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ost companies join Liverpool Chamber of Commerce to take advantage of the unrivalled network of businesses in the city and surrounding region. With over 1,800 members covering all business sectors, membership offers the opportunity to meet and do business with the movers and shakers in the city. 
The wide range of Chamber events offers members plenty of opportunities to promote their of strategic importance as a direct business, from the sector-specific result. To me, the platform lunch is a construction and development events great opportunity to get your to the more general platform lunches message across and increase and business after hours, designed to awareness of your business for promote the host members. minimal investment, never mind the Phil Blything, Director of digital excuse to try all the best restaurants marketing company Glow New Media, in town!Ó commented:ÒIÕve spoken at two platform lunches and both have been extremely useful. We have had more than one opportunity to quote, which IÕm certain we wouldnÕt have had Tel. 0151 227 1234 otherwise and we have won business www.liverpoolchamber.org.uk 



CASE STUDIES 

Getting in the pictureÉ 
Industrial photographer, Adrian Waine has been a Chamber member for four years. He estimates he has generated £20,000 worth of business in that time, in just one industry sector, with contacts that he met at Chamber events. He says: ÒEven if you donÕt get business immediately, you will improve your profile. If someone is thinking about hiring you and youÕre well known in the business community, the networking that youÕve been doing can really make the difference.Ó 

Over a nice 
cup of teaÉ

While many members are SMEs, the Chamber also boasts high profile members and household names. One example is Typhoo Tea, manufactured on the Wirral for over 30 years and a major source of employment in the area. Kath Hughes, Head of HR, said:ÒSince joining the Chamber, we have already benefited from many networking events and through contacts made as a direct result of the Chamber, we have been able to utilise reliable and cost effective local suppliers.Ó