As spring brings new growth and opportunities, we are excited to share a wealth of insights and updates tailored to help you thrive in today's dynamic business environment. This month, our newsletter is packed with valuable articles from our esteemed Members, offering expert advice and success stories that can inspire and inform your own business endeavours.

The past few weeks at the Chambers have been filled with noteworthy achievements that have shaped our community and left an indelible mark on our collective experience. Including our Essex Global Summit, you can read all about the tremendous success of the event in the dedicated article. 

Let’s take an opportunity to look back on more great achievements and exciting events that took place this month. 

Mid & North East Essex Mind Announced as our Nominated Chairty of 2024

We are delighted to be working with Mid & North East Essex Mind as our nominated charity for 2024. Every year Essex Chambers selects a charity to champion and support through our events programme and other fundraising efforts. The services offered by Mind are vitally important to ensure that anyone in the region impacted by poor mental health gets the support they need.

Now, more than ever, it is clear there must be a greater understanding around mental health, especially in the workplace. Employers have a responsibility to ensure their workers feel supported and can access the right help when needed. Mid & North East Essex Mind offer this support to individuals as well as providing award winning training on workplace wellbeing for employers.

Our CEO, Denise Rossiter, commented saying: “With the stresses and anxieties prevalent in our modern world we are proud to be able to champion the vital work the charity provides to the people of Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Braintree, and Chelmsford districts. This partnership is particularly important given the pressures faced by businesses in recent turbulent times. We look forward to working with Mid & North East Essex Mind in the coming months.”

Connecting Businesses with the Leader of Harlow Council

It was great to be back welcoming attendees to the fabulous The Harlow Hotel by Accor earlier this month for a brilliant afternoon of conversation and networking. It was a delight to also be joined by the then recently re-elected leader of Harlow Council, Cllr Dan Swords. 

Not only was the event a perfect opportunity to explore the fantastic facilities of the hotel, attendees also had the chance to hear directly from the enigmatic young leader on the history of Harlow and how he plans to harness the innovations of the region’s past to shape his vision for the future. 

Delicious food was on offer which everyone enjoyed whilst building their networks with the great business represented in the room. Thank you to all those who attended and made this another fantastic event at the hotel. 

Quarterly Economic Survey - Have your voice heard!

Your input matters! Complete the latest QES survey by Monday 10th June to not miss out on the chance to be part of driving positive change. Your opinion matters, and together, we can better understand and shape the economic landscape.

Your voice is pivotal in building a stronger economic future by tracking both public and private sector activity and highlighting areas where business needs more support or guidance. You can be assured that all survey data is managed in the strictest confidence and published only on an anonymised basis.

View the results of the previous Quarterly Economic Survey here. 

We hope you enjoy this edition with all our brilliant Member content. Would you like to be featured in Grapevine? Then get in touch today.
 

Kris Wilson – Celebrating 11 Years at the Chambers 

Congratulations to our Head of Events, Marketing & Communications, Kris Wilson, who recently celebrated 11 years with the Chambers! 

Starting off her Chambers career in our International Trade Department she has had many roles and taken on many projects over the years. Kris is now responsible for overseeing our tremendous events programme and one of her many talents is her creative flare to create all of our marketing and promotional graphics. She never backs away from a challenge and is happy to help however she can to get the job done. You can catch Kris at one of upcoming events, head to our website to see what exciting opportunities we have scheduled in for the rest of the year.