Settle District Chamber of Trade

Town Hall, Settle, North Yorkshire BD24 9EJ.  Tel. (01729) 878163. E mail: susan@settle.org.uk

The Settle District Chamber of Trade (SDCoT) is an organisation for owners and managers of businesses that are based within Settle and the surrounding villages.
The principle objective of the Chamber is:
‘TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A SUPPORTIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH MEMBER BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE’
In the furtherance of this objective the Chamber involves itself in the following activities:

• Campaigning on issues that the Chamber believes will enhance the vitality of the local economy
• Promoting Settle District as an attractive place to live, work and visit.
• Working with other local organisations to develop and maintain a community website
• Producing a newsletter to keep members informed on important local, regional and national issues.
• Providing help for members
• Organising Networking and Social Events for members
• Organising Business Briefings for members
• Working with other local organisations to organise community events
• Providing information, advice and support to individuals who are seeking to establish new businesses within the Settle District

If you are interested in joining the Chamber, please contact susan@settle.org.uk, for a Membership Application Form or download it here (Chamber Membership Form)

General Enquiries & Chamber Admin
Susan Gavaghan – 01729 878163
susan@settle.org.uk
Postal Address Town Hall, Settle, North Yorkshire BD24 9EJ

Chairman
Tom Algie
tom.algie1@googlemail.com

Steering Committee
Mark Schofield
Jonathan Mounsey
Mark Dale
John Mason
Helen Woodcock

Postal Address Town Hall, Settle, North Yorkshire BD24 9EJ

www.settle.org.uk

Dear Member

First Networking Meeting

Monday 20^th June 2011.

7.30pm at Settle Social Club on Duke Street.

Settle District Chamber of Trade is delighted to announce its first business networking meeting, to be held on Monday 20^th June 2011 at Settle Social Club starting at 7.30 pm.  We anticipate it will finish around 9.30pm.  This event is free to members and will cost £15 for non- members, although this is refundable if non-members decide to join.

As Settle & District is a small, relatively close community where many people already know each other, if only by sight, we do not think it is appropriate for our networking meeting to follow conventional networking formats.  Our networking meeting will be led by Lynne Wilkinson from Business Link who will present three hot business topics which are:

• Find out how you can engage and retain your staff and motivate them to drive sales.

• Find out how to promote your website online and turn web visitors into customers.

• Find out what the Social Media ‘Twitter and Blogging’ stuff is all about and how you can use it to grow your business.

 

Each of these topics can then be discussed within groups, with each group giving their thoughts & ideas to the meeting as a whole.  We hope that by encouraging discussion on specific topics we will also have a good networking event as well as an informative evening.   We also hope that by holding the event at the Social Club, and the bar will be open, this will lead to a relaxed atmosphere.

 

Please try your best to support this event.  Settle District Chamber of Trade is your Chamber and to make it work we need you to join in our initiatives.  As this is our first networking event it is especially important for it to be well supported.  Please let us know if you are going to attend by emailing our administrator Susan on susan@settle.org.uk or phoning her on (01729) 878163.

 

Please forward this email to any of your local business contacts that you feel are appropriate.

 

Thank you for your support.

 

Settle and District Chamber of Trade Committee