MEMBERSHIP

BENEFITS

Meetings

Every month, meetings are held for all members and any visitors who want to join us. Each meeting has a topic relevant to local businesses, such as tourism, traffic, health & wellbeing or the economy. Guest speakers are invited to share their expertise and knowledge with the audience, who can also ask questions. At each meeting, there is time for members to announce their latest news, events and special offers.

The meetings begin with open networking – a chance for you to get to know your fellow members and visitors.

Visitors are welcome to join us for one meeting, and will then need to join in order to take part in all our monthly meetings throughout the year. For details about monthly meetings and locations, click here.

As well as the nine monthly meetings and a social event each year, there are two meetings specifically for networking. These are known as Safaris, which are effectively speed networking events: the business owners in the room all meet each other, give a brief introduction to their businesses and promote their latest news, services and offers.

Newsletter

Our monthly newsletter is sent out to hundreds of local business people, sharing relevant news with the business community and promoting upcoming meetings. There are also opportunities for members to promote their own events and offers in the newsletter.

Website

Membership directory - Being part of Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce’s official membership directory will help to increase your reach. Every member gets a whole page to themselves and can use it to promote their business to other members and to the wider public. You can log in and update your page, as necessary. We encourage our members to use the directory to support each other before looking outside the district for products and services.

Business Hub - Members can contribute to our Hub to share their latest news, or views on a topic of interest. This will also help to boost your online presence and increase your reach. The Hub is there to keep members and the wider business community informed about what is happening in the Harrogate District.

The Voice of Business - lobbying

Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce has a long track record of acting on behalf of its members to bring about improvements for the business community.

As well as lobbying at the highest level for major changes, we support businesses facing problems in their day-to-day operations.

We believe that working together gives us a much stronger voice at all levels. No matter what problems your business faces, it’s likely there are others in the same position – and Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce is the perfect place to find the support you need.

How can I raise a concern or ask for help?

If there is an issue affecting your business that requires attention, Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce is here to help. The first step is to complete the form below with the full details. We’ll then find the right person to answer your query, whether that’s a representative from North Yorkshire Council, a transport provider, our MP, or elsewhere.

We’ll establish contact between you and a key person to help resolve the problem directly. If it’s something that would benefit other businesses, we’ll report the results in our monthly newsletter and at our next meeting.

What about bigger issues?

If you have a major concern affecting your business, other local businesses will probably be in the same boat. If we find your issue is raised by several people, or we think it may be useful to our members to hear more about it, we will invite the authority involved to speak at an upcoming meeting.

As well as hearing their side, this is a chance for you and others to put your views directly to the person in charge. We have strong links to local authorities, transport operators, and others, and regularly welcome them to our meetings. They’re always keen to hear from the business community and to work with us to improve the business environment for local companies as much as possible.

Exclusive Offers

Another benefit of membership are special offers from fellow businesses or external organisations. These are advertised on our Business Hub, in the newsletter or at our monthly meetings.