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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 12th September 2024
    12th September 2024

    Back to school and back to networking!! What a great first week of events, now that the summer, such as it was, is behind us! Our Golf Society kicked off the week at New Zealand Golf Club, ranked among Britain’s

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 28th August 2024
    28th August 2024

    A year of progress: Innovating skills and empowering the workforce across Surrey and Hampshire  At Surrey Chambers of Commerce, we are very pleased to publish our Local Skills Improvement Plan Progress report, which helps to reflect the continued commitment and

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 14th August 2024
    14th August 2024

    With a new government settling in it is not surprising to hear of several new policy initiatives. At the same time, we are keeping the government updated on what is happening on the ground with businesses. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – August 2024
    31st July 2024

    Since last month it has been all change on the political landscape, following the General Election. However, even though the government has changed, it is business as usual at Surrey Chambers of Commerce where we continue to represent businesses and

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – July 2024
    17th July 2024

    So, all change on the political landscape, following the General Election. However, even though the government has changed, it is business as usual at Surrey Chambers of Commerce where we continue to represent businesses and work in partnership to create

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 30th October 2023
    6th November 2023

      Continuing on our Skills theme This week Surrey Chambers of Commerce and Hampshire Chamber of Commerce partnered with IMI (Institute of Motor Industry) to create a skills summit, sponsored by the LKQ Euro Car Parts and focusing on the

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – November 2023
    30th October 2023

      Surrey Business Awards We had a great night at the Surrey Business Awards last month. The evening was a great opportunity to do what we love to do at the Chamber, which is to network with the business community.

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 16th October 2023
    23rd October 2023

      Surrey Business Awards On Tuesday evening the best of Surrey business gathered in Guildford for the Surrey Business Awards. The evening was a great opportunity to do what we love to do at the Chamber, which is to network

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 2nd October 2023
    9th October 2023

      Future Skills Forum Launch Around a year ago we started our journey to create a Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) incorporating all of Surrey and part of Hampshire. Over 1000 employer and skills provider interactions later we presented our

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – October 2023
    2nd October 2023

      Future Skills Forum Launch Around a year ago we started our journey to create a Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) incorporating all of Surrey and part of Hampshire. Over 1000 employer and skills provider interactions later we presented our

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 4th September 2023
    11th September 2023

      One of the challenges we all face is information overload, which can result in missing some really exciting initiatives. At the Chamber we work on being the eyes and ears on behalf of businesses to make them aware of

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – September 2023
    4th September 2023

      Ambitious action plan for skills Creating a mechanism to deliver cultural and behavioural change in the local skills system is central to our Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), published last month following approval from the Secretary of State for

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 22nd August 2023
    22nd August 2023

    Ambitious action plan for skills Creating a mechanism to deliver cultural and behavioural change in the local skills system is central to the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), published this month by Surrey Chambers of Commerce following approval from the

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 10th August 2023
    10th August 2023

      This week will see the formal approval of the Local Skills Improvement Plan for the Surrey and North and Mid Hampshire area, which is already delivering on its’ findings. The launch of a Future Skills Forum is taking place

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – August 2023
    7th August 2023

      The team at Surrey Chambers has been taking advantage of a slight pause in activities to work on an exciting programme of events from early September. As well as the usual business breakfasts and members networking evenings we also

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 24th July 2023
    24th July 2023

      The team at Surrey Chambers has been taking advantage of a slight pause in activities to work on an exciting programme of events from early September. As well as the usual business breakfasts and members networking evenings we also

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 10th July 2023
    10th July 2023

      It has been a busy time for Surrey Chambers as we head towards the summer holidays, but we continue to connect businesses to each other in a plethora of ways. Our members suite of online training has now begun,

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – July 2023
    3rd July 2023

      The Surrey Chambers of Commerce AGM took place last month in the beautiful setting of the Merry Harriers in Hambledon. We were delighted to welcome Alison Galvin to the Board as well as new Council members, Steve Page, Anita

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 19th June 2023
    20th June 2023

      The Surrey Chambers of Commerce AGM took place last week in the beautiful setting of the Merry Harriers in Hambledon. Following the formal business, where President Daniel Morgan gave an overview of a very active year in the life

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  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 5th June 2023
    8th June 2023

      We have now submitted a final version of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) report to the Department for Education to review. A huge thank you to all the businesses that have taken the time to share their feedback

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