This document is a business plan for Newham Chamber of Commerce (NCC). It provides an overview and outlines goals such as growing membership to over 400 members by offering enhanced benefits and value-added services. The plan discusses performing core activities like training services and online resources to better represent local businesses. It proposes upgrading the website, implementing the plan in stages, and disseminating the information to stakeholders to make NCC fit for purpose and achieve its legacy as a proud chamber.

1. Business Plan
Overview
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2. Alice Meets the NCC Cheshire Cat
• ‘Which way now’? Says Alice
• ‘That depends a good deal on
where you want to go’, says the N C C
Cheshire Cat
L t d
• ‘Well, I don’t care much wherever
I go.’ says Alice
• ‘Then it doesn’t matter WHICH
way you go.’ says the Cat
Do You Know Where
NEWHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
is GOING? © 2013

3. Why Should We?
•Ten years since
•Olympic Legacy opportunities
•Response to Heseltine
•A Chamber to be Proud Of!
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4. Present Reality
•Performance level
•Chamber validation
-gifted with ‘COC’
•Treading water
•Independent 3rd party validation
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5. Future Status
•400+ members
- with enhanced member benefits
•Enhanced core activities
•Value added services
•Representing the
- ‘City within the city’ © 2013

6. Business Plan Content
•What we’ve done
•Core values and purpose
•Membership offer
•Activities
•Competent business operations
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7. Web Upgrade
• Professional Leading Edge
web facility
• Self funding
• Online yearbook
• Potential for development
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8. Training Services
•Real world business training
•Leadership, Management,
Performance
•Centre of Excellence
•Income generation
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9. Staged Implementation
•A staged approach
•Milestones
•A ‘living’ process
•Dissemination to
•Executive
•Members
•Community & Stakeholders © 2013

10. Fit for Purpose
•Professionally developed
•Consultative
•Utilise past lessons
•Achieve NCC Legacy
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11. Business Plan
Overview
Thank You For Your
Attention
© 2013
Mike Quinlan & Bob Roberts