Glasgow Chamber Of Commerce

Marketing and Profiling

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is the most established and trusted business support organisation in Glasgow.   There are many ways in which we promote and profile our member companies to our extensive list of 1800 member companies across all sectors of business.   We do this by:

• Free listing in Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Diary and Directory.
• Free listing in the Glasgow Chamber Website Directory, complete with live hyperlinks to the members own website and email account.
• Opportunity to post news in the Member's News section of the website.
• Free advertising in the Member's Offers section of the Glasgow Chamber website, as well as the opportunity to benefit from those offers posted by other members.
• Profiled to around 7,000 contacts within our membership base via email.
• Event sponsorship opportunities.

Platinum Partners/Partners for Glasgow

Glasgow Chamber has created a truly bespoke programme to increase engagement with our network of strategic partners to help influence and shape the local economy; as well as to represent the interests of the individual companies themselves.

By becoming a Platinum Partner - organisations are demonstrating their commitment not only to Glasgow Chamber but to the future prosperity of Glasgow.

A limited number of opportunities are available to companies who wish to join this exclusive partnership with Glasgow Chamber.  A Platinum Partner package costs £10,000 per annum and is tailored to the partners' needs.  Companies which have become Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Platinum Partners include Bank of Scotland, Glasgow Airport (BAA), City of Glasgow College, Land Securities, St. Enoch Centre, Hilton Hotel Glasgow, Scottish Opera and Radio Clyde whilst Partners for Glasgow include: easyJet, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau and WebEnergy.

Business Events

Glasgow Chamber runs in excess of 100 events a year including business seminars, networking events and an annual awards dinner and all are open to members and non-members. The Chamber's current strategy aims to ensure that the events programme reflects the demands and needs of the many different levels and sectors both within membership and across the Glasgow business base.

• Business Briefings  - topic specific, hard hitting business and current issues
• Influencer Dinners - Bespoke dinner with key decision makers in the city
• Networking events  - Speed, Vertical, Snake, Womens Lunches
• The Glasgow Business Awards - highlight of the business calendar
• Annual Golf Tournament
• Policy, issues and business engagement - 'Glasgow Talks' series with high profile speakers
• Business Conferences - addressing key issues affecting the city such as 'Connect to Compete' Transport Summit with The Herald and 'Think Digital Scotland' with BiP Solutions.
• International events designed to assist companies to explore new market opportunities and assistance
• Behind the Scenes and technical tour events with members

Sponsorship opportunities are available for all of the aforementioned events singularly or collectively and more details are on the website www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com

Training

Glasgow Chamber is a 'champion' of training and people development and wants to encourage companies to invest in its people to improve business performance and maximise staff development.

Business today works in a faster moving and more competitive business environment than ever before. To succeed in this environment successful companies have to train and develop staff to be the best - giving you the competitive edge.

We work in partnership with leading professionals to deliver a full training and people development programme which is designed to increase the competitiveness of Glasgow businesses.  The programme includes: Business Skills Courses, IT Courses, Management Development Programmes, Customised Training and our popular series of short, sharp 'How To... ...' Workshops.
Glasgow Chamber has delivered over 150 customised programmes for all sizes and sectors of business over recent years covering the widest possible range of skills from international trade documentation, introduction to management, IOSH Health and Safety, First Aid at Work courses along with specialised IT courses.

Exporting and International Trade Support

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has always provided certificates and documents for local companies exporting their goods and services overseas.  Building on these services, the Chamber is now a major shareholder of Scottish Chambers International providing our members with a more comprehensive package to assist members to trade globally.  Glasgow Chamber and Scottish Chambers International (SCI) will provide:

• Support
• Training
• Mentoring
• Practical assistance
• Delivery partner for Smart Exporter

Campaigning on Policy Issues

Transport issues, economic development and lobbying MSPs & MPs on various business matters. We have strong relationships with key stakeholders in the city, in the government and beyond.

In 2010, on 10 September we organised, for the first time a transport summit called 'Connect to Compete' in partnership with The Herald and on 9 November a digital technology conference, 'Think Digital Scotland'.  Both these events were aimed at shaping policy and provided opportunities for the business community to be heard and influence these important topics in Glasgow.