The Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce (BCTC) has a simple aim – to help local businesses like yours grow and thrive. We achieve this by providing networking opportunities, as well as the very latest business information, training and development. We’re also your voice – ensuring that, together, we’re stronger.
From just £75 for a 12 month membership, we can provide you with the links you need to promote your business and meet potential customers (just one new customer will more than cover that cost). And being actively involved with our events and communicating with other members in Bournemouth will bring a wealth of enriching opportunities that will help your business develop and flourish.
Our key aims are to be an active voice for our local business members and to build and support a better business community through information provision, training events, and networking.
connect
The BCTC offers a variety of regular opportunities to connect with other like minded businesses ac ross Bournemouth. Our regular business networking events, BH Banter and Beales Breakfast are held monthly and welcome a variety of local business members to attend and develop positive business relationships. All BCTC members are welcome to all our networking events, the cost of which is included in your membership. Not a member yet? We welcome new businesses to come and trial our events up to two times per year for free. For more information on all Chamber events, please visit our events page
community
At the BCTC we are passionate about supporting businesses and building a better business community in the local area. Working together and encouraging collaboration across organisations, the Chamber has helped forge a thriving business environment, one which we aim to continue to support for many years to come.
education
The BCTC Executive Board has a specialist team fo Directors who are passionate about forging links with local schools to help prepare young people for employment in the local business community. Working with the Local Education Partnership, Young Persons SKills Board and Chamber members, the Chamber is supporting a number of local schools in providing opportunities to develop young peoples employability skills. A work experience scholarship program is currently under development and will be trialled in 2016. If you are interested in supporting the Chamber in working with young people via your business, please contact our Executive Officer via execofficer@bournemouthchamber.org.uk
influence
The Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce has been established within the town for 100 years in 2016. That is 100 years experience of conducting business, building local relationships, being one of the prime consultative groups for the local Council and a centre of influence for the local business community. We are proud to assist our members with their business needs and aim to ensure that the requirements of the local business community are given a voice in the town, helping to develop local policy that will positively support continued economic growth for our town.
grow
The BCTC strives to assist businesses with their growth plans via advice and guidance to several organisations specialising in business growth and development. We aim to guide and inform our members of as many business support, funding, and training opportunites as we can to ensure that our members are well informed of the assistance available to them to help their business flourish. The Chamber has strong links with Bournemouth Council which allows us to keep you and your business informed of the latest oppourntities available for business growth and development.
support
The Bournemouth Chamber has an established reputation of supporting the local business community via a variety of means including business advice and guidance, training opportunities, business networking events, signposting to business support organisations to help your business grow alongside providing a comprehensive information and latest news portal for the local business community via our website. The Bournemouth Chamber is a thriving community of businesses spread across the conurbation, working together to make Bournemouth a fantastic place to do business.
charity
The BCTC has a long standing reputation for supporting local charities. We aim to facilitate an environment that allows our members to build relationships with local charities which they can support via their business activity or through personal fundraising efforts. Charitable organisations can take advantage of our half price membership offer which includes full membership access to all our networking events, training opportunities and our specialst group, The Charities Forum. The Charities Forum meet bi-monthly prior to our regular BH Banter networking event. The Forum event has informative speakers and provides an opportunity to make connections with others operating in the not for profit sector. If you wished to join the Charities Forum, please do get in touch for more information.
learn
The BCTC events calendar is brimming with opportunities to learn new business skills or cement old ones to help your business develop. Signposting free training events provided by our members, alongside offering training delivered by our experienced Executive Board, there is a wealth of options to learn more about starting a business or growing your empire!
partnerships
Working alongside and supporting the local Council, Coastal BID, Town Centre BID, National Coastal Tourism Academy and Bournemouth Association of Hotels and Accomodation (BAHA) as well as our local trading district groups, the Chamber aims to keep our members informed of the local activity of Bournemouths strategic groups to ensure our businesss community is kept up to date with all the latest developments.
We host over 30 events every year – opportunities to network, train and gather expertise from leaders in the field. You’ll gain all the contacts, skills and knowledge you need to develop and grow your own business.
Images taken at our events, showing the huge variety of businesses in attendance, and the opportunities open to members
Visit galleryVideos that give a taste of the events on offer – each one an opportunity to learn, network and grow as a business
Watch videosBournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce are delighted to have a close affiliation with our Patrons, who enable us to continue the work we do within Bournemouth.
Our patrons are key to supporting the Chamber and voice of local business’ in and around the conurbation.
