Business Organisations
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Many of the market towns in West Oxfordshire have active chambers of guilds of commerce. Contacts for the chambers in West Oxfordshire are as follows:
Burford Chamber of Trade, Wychcot, 35 Sheep Street, Burford, Oxon OX18 4LS
Tel: 01993 824337 Email: Burford Chamber
Carterton Chamber of Commerce, 7 Sycamore Place, Bradwell Village, Burford, Oxon OX18 4XG
Tel: 01993 822988 Email: Carterton Chamber
Charlbury Business Community, C/o Middle Barn Business Services, Middle Barn, 3 Manor Court, Chadlington, OX7 3LW
Tel: 01608 676192 Email: Charlbury Chamber
Chipping Norton and District Guild of Commerce, C/o Howes & Co, Midland Bank Chambers, Chipping Norton, Oxon OX7 5NA
Tel: 01608 6432570 Email: Chipping Norton Guild
Wake up to Woodstock, C/o The Real Wood Furniture Company, London House, Oxford St, Woodstock OX20 1TS
Tel: 01993 813887
Witney & District Chamber of Trade & Commerce, PO Box 214, Witney, Oxon, OX28 3WR
Tel: 01993 779954 Email: Witney Chamber
The Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network
The Oxfordshire Town chambers Network is a communications network for town chambers and other similar business groups across Oxfordshire. For further information visit the Oxfordshire Market Towns Network website.
Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce
The Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce acts as a voice for commerce and industry in the County represents their interests on a regional basis through the Thames Valley Chamber. The chamber offers a considerable range of benefits and services to its members. For further information, please visit the Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce website.
729 Club
The 729 Club is a new Networking Club for Chipping Norton. The club meets from 7:00am to 9:00am (729) on the second Wednesday of every month at The Chipping Norton Rugby Club and is hosted by consummate net-workers Ken Norman and Tim Lyon of Chippy based New Tricks Training Ltd. The philosophy of the 729 Club is that networking should be:
Serious but Fun
Structured yet Informal
Focused on Relationships (not lead generation)
Welcoming and Supportive
For further information and details about the next meeting, please visit the 729 Club website.
Chippy Lippys
Chippy Lippys is a networking group in Chipping Norton for professional women who want to get together in a relaxed and friendly environment. They make connections that help in both their personal and professional lives and share ideas about developing and growing their businesses. Chippy Lippys meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the Chequers Pub in Chipping Norton from 7.30 - 9pm. For further details please visit the Chippy Lippys website or contact Lesley Reader on 07725 655320.
WITNEY BIG BREAKFAST CLUB (WBBC)
The club was formed by about dozen local companies to help each other develop business interests within the community of Witney. The Club holds weekly meetings where guests are made welcome and are entitled, but not pressured, to participate. The Club hosts monthly Bigger Breakfasts at the Masonic Hall in Witney with guest speakers. Further information and a full calendar of events is available on the Witney Big Breakfast Club website.
FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESS (FSB)
The largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms. The FSB offers its members assistance and support 24 hours a day. Membership fees are £70 per year for a sole trader, then based on a sliding scale according to number of employees. For further information please visit the FSB website.
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION (NFU)
An organisation representing farmers and growers in England and Wales. Its central objective is to promote the interests of those farming businesses producing high quality food and drink products for customers and markets both at home and abroad. Central to this objective is its encouragement of environmentally friendly and welfare conscious farming practises and a desire to ensure the long term survival of viable rural communities. As well as representing its members' interests, the NFU provides a wide range of services to them including help with legal, planning and taxation matters, marketing and food promotion. For further information please visit the NFU website.
COUNTRY LAND AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (CLA)
The CLA's objective is to safeguard the interests of private landowners and rural businesses. They have two main functions; exert political pressure through authoritative briefing and lobbying of policy members and to provide the best advice services for their members. For further information please visit the CLA website.
