What we do
Business Comment Magazine
Our magazine provides insight on Edinburgh’s vibrant business community, with features on the city’s key sectors, interviews with leading figures and news on business developments in the capital.
Business mentoring
Using a combination of our new online business mentoring software platform and a consultative approach, we will identify your business development objectives and ambitions. We will then carefully match you and your business with a mentor who has the skills and experience to meet your needs.
Upskilling and reskilling
We offer a wide range of training courses designed to help your team develop and your business grow.
Upcoming Events and Courses
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NEXT EVENT
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
28/11/2024 -This course is delivered in-person at our offices, George St. Edinburgh. Early bird offer - book your places before 31.10.2024 to receive £40pp off. Discount calculated automaticall...
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Digital Sales Excellence - A Masterclass in Digital Mar...
10/12/2024 -This course is delivered live via Zoom video conference facilities. There is an early bird rate of an additional £25pp off each reservation for bookings made before 12.11.2024. ...
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Partner and Corporate Roundtable - 2024 Regional Skills Assessment Insights with Skills Development Scotland
21/11/2024 - 10:30Our November Partner and Corporate Roundtable session will be held in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (SDS). This virtual session will take place from 9:30 to 10:30am on Thursday 21st Oct...
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Rising Stars Networking Evening – Sushi Masterclass with Maki & Ramen
21/11/2024 - 19:30This November, our Rising Stars Event series is thrilled to bring you an exclusive sushi-making masterclass at the beloved local spot, Maki & Ramen. It's not just about learning to craft exqui...
Membership
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Inform
Our one city focus means we gain invaluable insight into plans, developments and key business issues in the Capital. Using this knowledge, we regularly inform our members on the local business landscape and any changes which may affect them. -
Represent
We have strong relationships with local and national Government, key policy-makers and city stakeholders. Using our networks, we influence on business issues and lobby on policy areas important to our members. -
Connect
Connecting people is at the heart of what we do. We run over 100 networking events per year, offer facilitated introductions and have a GDPR friendly membership database. So, if there is a contact you’d like to be connected to - consider it done. -
Grow
Helping our members grow is incredibly important to us. We’ll help to raise your profile in Edinburgh through our marketing support and we offer excellent training programmes to help increase productivity and accelerate growth.
Some words from our members
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Gordon Robertson, Director of Communications and Sustainability, Edinburgh Airport"The Chamber puts forward the case for business in the Capital with a clear understanding of the benefits that business brings to Edinburgh, as well as the responsibilities business has. From a business like ours to a small agency, the Chamber adds value – not something many can say." -
Lindsay Fyfe-Jardine, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home“Through the Chamber, I’ve connected with many leaders at networking events and this has opened up the door for lots of exciting partnerships. I can’t speak highly enough of the Chamber team, their dedication and care for Edinburgh businesses is evident and I’m very proud to say I’m an active member of their community.” -
Florence Kennedy Rolland, Managing Director, Negotiate LtdI have had many chats with other providers and members which I never would have had without the chamber, providing me with insights into other businesses as well as connections and possible collaborations. There is such a varied membership, there is always someone new to talk to.
News & Blogs
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Kian overcomes tragedy to win Kirk Murdoch legal scholarship
A third year law student at the University of Glasgow has been named as the sixth recipient of the Kirk Murdoch Scholarship. The award was set up in 2018 to commemorate the late Kirk Murdoch, the widely respected lawyer and former chairman of Pinsent Masons in Scotland. The scholarship, in…
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Forth Ports Achieves Prestigious Silver Accreditation of The 5% Club
Forth Ports announces that, following a rigorous review across their business, the group has been awarded the Silver accredited membership of The 5% Club*. This accolade highlights the business’ strong commitment to early career employees through “earn & learn” initiatives including apprenticeships, graduate opportunities and sponsored student placements. The independent…
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Have your say on Edinburgh’s budget challenge
With three months to go before councillors set next year’s budget, residents are encouraged to have their say on where the council should invest and save. Launched today (Wednesday 20 November) against a backdrop of rising demand for services and reduced local government resources, a new online budget consultation asks people which…
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Purposing plants to combat extreme urban weather events
In a year which saw widespread flooding to the Edinburgh Bypass and disruption to thousands of commuters, a new five-year programme at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh that will help the city withstand these increasingly extreme weather events could not be more timely. The £500,000 evidence-based Plants with Purpose initiative…
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Top 5 AI tools to improve efficiency in small businesses
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly turning to innovative and productivity-enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to improve their businesses. With the Autumn Budget looming, many are calling for the UK government to dedicate incentives to empower growth, and now may be a perfect time to consider AI as part…
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Health and Safety in Scotland: what you need to know
In the 2022-2023 period, there were 35.2 million days lost due to self-reported work-related illness or workplace injury for people working in Great Britain according to the Labour Force Survey.[1] That works out at an average of 1.31 days per worker. Although this is a reduction from previous years, it…
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