Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
About Us
Greater Manchester Chamber is the largest Chamber of Commerce in the UK with a 5,000-strong membership. We provide first-class business support to companies of all shapes and sizes through a range of sector-based membership services and networking opportunities, specifically tailored to meet the needs of your business.
Welcome
Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative.
Apparently, we are now in the grip of the dreaded double dip recession. Technically, the UK economy is in recession because the latest GDP figures showed that the economy had fallen by 0.2% in the first quarter. This is hot on the heels of the 2008 recession triggered by the world financial crisis.
The current wave of nostalgia for the seventies brings back sharp memories of the ‘73-‘75 recession – the surge in oil prices as the world balance of power fundamentally changed and inflation spiralled. We’d barely got over the worst of this when we hit a more prolonged period of turbulence from ‘89-‘93 when export performance tumbled.
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- Clive Memmott, Chief Executive
Apparently, we are now in the grip of the dreaded double dip recession. Technically, the UK economy is in recession because the latest GDP figures showed that the economy had fallen by 0.2% in the first quarter.
– Clive Memmott
Meet the team
Our Team
The Chamber boasts the largest Policy team throughout the entire Chamber network; we research and represent members' views on issues such as transport, environment, skills and the economy across all ten local authority areas. We use our influence with local and central government to lobby on behalf of our members as the voice of the Greater Manchester business community.
Meetings
The Chamber's Board meets bi-monthly with an annual calendar of dates published. It conducts a review of the Chamber's strategic direction twice a year. The Chamber has a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, elected by the Board for a term of office of three years. The Chamber also has a President elected annually and two Vice Presidents, also elected annually.
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