
Strengthening Local Business: Insights from the Frome Chamber Meet your MP Breakfast
Frome Chamber hosted a highly engaging business breakfast on Friday 21st March at the Cheese and Grain, bringing together 30 local business leaders to discuss pressing regional economic challenges with guest speaker Anna Sabine, MP. The meeting provided a platform for...

Celebrations for Somerset Business Awards 2025 winners
The winners of the 2025 Somerset Business Awards were announced at a gala dinner and presentation evening at the Winter Gardens Pavilion, in Weston-super-Mare, on Friday (March 28). Nearly 400 business people from across Somerset attended the event, which was...

Autumn Business Breakfast
Our Autumn network breakfast at River House at Black Swan Arts yesterday was buzzing! A hearty breakfast, and very entertaining talk by Tim Fussell from Fussels Fine Foods about three stage filtration, and an opportunity to meet some fantastic businesses. What better...

Lilley’s Cider Summer Event
On 11th July we hosted a relaxed early evening networking event at chamber members, Lilley's Cider. It was fantastic to get local businesses together at the premises on Bunns Lane for a behind the scenes experience. We extend a huge thank you to Lilley's Cider and...

Frome College Mock Interviews
The brilliantly successful Frome College Mock Interview event is running again this June and the careers team are reaching out to local employers to take part. This process supports year 10 students and provides an insight to the world of work and the interview...

Somerset Business Awards 2024
The finalists have been announced for this year’s prestigious Somerset Business Awards 2024. The awards are run annually by Somerset Chamber of Commerce and the 2024 finalists come from all corners of the county. The grand final will be hosted by Global broadcast...

2024 Chamber Events
The committee are busily planning a programme of events to bring together local businesses in 2024 including networking breakfasts, events specifically for sole traders and training. We kick started with a brilliant Mastermind event. A Mastermind is a group session...

Autumn Statement 2023
Reacting to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “We are pleased the Chancellor has listened to our calls to help businesses deal with the current economic challenges. Our Chamber network called on Jeremy Hunt to...

Green Business Grant Scheme
The ‘Go Green Scheme’ and a Somerset Green Business Grant Scheme are being introduced by Somerset Council this October. ‘Go Green’ will help eligible Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to understand their energy consumption and show how it can be reduced. The...
Somerset Business Mentoring Programme
The Somerset Business Mentoring Programme launched in March 2023 and to date has over 40 mentors who have been matched with over 50 mentees...they are now in a position to recruit more mentees so if you feel this could be useful to you, read on... ‘If I had any doubts...