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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...