Patron Members
Voice of Business - Locally, Nationally, Globally
Rooted locally, connected worldwide, the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce champions business growth and opens doors to opportunity. Join a community representing over 70,000 businesses, shaping the future of business.
Membership
Empowering Your Growth - Locally and Globally
Joining the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce is more than membership. You’ll be part of the region’s most influential business community, equipped with the tools, connections, and guidance to thrive at every stage.
Events & Training
Where Business Meets Opportunity
With the region’s largest programme of events, workshops and bespoke training, we bring businesses together to share knowledge, spark collaborations, and boost your team’s skills. Members enjoy exclusive access and preferential rates.
International Trade
Expand Your Business Globally
From first-time exporters to seasoned global traders, we provide the guidance, tools, and documentation support to enter new markets with confidence and build lasting partnerships.
Insights & Initiatives
Shaping the Business Landscape
Through research, advocacy, and programmes in sustainability, digitalisation, and skills development, we help the region’s economy and workforce stay competitive and future-ready.
Reach the Business Community
Get Seen, Get Connected
Reach the business community by tapping into the Chamber’s platform. Raise you brand, and share your news with our network - we’ll amplify your message to the audiences that matter.
Here’s what some of our existing members have said
"Cambridge Kinetics, the brains behind Kinabase, values its membership of the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce as it keeps us connected to the local business community. We’ve collaborated with the Chamber to deliver talks and events that provide practical opportunities to showcase our AI-enabled platform, Kinabase, and to hear directly from local peers. The Chamber events bring local businesses together for idea-sharing and informal networking. We recommend the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce membership to any local business seeking straightforward ways to connect and contribute to regional growth."
Millie Martin, Marketing & Communications Manager, Cambridge Kinetics
"I had a fantastic time at the Chamber of Commerce Summer Drinks Reception 2025. It was a great opportunity to connect with both current members and those considering joining. I particularly enjoyed the chance to speak with the Chamber team directly and share the positive experience we've had since becoming members. We've already begun collaborating with several fellow members, and it's been incredibly rewarding to build those partnerships through the Chamber network."
QAV Ltd about the Summer Drinks Reception
"The Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce hosted an excellent event with interesting and informative speakers, in a great venue with fabulous food and an eclectic mix of people and businesses to engage with."
Innovate UK Business Growth about the Regional Dinner with the High Sheriff
"This event was the best event we have attended this year. it was really well organised and advertised. The venue was fantastic and the stands laid out well. The whole day had a great atmosphere and was well attended. Can't thank the team enough for all their hard work and effort. Absolutely fantastic day. Thank you."
Idash about CambsB2B North
"What a fantastic experience sponsoring the International Trade & Opportunities event hosted by the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce. We’ve already seen some results - gaining new business from one of the delegates we met there! That’s networking, connection and exposure truly working at their best."
Mary Gilbey, Director, Anglia Translations
"Being part of the local community is really important to us. By being a patron of the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce we get early access to events and key influencers across the region and wider business community, which helps us understand local challenges and opportunities, and how we can help our region thrive, so we all prosper."
Darren Roe, Managing Director of Stagecoach East
Latest News and Announcements
Browse our latest news and insights from the community
Business Growth & Development 14 August 2026
Harvey Bibby appointed as Vice Chair of Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce
Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce the appointment of Harvey Bibby as its new Vice-Chair, strengthening the organisation’s leadership team as it continues its mission to support businesses, champion economic growth, and create opportunities across the region.
Harvey brings more than 25 years of experience in the development, investment, and management of commercial real estate. As Marketing & Development Director at Grovemere Property Limited, he has built an outstanding reputation for delivering strategic growth, fostering partnerships, and supporting thriving business communities. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Uncategorised 14 August 2026
UK house prices stagnant as affordability remains the key challenge
The UK housing market did not grow in July, according to the Lloyds House Price Index, and growth remains sluggish in the longer term, with prices growing by only 0.1% year-on-year. A shortage of residential properties for sale on the market has prevented prices from collapsing, but overall activity remains far below the levels seen when record-low mortgage rates just a few years ago fuelled a surge in demand.
Business Growth & Development 14 August 2026
BTG Eddisons – Restaurateur responds to regional growth with investment in St Ives
An established Cambridge restaurateur is looking to the future with the purchase of the freehold of a building in the market town of St Ives through the BTG Eddisons who acted as the agent in the sale.
Limoncello Restaurant & Delicatessen – which first opened on Cambridge’s Mill Road almost 30 years ago – is bringing its popular Italian cuisine and quality, authentically-sourced Italian foodstuffs to St Ives in setting up an additional operation at 7-9 Bridge Street, with an opening scheduled for this autumn.
Uncategorised 14 August 2026
Comment: Busway frequency changes
Darren Roe, Managing Director of Stagecoach East, said: “We entirely support the activity that the County Council is carrying out to improve safety on the Busway, unfortunately this has resulted in extended journey times along the whole of the Busway, leading to customers changing their travel patterns, resulting in a significant loss of people traveling on the Busway.
Uncategorised 14 August 2026
Cambridgeshire operator urges children to get ready to catch the bus, as Kids Go Free sees growth in young passengers
Top tips for children catching the bus
Including before you set off and during the journey
Children under 16 travel free throughout August
Cambridgeshire bus operator, Stagecoach East, has given some ‘top tips’ to young people catching the bus for the first time, as the number of children travelling by bus has grown due to the Kids Go Free scheme this August.
International 14 August 2026
Export growth needs more than ambition, says Chamber trade expert
The latest UK trade figures should be a catalyst for a wider conversation about what businesses need to succeed in international markets, says Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Associate Partner Dr Ilona Karpanos.
International 14 August 2026
Services Propping Up Exports As Goods Fall
Total goods exports decreased by 4.7 per cent in volume. This was due to a 3.8 per cent decrease in non-EU exports, led by lower machinery and transport exports, including cars to China and power generators to the UAE. Meanwhile there was a 5.6 per cent decline in EU exports. This was due to lower sales of fuels (crude oil to Germany and Poland), chemicals (pharmaceutical exports to Germany), transport and machinery.
Business Growth & Development 13 August 2026
New Cost Of Employment Rights Revealed
Reacting to the release of new government research on the costs involved with planned changes to zero hours contracts, Kate Shoesmith, Director of Policy at the BCC, said:
“The increased cost to businesses of the proposed changes to zero hours contracts will be a further hammer blow for many firms struggling to keep their heads above water.
“The government had previously claimed that the cost of the entire Employment Rights Act for business would be £1bn but this research clearly blows that out of the water.
Economic Growth 13 August 2026
Q2 Growth Masks ‘Cocktail of Cost Pressures’
Responding to the latest GDP data, published by the Office for National Statistics this morning, Stuart Morrison, Research Manager at the British Chambers of Commerce said:
“Faced with global headwinds from the Iran conflict, the UK economy showed welcome resilience in Q2, growing by 0.4%, according to today’s first estimate.