from Manak Solicitors and Specsavers. If your business is willing...
Winners Sevenoaks Business Awards
The highlight of the business year in the town is Sevenoaks Business Awards, organised by Sevenoaks Town Team, and the Gala Awards evening was held on Friday 20th October. Establishing the winners is a long process that started in mid-August when the public were asked...
Advertising doesn’t have to be scary: Book a Coffee Chat with Victoria
Victoria represents Times of Tunbridge Wells and SO Magazine. Discover how these publications can be your secret weapons for business growth. In an ever-evolving digital world, the power of print media remains undeniable. Times of Tunbridge Wells and SO Magazine have...
Sevenoaks Summer Festival 2024
TO OUR PATRONS, MEMBERS & FRIENDS This is to let you know that we plan to hold a Festival next year from Sat 22 June to Sunday 7 July. We'll build the Festival around Community Groups and, depending on how many volunteers we can attract to help with pre-Festival...
Katie Hilsdon CooperBurnett recognised by The Legal 500
Katie Hilsdon, a Senior Associate in the Corporate and Commercial team at CooperBurnett LLP, has been recognised as a ‘key lawyer’ in the latest rankings from The Legal 500. She joins Partners Victoria Sampson and Russell Brinkhurst in being highlighted by the...
Carla is promoted at Cooper Burnett
Carla Loveday from the Corporate and Commercial team at CooperBurnett LLP in Tunbridge Wells, has been promoted to Senior Associate Paralegal. Carla joined the firm three years ago and came with an excellent background and experience in legal services, and also the...
Let’s Talk! Funded mental health awareness workshops
Mental health is everyone’s business, but talking about it doesn’t always feel comfortable. Join our friendly, supportive workshop and develop the skills you need to talk about mental health with confidence. You will also have the opportunity to become a West Kent...
Walk Tonbridge Festival 2023 raises £27,242 for charity
The third Walk Tonbridge Festival, which was supported once again by Tunbridge Wells-based law firm CooperBurnett LLP, has raised an incredible £27,242.09 for charity, with £10,057.59 heading to Sustain, the community food and fuel bank in Tonbridge, and the remainder...
Is MFA worth the hassle?
You have succeeded in finding a parking space, you have the right app installed to make a payment and you click to pay the £1.50 fee, but what’s this? The dreaded request to enter the 6-digit code which will be texted to you – AKA MFA! MFA stands for Multi Factor...
Positioning SMEs at the heart of the UK economy
By Peter Gallanagh, UK CEO at Azets, the UK Top 10 accountancy group and specialist advisor to SMEs. Employing more than 16 million people and accounting for almost two-thirds (61%) of those in the private sector[1], SMEs are the lifeblood of the national economy and...
Holly Party 2023 – 8th December
MY FIRST YEAR AS A TRUSTEE FOR DEMELZA
A year ago, Senior Associate Natasha Smith from the CooperBurnett LLP Employment team, was appointed as a trustee at Demelza. Here she talks about those first 12 months, what she’s discovered and how some of her misconceptions have been dispelled. What an interesting...
HOSPICES OF HOPE’S FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN NOVEMBER 2023!
ROCKETMAN SING-A-LONG – Calling all Elton John fans! Join Hospices of Hope on 9th November and sing your socks off to some of Elton’s biggest hits: Saturday Night’s alright”; “Tiny Dancer” – and lots more – as you enjoy a screening of the movie “Rocketman”. This epic...
Squerryes 2023 Grape Harvest update
At Squerryes Vineyard in Westerham, Kent, we can now see the fruit ripening perfectly on the vines in the lovely, early September sunshine, arriving at just the right time in the harvest cycle. The process we are currently entering into is known as veraison where the...
Nutrient neutrality: Relief for housebuilders – or smoke and mirrors?
Nutrient pollution is an increasingly pressing issue for many freshwater habitats. Across the last several years, Natural England has advised upwards of 60 local planning authorities that where new development would have an adverse impact on a protected site,...
Companies face ‘generosity tax trap’ with newly enlarged ULEZ
Businesses in and around London are being advised not to fall into a ‘generosity tax trap’ now that the expanded Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) is in force across the capital. Owners of non-compliant vehicles will now be charged £12.50 a day for driving under the...
Offers from Lime Tree Workshop
OFFER NUMBER 1 Any Chamber member who wishes to hold a Christmas corporate drinks reception will receive 10% off the venue hire. To book, email hello@limetreeworkshop.co.uk to check dates and arrange a site visit if required. A proposal would then follow regarding...
Offers
Many Chamber members offer great discounts on many of your business needs which are savings opportunities. The Member Portal is packed with member-to-member discounts including insurances, office supplies, marketing, HR, accounting, and payroll services.