OVER 60 business men and women attended a Twilight Networking Event organised by the Essex Chambers of Commerce at The Roslin Hotel in Thorpe Bay.

There was plenty of time for networking before a very informative presentation by Southend United’s Commercial Director, Danny Macklin and Head of Business Development James Sharples, who updated the businesses present on the history, present and future of the Club on and off the pitch.

Danny Macklin said, “It has been a great opportunity this evening to update local businesses on our future objectives. There is a notable feel good factor around the Club at the moment as we gear up for the start of the season”.

For more information on the plans for Southend United, visit their website: www.southendunited.co.uk

Essex Chambers of Commerce helps businesses from SME’s through to national and international companies to succeed. We focus on three essentials to help your business grow:-

International Trade – Essex has major connections with the rest of the world through its’ ports and airports. Our International Trade team can help businesses make the most of them by helping identify overseas markets, providing training, simplifying documentation processing and preferential foreign exchange rates.

Business Support – whether it is by attending one of our networking events across the county, our business exhibitions, promoting your business through our electronic newsletters, HR support, courses, workshops, online health and safety support, we can help support you and your business.

Campaigning – We are in touch with politicians and policy makers at levels of government on a regular basis and represent our members on a number of organisations throughout Essex. We regularly take our members to meet Ministers and MPs at Westminster and through our links to the British Chambers of Commerce, we truly are the voice of business in Essex.

For further details about future events and membership, please visit our website: www.essexchambers.co.uk