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 Welcome to our June edition of the Chamber enews.
One of our biggest networking events of the year will soon be upon us - our Annual General Meeting on 14th July. This is a great opportunity to meet the Chamber team, the directors and many of our members in the beautiful setting of Cannizaro House, over a delicious BBQ.
Following the success of our last 'welcome to new members' event, we have combined our next Member's event with Wimbledon College of Art's summer exhibition for a cultural networking evening of wine, canapes and art! This event is free for members so do join us.
Do you know your company's carbon impact? Find out by coming to our half day seminar at Harlequins Rugby Club. These are just a few of the  many and varied events we have for members and non-members in Merton and beyond.
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Welcome to New Members Networking Evening - 21st June
A unique
Summer Exhibition Networking Evening at Wimbledon College of Art's Summer Show, free for Chamber Members, all welcome.
Essential Marketing: Social Media - 21st June
If you are using Social Media and think it’s a waste of time or if you are new to Social Media and don’t know how to make it work for you, then come along and find out to develop your personal and business profile.
Networking Lunch and Learn - 23rd June
Come and meet likeminded people, potential clients or mentors through our regular networking events
Search Engine Optimisation - Part 1 am - Part 2 pm - 23rd June
If you have a website, come along and find out how Search Engines work; and how they can work for your business!
Raynes Park Business Breakfast - 7th July
Lively breakfast networking event with Raynes Park Association for Raynes Park Businesses.
Emergency First Aid At Work - 13th July
An HSE approved course covering basic life saving first aid and workplace health and safety regulations.
Chamber AGM & Networking Event - 14th July
Make valuable new contacts and Business to Business opportunities and hear about the inaugural
Merton Business Awards. Includes welcome drinks reception, hear from Lloyds TSB plc on the Countdown to the Olympics and their involvement with the Games and enjoy a delicious summer buffet with wine on the terrace overlooking Cannizaro Park.
To book on any of these events click on the event title above or visit us at www.mertonchamber.co.uk/events or call Caroline on 020 8944 5501 or email caroline@mertonchamber.co.uk
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Energy efficiency measures save food firm £650 in one quarter
Recycling, energy efficiency, transport plan and green procurement. There’s not much that Cheese Cellar doesn’t do when it comes to environmental initiatives. Since signing up to the Go Green Plus programme the business has put together a wide ranging Green Action Plan, with the help of a Go Green Plus Adviser from southlondon.biz.
Carlos Herrera, facilities and H&S manager at Cheese Cellar, said: “It’s been a very easy programme to follow and we’ve received a lot of support and advice to pursue environmental initiatives further.”
The wide-ranging support programme is open to small and medium sized businesses (1-250 employees) and offers 12 hours of free advice and support to encourage businesses to take action on waste and energy, water and/or CO2 reduction by reducing, reusing and recycling.
For more information on Go Green Plus or to organise a visit from a Greening Business Adviser email:  gogreen@southlondon.biz, call 020 8947 0055 or visit us at www.southlondon.biz/greening.
This service is provided free of charge to businesses as it is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund. |
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 "Merton Chamber of Commerce sent me in the right direction and gave me all the advice and guidance needed".
Merton Means Business is proving to be a great success for business start ups as illustrated by local start up company Let My Roof.
After being made redundant, Adeel Azhar contacted Merton Chamber of Commerce with an idea and a dream. Within 12 weeks, he had registered his business, been mentored and was ready to run his residential lettings agency, Let My Roof Ltd, which has now been successfully running and growing for just over a year. Read the full story >>>
And don’t forget we are still running our popular free networking events 'Lunch and Learn'. Join us on the 23rd June and network with other local business and gain some potential clients! For more information call us on 020 8619 0700.
Cheryl King – “The lunch and learn is a very good event, lots of different types of people. Very good speaker”
We are ready to take your call, whatever your question! We can help with advice, information or pointing you in the right direction...so why not give us a call on 0208 619 0700 or visit www.mertonchamber.co.uk/mmb
Merton Means Business is a Merton Council service managed by Merton Chamber of Commerce.
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“Over £250,000 finance raised for local businesses”
The Finance Brokerage service is proving to be a great a success and one company, CN Recruitment Group, illustrates this.
Charles Noyce the Director of CN Recruitment said, “I would recommend the Finance Brokerage service provided by Merton Chamber of Commerce for the assistance they have recently given my newly launched business. They were able to structure a viable finance proposal from the information I provided and put me in contact with a local bank manager who understood my business and quickly agreed and arranged the finance I needed.”
Finance Brokerage is a free service part funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Visit our website for more details or call our helpline 020 8619 0700 to get started.
*to be eligible for the free support your business needs to be based in South West London, been trading for over 6 months and employ less than 250 people.
This service is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
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The Wimbledon Way, a designated walkway linking Wimbledon town centre to Wimbledon Village and the All England Club was formally launched at a breakfast meeting of business leaders on 18th May 2011.
Speaking to over 150 businesses at the event, Chief Executive of Merton Chamber of Commerce, Diana Sterck, said "With the 2012 Olympics fast approaching, the year provides a one off chance for Wimbledon and Merton borough to not only celebrate our involvement in the Olympics but also to maximise this window of opportunity. With an estimated half a million visitors to London, South London should benefit by providing a strong offer in relation to its accommodation, attractions and history and heritage." Read the full story >>>
Meeting and Greeting at Wimbledon Station
Look out for the Welcome to Wimbledon Guide, out now! We will be distributing the mini-mag to the masses throughout the Wimbledon Tennis fortnight as they arrive at Wimbledon Station. The guide will also be available from the Town Centre Information Desk, at the Wimbledon Village Fair and at select retail outlets in town centre.
This is a self-funded production for Wimbledon Going for Gold, so our thanks to the businesses who supported this issue and to Bridget Marrison of Tennishead who provided the design and production.
Keep up to date with Wimbledon Town Centre by FOLLOWING US!!  
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...Donut websites offer free, reliable, expert advice to local businesses....we are now working in partnership with BHP Information Solutions for you to have access to two completely free websites designed to give you the best no-nonsense advice on running a business.
...thanks to Chamber Member Zentec Security who have just agreed to sponsor Foodfest, providing the security for the event. They join Morrisons Supermarket and Admiral Scaffolding as sponsors of the event. We couldn't do it without you!
...Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards will be raising the flag on 15th June to mark Merton as an official host borough of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
...Wombledon Rounders & Disco Night - 24th June - if you or your children want to join the Chamber's team, contact Sophie - if you want to put your own team together contact Wendy.
... don't forget the Wimbledon Village Fair this Saturday 18th June on Wimbledon Common
...Get paid to tweet at Anderson Food Hygiene!!
...Go Green Plus has entered the wonderful world of social media. Follow them on Twitter and Facebook
...Part-Time Secretary / Office Assistant wanted.
...if you are a business based in Wimbledon, we want your views on how you would like to see the area develop over the next five years. Please complete our short online survey and make sure your views are heard.
...welcome to Penny Alexander who joins us as the BID Project Manager, as Wimbledon prepares to become a Business Improvement District in 2012..
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