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Meet the McGowan Marketing Team 

Emily at McGowan Marketing

As many of you will know, McGowan Marketing took over the management of the communication and administration activities of the Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce on the 1st of April.  

The team follow in the very solid footsteps of Bruce Simpson, who was the Chamber’s Communication Executive for 7 years, and are very much looking forward to working with and, more importantly, for the members.

Emily McGowan said: “We are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work with the Chamber. We’d like to encourage our members to get in touch so we can share news of the business activities of the Scottish Borders.”

As part of their role, the team will be managing the content on the Chamber's social media channels. Emily continues: "We'd like to encourage our members, and those who are yet to join, to Like our Facebook Page and follow us on LinkedIn. We're ready and waiting to post about the diverse activities underway across the region."

Emily and the McGowan Marketing team are waiting to hear from you.

Please Like us on Facebook and Follow us on LinkedIn.

Tweed Horizons

The Royal Bank of Scotland is hosting an Economics Seminar on  Thursday 16th  May from 4-6pm at the Tweed Horizons Business Centre. This event will be hosted by Philip Bartlett, who will be talking through the latest economical issues including:

  •  Update on performance of the Scottish/UK economy
  • The Borderlands growth deal
  • Key opportunities and challenges facing the Scottish Borders in the years ahead
  • Impact of transport links – The Borders Railway

 For further information click here.

General Articles

 

Borders Union Show 2019

Border Union Show

For the past three years your Chamber has organised a Business Hub at the Border Union Show, being held this year on 26th/27th July. The Hub is centrally situated and provides seven businesses with an excellent opportunity to promote themselves and the services they provide.

We have space available for one more business to join us. 'Are you interested'? If so, we would be delighted for you to join us. For full details contact Chamber Chairman, Jack Clark, at chairman@borderschamber.com or Emily McGowan at communications@borderschamber.com.

Scotland Starts Here App

MBTAG were delighted to launch the new app, Scotland Starts Here, at the SBTP Conference, held in Peebles last month.  

This is an amazing new tool for the tourism industry that aims to encourage visitors to stay longer, see more, spend more money, in the Scottish Borders. 

The app includes functionality that integrates with booking systems, websites and social media channels. 

For full details, click here.


Download from your App Store today!

 #scotlandstartshere

Scottish Borders Council
Click here to view the Scottish Borders Council Economic Development quarterly bulletin. 
Creative Arts Business Network
The latest edition of the Creative Arts Business Network e-bulletin is available here.
Click here to view the latest news from the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland.

News from other Chambers

West Lothian Chamber of Commerce
For the latest update from the West Lothian Chamber of Commerce, click here.

Membership

Become part of the Borders' biggest business membership organisation and make the most of the opportunities on offer.

The Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce is part of the 26-strong network of Chambers throughout Scotland, each of which has an aim to promote the business and commercial interests of its members.

In the Borders, we provide a variety of benefits for our members including:

  • Fortnightly Business Bulletin which all members are welcome to use to promote their business activities
  • Regular updates on business news and events on our social media
  • Partnerships with other organisations to provide fully funded mentoring programmes for businesses of all sizes - from start up to scale up
  • Organisation of the region’s flagship business event – The Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards
  • Discounts and offers promoted to members
You can join the Chamber from as little as £10 per month (ex VAT).
Join online today at www.borderschamber.com or for further information email Emily at communications@borderschamber.com.
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Business Mentoring

Is now the time for you to take advantage of the Mentoring for Growth Programme?
 

This group mentoring scheme brings mentees together with mentors who have a wide range of commercial backgrounds. Mentees on the fully funded programme see real benefit to their business, including:

  • They no longer feel that they are alone in their businesses or that their situation is unique
  • They are reaching their targets (sales and staff)
  • They have somewhere to go for help - they can just pick up the phone
  • They have the space to step back from the day to day tasks and look more strategically at their business and take a new perspective
  • They get feedback and input from a group of people they trust
  • They are gaining clarity, confidence and focus
  • They are learning and taking action
  • They are collaborating and finding resources they have needed for a while
If you would like further information, please contact Emma or apply now to start your mentoring journey.
 
The programme is supported by the FSB and Scottish Borders Exporters Association.

Member Offers

Click here to view the latest offers from Office Specialties Limited.
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View the latest offers from Booker Wholesale here.
View the latest offers from Border Office Style here.
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