Business development encompasses a number of techniques designed to grow an economic enterprise.

Without doubt the environment and the production of waste affects every business. It can restrict business activities, reduce profits, and hinder progress. On the other hand, it can lead to new opportunities, greater profits and open up new global markets.

Our range of programmes is specifically designed for executives who recognise the benefit of understanding how the financial side of the business operates.

It is a well known fact that colleagues at work can suffer injury or sudden illness. It is important that employers have made necessary arrangements to ensure that their employees receive adequate and immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work.

Health and Safety compliance presents one of the most difficult challenges for employers in the UK. Constantly changing legislation in this field means that many organisations struggle to keep up with their legal obligations. The simple fact is that businesses have to comply with Health and Safety Law. Non-compliance can result in criminal proceedings in addition to civil penalties.

The world of Human Resources is ever evolving: employers now have an important role to play in the welfare of their employees.

Our short courses are designed to be flexible and deliver IT training on a full range of Microsoft Office applications.

The Chamber's International department recognises the complexity of trading in international markets. It often appears to be much easier to expand into new markets, as the benefits are many, but mistakes can be time-consuming and costly.

Business leadership has never been so important. Leaner business practices have put even more emphasis on the business leader having the right skills at their finger tips. Keeping these skills fine tuned and up to date is essential. Personal development needs to be at the right level for the person undertaking it.

Personal development is sometimes referred to as self-development or personal growth, and it traditionally covers a broad set of areas of performance improvement. Personal development is about improving oneself mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

Industry specific training in construction will continue to be high on the agenda for many years to come.

With the engineering and manufacturing industries continuing to expand, up-skilling and multi-skilling your workforce has never been so essential in order to improve productivity and efficiency.

For many businesses, the company website is an essential sales tool working tirelessly 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, however many businesses still fail to take full advantage of the web because they don’t understand Internet marketing.

This section contains courses that relate to anyone involved in catering, food and drink service, and the licensed trade.