Trade Credit Insurance
Protect your income on overseas trading.
Whether you are trading in the UK, established internationally, or expanding into new markets, cash flow is a critical element of your commercial well-being. Issuing an invoice to your business customers does not guarantee payment on time.
Chamber Credit Insurance helps protect your business from bad debts and late payments and supports you when invoices are not paid. You can minimise your risk when exploring new markets and gain access to market expertise from Euler Hermes, the world’s largest credit insurer. Protection in three easy steps:
• The Chamber Credit Insurance team will work with you to set appropriate credit limits for your customers
• If there is a serious delay in payment from one of your customers, you will receive assistance in collecting the debt where appropriate, through the collections service
• If the debt is not collectable, for example because of insolvency, then your claim will be processed swiftly to ensure that your cash flow is not adversely affected.
Special offer for all Chamber members: Members can access 10 free credit limit opinions with Chamber Credit Insurance. With a value of £250, your 10 free credit limit opinions will allow you to immediately see the creditworthiness of new and existing customers.
You can use your free credit limit opinions to assess domestic or international customers and prospects – and gain valuable insights for your sales and marketing strategies.
To find out more call 0800 197 1298 or visit www.chambercreditinsurance.co.uk
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Document Library
In partnership with Quest we offer members unrivalled access to an online library of downloadable HR and Health & Safety documents as part of your membership package.
The resource provides everything you need regarding employment and health & safety, from contracts of employment to grievance and dismissal to compiling a comprehensive staff handbook, you will find everything you need in one place. The service is backed up by telephone support.
For more information and to retrieve your Quest password, call the Chamber on 01782 202222
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Chamber Tax
Speak to the expert tax and VAT advisors at our partner Quest who can answer all your questions and offer professional advice on tax PAYE and VAT.
Also included with your membership is insurance to cover to deal with a full HMRC enquiry, PAYE and VAT disputes.
For more information and to retrieve your Quest password, call the Chambers on 01782 202222
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Start-up Programme
All the advice and practical help you need to start a business is available for free with our team of business start-up advisers. The service takes you through business planning, cash forecasting, marketing and market research, legal and financial requirements.
There is ongoing help and mentoring available as your business grows and you expand and employ staff. There are also discounted membership deals for new start-up businesses.
Call 01782 202222 to speak to an advisor, or email start@staffordshirechambers.co.uk
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Experian Business Express Credit Reports (Subscription)
Credit Check your customers and suppliers with Experian Business Express credit reports.
Staffordshire Chamber members/customers are entitled to a Free Trial and 20% discount on the product subscription.
Experian Business Express has one of the most predictive scoring models in the industry, which lets you easily determine the creditworthiness of your business’s customers and suppliers. Based on Experian’s scoring model, Business Express can help you predict business credit risks and failures within the next 12 months.
Once set up, you’ll have immediate access to all the data you need to make the right decisions for your business. Our commercial credit reports provide the most complete and in-depth analysis of a business’ credit information.
Features include
- Business information including credit scores and limits
- 3 years account summary
- CCJ information over the last 6 years
- Basic monitoring service
- Non limited business reports
- Parent and ultimate holding companies
- Directors and links to other business interests including shareholders
- 3 years’ worth of full financial information
- Payment data for Limited and Non-Limited businesses
- Ownership – Group structure, shareholders & director search facility
Login and visit the member area to receive your discount here.
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Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub
A free diagnostic service covering all aspects of your business whatever stage you are at.
The Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub encourages different business support partners to work together to ensure that they put the needs of the client business first. As part of the Growth Hub service, experts from the Chamber are available to provide face-to-face advice to local businesses and to signpost them to specialised support such as HR, finance and funding, marketing, growth and starting a business.
As part of the Growth Hub service, experts from the Chamber are available to provide face-to-face advice to local businesses and to signpost them to specialised support such as HR, finance and funding, marketing, growth and starting a business.
Call 0300 111 8002 or visit www.stokestaffsgrowthhub.co.uk
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Experian B2B Prospector
Experian B2B Prospector helps you find new customers fast. Your small business marketing relies on up-to-date business marketing data. Knowing that your data is segmented and targeted to your most profitable business prospects means you can lower your marketing costs and conduct your sales campaigns with confidence.
Staffordshire Chamber members or customers are entitled to a 30% off any purchases made.
Choose exactly the kind of businesses you’re looking for, review them before you buy and start contacting them immediately – by email, phone or through the post.
Build a list of your ideal prospects with Experian B2B Prospector
- Over 5.3 million UK businesses with names, postal addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses
- Segment, target, and tailor your list by geography, business type, turnover, number of employees and many more
- Set a specific number of contacts to suit your budget.
- Free Data Validator to ensure you fulfil your GDPR obligations by checking data you have purchased from Experian’s B2B Prospector
Enhance data you have by adding up to 60 data variables to help you get better insight and help segment your existing portfolio. Also provides a FREE data profile report.
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Focus Magazine
Promote your business in Staffordshire through Focus Magazine, the Chamber’s official business publication. Our quarterly magazine has a circulation of approximately 15,000 business and community members in Staffordshire, offering Chamber members the ideal opportunity to promote their achievements and business news to a B2B audience on a regular basis.
Focus Magazine is distributed at all major events attended by the Staffordshire Chamber including the Staffordshire Business Festival and Let’s Do Business Expo, Staffordshire’s biggest annual B2B event. Focus Magazine’s themed issues provide an in-depth look at issues important to our membership; from environmental sustainability to Brexit, we regularly offer opportunities to spark conversation about how your business is contribution to the conversation in Staffordshire.
Submit your press releases for inclusion today or contact the friendly Focus team for information about advertising, features and more email us marketing@staffordshirechambers.co.uk
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Digital Advisor
Are you looking for help on how to make the best use of the digital landscape for your business? Would you like to know how to effectively use social media, improve your online footprint or set up a digital storefront? The Chamber’s Digital Advisor is here for you.
Contact us today to arrange a consultation about your business needs and get help setting up a roadmap to make the most use of the range of tools available online to promote your business and increase sales.
The Digital Advisor can help you create plans and strategy for any level of confidence. Whether you are looking to launch a website, make it easier for prospective customers to find you, create a social media presence that matches your company ethos, or need help choosing the best platform to sell your products online direct to customers – we can help. With a range of knowledge on these topics and more, get started today with utilising new channels to promote your business.
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Translation Services
Do you want to expand your business? Find support through the Chamber to approach new customers in new markets with support from our Department for International Trade (DIT) Advisors.
Our team can guide you through access to Department for International Trade services designed to introduce you to new markets, give you access to chambers of commerce worldwide via the Global Business Network, signpost trade missions and inward missions to Staffordshire, and provide useful information and research about markets abroad. When you’re entering new markets, or servicing existing customers, you want your message to be correct, whether it’s in English, Chinese or Spanish. Let us support your business in markets where English isn’t the primary language. Translation services can help to avoid the costly mistakes and missed opportunities that come from failure to communicate.
The Chamber can help your business can with contacting prospective customers, creating exhibitions and developing client relationships and more. Let us help your business say what it means with bespoke translation and interpretation services.
Contact the DIT Advisor service today to get started with expanding your business abroad! Email info@staffordshirechambers.co.uk
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