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Covering Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Black Country Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest in the country, creating a powerful voice for the 32,000 businesses operating in the region today. It represents their interests at local, regional, national and EU levels, on a range of key issues such as transport, the economy, business legislation and skills. The Chamber has a reputation for working successfully with decision-makers to ensure that the real business voice is heard and to influence policy for the benefit of local business. Chambers of Commerce represents the interests and support competitiveness and growth of business in their areas. They represent businesses of all sizes in all commercial and industrial sectors. Chambers offer a range of services: respond to enquiries, issue export documents, arrange outward trade missions, provide government funded training and arrange networking events. In Birmingham & Solihull, the Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire, Hereford & Worcestershire, and Shropshire they are contracted to deliver Business Link services. Chambers have an influencing role to help shape policy and provide a voice for business at local, regional and national levels. They engage and support business people who are interested in influencing and contributing to policy developments. Chambers are local, independent, non-political and non-profit making organisations. They are funded, owned and directed by their members, with board and committee representatives drawn from the membership. Chambers may develop their own structure to reflect local needs, such as supporting networks of business groups in smaller geographic areas or setting up specialist departments to cater for needs of particular groups of people or communities of interest, eg, the Institute for Asian Business, operating as a department of Birmingham Chamber but with its own executive committee. There are seven Chambers in the West Midlands which are fully accredited and members of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), the national network and support organisation. These are: Birmingham & Solihull, the Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire, Herefordshire & Worcestershire, North Staffordshire, Shropshire, and South Staffordshire. The Chamber engages in credible policy and lobbying activity, led by members. Activity includes campaigning on 7 key business issues: Black Country Chamber influences Government Ministers, MPs, MEPs and Local Authorities as policy is developed and it works in partnership with decision making bodies locally to the benefit of member businesses, such as Employment & Skills Boards, Business Crime Partnerships and the West Midlands Business Transport Group. |
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