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Get your business social media savvy for 2016


We're offering our members a FREE seminar on how to use social media in their businesses.

It's on Tuesday 24 November, 7.30am to 9am, and includes a light breakfast.

Non-members are welcome to attend, at the invitation of a member, so feel free to bring along your business contacts.


Click here for details and to register.


This event is being run in conjunction with Dorset Social.

WPCC Christmas Lunch at Vaughan's Bistro

Join us as we celebrate the festive season, and the end of another year, with our traditional Christmas lunch.

This year we’re hosted by Vaughans, on the harbourside in Weymouth.

The cost is £20 and you’ll be asked to select your menu choices when you book.

Don’t forget to wear your Christmas jumper or a festive hat, or come prepared to a pay a £5 charity fine! We’ll be asking for a £1 donation from those wearing a jumper or hat.


Click here for details and to book 

Special deal on Chamber membership for 2016


Join the Chamber now and pay just £99 for over 14 months of membership, through to December 2016.

Even better, if your business is less than 12 months old, you pay just £50 to join up!


Click here for details and to download an application form.

Talk to us about getting the most from your membership


It's important to us that we know what you want from the Chamber. To help us with this, we've appointed Guy Bridge as Membership Coordinator. He's keen to hear your thoughts on being part of our organisation.

You can contact Guy by emailing membership@wpchamber.co.uk or calling 07730 135973.

Dates for your diary

Free social media seminar: At 7.30am on 24 November, for members and their guests. Light breakfast included. Click for details.

Christmas lunch. Our annual Chamber Christmas lunch will be on Friday 4 December. Click here to book your place.

Networking breakfasts: Get ready for next breakfast on January 5th the first Tuesday of the month in 2016 and then always the first Tuesday of every month (excluding August and December). 

Recent news stories from members


This is YOUR CHANCE to be a part of this year’s hugely popular Christmas Season at the Weymouth Pavilion Theatre

Dorset businesses benefit from social media training at accessible prices

Battens in the Market to help Farmers

Click here to post your news story (no website login is required). Don't forget to include a picture with your news story - it makes it much more visually appealing.

Breakfast Sponsors' Benefits 2016

In return for your kind sponsorship of a business breakfast at £100 you are entitled to:
•       Have your logo on all advertising for the breakfast (which includes on the delegate list, the booking webpage and in the Chamber newsletter)
•        place any advertising literature you wish on the tables at breakfast,
•        meet and greet the attendees and provide them personally with literature if you wish
•        have your banner behind the speaker table or at the entrance to the venue
•        give a 5 minute speech on a subject of your choice during the meeting
•        Social media promotion of your sponsorship through the WPCC newsletter, facebook and twitter feeds
•         Inclusion in the follow up press release to be undertaken by WPCC admin manager after the breakfast
 
If your business would like to sponsor one of the 10 networking breakfasts to be held on the 1st Tuesday of each month during 2016 please email Anna-Maria on breakfast@wpchamber.co.uk

News snippets


Essential update on tax, pensions and auto-enrolment. Chamber members HSBC and CB Reid Accountants are hosting a free seminar on 5 November at the Royale Hotel, Dorchester, from 7.30am.

For more information contact CB Reid by emailing info@cbreid.co.uk.
 
Train4Export. Dorset Chamber are running a series of courses to help firms that import or export, or that plan to import or export. These include:

Understanding import procedures - 11 November 2015 
Effective use of documentary credits - 13 January 2016

Through our affiliation with Dorset Chamber, our members can book at Dorset Chamber member rates. To do this, contact Dorset Chamber directly to make the booking.
Weymouth & Portland Chamber of Commerce is affiliated to the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an accredited member of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

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