AFC Business is AFC Bournemouth’s free to join business club. As a member of AFC Business, you are able to attend regular business events from breakfast meetings to senior level Directors’ Dinners and Lunches. You will have the opportunity to network with a range of organisations across the region and promote your company to other members. As a member you will receive a host of benefits including room hire discount at Vitality Stadium for functions, conferences or parties. For further information about the business club, email commercial@afcb.co.uk or call 0344 576 1910.
The Bournemouth and Poole College is one of the largest further education colleges in the UK. We pride ourselves in offering a friendly and supportive learning environment with a broad range of courses and qualifications backed up by superb facilities and resources. We promise to provide learning and development opportunities for all, offering choice, quality and value for money.
The College is a “jigsaw” of diverse cultures and specialist areas. These specialist areas are known as “Faculties”. Each Faculty provides the expertise of motivated and highly qualified staff with resources and facilities specific to the curriculum or subject area.
Castlepoint Shopping Park is a unique retail experience. Located on the edge of Bournemouth, it’s the perfect venue for the big shop.
Open late and easily accessible, Castlepoint offers free parking for 3,000 cars. Convenience and freedom shopping, fashion and leisure, in a modern friendly location.
is a leading global financial services firm with a presence in Bournemouth for 30 years. The location is a technology and operations centre, resulting in a diverse range of career opportunities. An active ‘Supporting the Community’ programme provides assistance to local voluntary organisations, charities and schools.
More – the leading bus operator within the conurbation of Bournemouth and Poole. They have an innovative approach to bus travel with services that operate 24 hours a day, free wifi and USB chargers on board. Ticketing choices, including their smartcard the key, mobile phone ticketing apps and “live bus times” on a responsive website which can be translated into a number of different languages
Rawlins Davy PLC trading as Rawlins Davy solicitors & Mediators is a Bournemouth based commercial law company. In 2008, after trading conventionally as a partnership for over 150 years, a ground breaking decision was made to respond to changing demands of commercial life, including the importance of business transparency, by incorporating as a Public Limited Company.
The solicitor directors of Rawlins Davy PLC strongly believe that their clients benefit not only from their company’s ongoing commitment to delivering a professional service of the highest calibre and proven technical excellence, but that they are uniquely positioned to respond to their clients’ needs and aspirations in these testing times.
The directors offer a service tailored to the needs of companies and business clients, from start-ups to those with turnovers in excess of £100 million, providing commercial property expertise together with commercial litigation, planning and employment support for their client businesses and those projects undertaken by them
The company’s Private Client Department responds to the more personal requirements of their clients with particular emphasis on Inheritance Tax matters.
Part of the Global group, Dorset’s radio station Heart is packed with all your favourite shows and big name presenters including Heart Breakfast with Rich Clarke and Zoe Hanson, Celebrity presenters including Emma Bunton, Stephen Mulhern and Emma Willis.
Alongside Heart Global own and broadcast other stations such as Capital, Smooth, LBC, Radio X and Classic FM.
Alongside its ‘Turn up the feel good’ proposition, Heart is committed to bringing you the very latest news from across Dorset, plus up-to-date traffic and travel reports when you need them most.
And for businesses of all sizes throughout the county, Heart offers a full range of innovative and exciting multi-platform advertising opportunities.
To find out how you can give your business some Heart, please contact Karyn.head@thisisglobal, our Managing Director who would be delighted to hear from you…
Tune into Heart across Bournemouth and Dorset on 102.3 FM, DAB digital radio, at heart.co.uk and on the app and via Smart Speakers
Taylorcocks is an Accountancy Age ‘Top 100’ firm of chartered accountants and chartered tax advisers who specialise in the provision of bespoke high quality accountancy and taxation solutions. Our expert
knowledge and experience has enabled us to provide our clients with the highest quality financial solutions designed to meet the unique needs of our clients.
The difference is clear from the very beginning of your engagement with taylorcocks, our experts excel in all areas of taxation and compliance and will go further to helping you meet your objectives.
Lovett Estate Agents is an established residential and commercial sales and lettings agent with offices in London, Canford Cliffs, Boscombe and Bournemouth.
Our experienced lettings team provide a comprehensive service ranging from finders fee to full management, to ensure that your rental property remains occupied and that those looking for a home are carefully matched ensuring that our clients see properties that suit their and the landlords needs.
Lovett Estate Agents use a vast array of media to advertise and market our properties ensuring that as many customers as possible see our properties. We currently advertise on Rightmove, Zoopla, Prime Location, Find a Property, UK Property Shop, Google, Heart FM, Wave 105 FM, Gold FM, Hope FM, Location Magazine, Daily Echo, Dorset Society, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linked In and YouTube to mention only a few!
Bournemouth Chamber Of Trade & Commerce
26-32 Oxford Road,
Bournemouth,
Dorset, BH8 8EZ
