London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Get ahead of the game with your 2025 calendar, and book yourself onto LCCI's upcoming events!🗓️ We're hosting an array of webinars, training sessions and networking receptions that will help you extend your network and stay ahead of the trends in your industry. Start the new year off on the right foot; book your spot today➡️ https://ow.ly/LNWA50UoUxb

We're opening our doors🚪Come explore the Chamber! Taking place 20 – 24 January 2024, Community Network participants can enjoy free access to our Members’ Lounge any one day of the week, and an exclusive networking reception on Thursday 23 January. This week is the perfect opportunity to explore what LCCI is and how we support our rapidly growing network of businesses. Discover more and book your place today: https://lnkd.in/edCUgHVZ Not a Community Network participant? Sign up today for free: https://ow.ly/KH2j50UqRMu

Earlier this month, our Chief Strategy Officer, Lucie Risley, had the honour of attending, judging and presenting at the SME National Business Awards at Wembley Stadium. 🥇Representing the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lucie presented the Gold Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. Congratulations to ASL Group, a fantastic company that has demonstrated a commitment to changing for the better. It was incredible to see finalists and winners from our own London regional awards back in February be shortlisted for these national awards. We're delighted to announce that a proud participant of our Community Network, Maximeyes UK Ltd, who took home the Gold Award earlier this year for London's High Growth Business of the Year, not only won gold again in this national category but also went on to win Overall Winner of the SME National Business Awards! A well-deserved achievement🏆 We're so excited to host once again the London SME Business Awards in February 2025, where the winners of our 22 categories will be crowned👑

🌐Kickstart 2025 with our January training courses! If your New Year resolution is to take your business to the global market, our training courses provide the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in imports and exports. Our upcoming courses include: 🔸7 January - Preference Rules of Origin 🔸8 January - Inward and Outward Processing 🔸9 January - Incoterms® 2020 🔸21 January- Customs Procedures and Documentation 🔸22 January - Export Documentation 🔸23 January - Understanding Commodity Codes Book now: https://ow.ly/QbiN50UqRGl

We were delighted to attend the Newham Business Awards on Thursday 5 December at the spectacular Old Town Hall in Stratford. Newham Chamber Of Commerce is an affiliate of LCCI, and we're proud to support them and their members in succeeding in business. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners who highlighted the brilliant business community in East London🎉👏

Skilled employees are at the heart of the capital’s economy. Attracting and retaining people with the right skills is critical for business growth and productivity. LCCI has a history of supporting skills development for London’s businesses through advocacy, business support schemes and our London, Fostering Skills, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee📈 The committee, chaired by Anthony Impey MBE, Chief Executive Officer, Be the Business, contributes to and informs LCCI’s policies, supports the Chamber in representing key challenges and opportunities, and shares best practices across these critical themes, striving to create an environment for innovative businesses to share their expertise for cross-sector learning. Visit our website for more information on the committee and our resources for education, skills and entrepreneurship: https://lnkd.in/edCUNMtf Committee: Charmain Browning - FCIPD, Neil Coates, Linsey Cole, Carlos Cubillo-Barsi (MBCS), Steve Lee, Ian Rabbidge, Andy Stonehouse, Jonathan Woodhead, Mahad Ali, Jackie Chapman FRSA, Thomas Fieldhouse, Lucy Clamp, Dominic Moule, Helen Emberton, Aaron Uthman, Steve Harper, Rikshita Khela Programme Partners: Capital City College and Middlesex University #skills #skillsdevelopment #employment #innovation #fosteringskills #development #lcci #londonbusinesses

Today, LCCI and Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce submitted an Open Letter on behalf of 139 businesses addressed to both the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade calling for the approval of the Development Consent Order to expand London Luton Airport. The letter, which can be read in full on our website, endorses London Luton Airport’s expansion proposals, which will deliver significant economic benefits to England and the South East and support the Government’s ambitions for national renewal in areas including job creation, sustainable aviation and addressing deprivation across the UK. The proposals would contribute around £1.3 billion in additional GDP across the three counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire and £1.5 billion nationally. We urge the Chancellor and Business Secretary to consider the economic impact the DCO could have, as well as the strong support from the national and local business communities in their decision making. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e4HVZAFf

Go Connect at Christmas!🎄 Yesterday, we welcomed members to our festive-themed Go Connect, our last networking event of 2024! Members got into the Christmas spirit with nibbles, drinks and networking with contacts old and new. It was a great way to wrap up a successful year and start planning business opportunities for the new year🎉

At the end of November, we welcomed 40+ attendees to the Chamber for our Black Business Association event with The Black Society The evening focused on addressing the challenges faced by Black-led organisations in the funding landscape. Hosted by ITV Presenter, Antoine Allen, our expert panel comprised of Bayo Adelaja MBE, CEO of Do it Now Now, H.E Mavis Amankwah BEM UN Ambassador - Award Winning Serial Entrepreneur, Sam B LLB, iGNLP, Director of Operations at the Wickers Charity, and Joevas Asare, Managing Director at ARK Group International. The panel explored the difficulties and barriers in sourcing funding and shared their knowledge and experiences in securing sustainable funding. We wrapped up the evening with networking, nibbles and drinks, and left feeling a wider sense of togetherness within the London Black business community. Thank you to our panel, attendees, The Black Society CIO and Programme Partner, University of Westminster, for ensuring this event was such a success.

Helping to safeguard your company and employees against business crime is crucial. In October last year, a survey of 510 businesses by LCCI found that 20% of SMEs and 19% of larger companies are impacted by business crime🔐 To address the challenges that crime poses, LCCI has formed a Business Crime Committee, focusing on various types of business crime, including cyber security, fraud, policing issues and supply chain vulnerabilities. The primary objective of the Business Crime Committee is to help London’s business community become more resilient to crime, while ensuring that private and public sector stakeholders take action to tackle business crime across the capital. The committee is chaired by Claire Holford, Dispute Resolution and Defence and Security Partner at top-60 law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys and comprises members with experience and expertise in a variety of related disciplines. We also have a dedicated hub on our website with resources and articles to help you prevent, mitigate, respond to and report crime, as well as a dedicated events programme. Find out more about the Business Crime Committee and our dedicated hub here: https://lnkd.in/eg78RHFe Committee: Eileen Buck, Nick Doyle MSc MSyl CBCI, James Grew, Robin Hibbert, Richard Stephens, Alexa Loukas MCIM, Julie Nel MA, MSyI, Greg Robertson MBA MTM CPP FSyl, David Weatherhead, Trenham Ian Weatherhead, Brendan Weekes #businesscrime #crimeprevention #cybersecurity #businessprotection