Brought to you in Partnership with the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

We hope that you can join us on 30th October 2018 at this Free morning session.

This event will provide an expert overview of various government policies and strategies on the environmental agenda.
Businesses attending will get a thorough understanding of existing legislation as well hearing about upcoming
items that may affect them.

The briefing will be presented by Martin Baxter, Executive Director – Policy IEMA.

Martin works in the UK and internationally to support the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient and sustainable economy. Martin leads IEMA’s policy and external engagement activity with government and business and will cover the following topic areas:

• Proposals for extending mandatory carbon and energy reporting to all large companies
• Forthcoming resources and waste strategy
• Proposals for making biodiversity net gain a requirement for new developments
• The forthcoming new Environment Act
• Brexit update

Refreshments will be available from 8.30 am with a 9:00 am start and a 12:00 noon close.

Following the briefing a light lunch will be provided and there will be a chance to network with your fellow delegates and meet the experts.

The Chamber Low Carbon Team will be on hand to discuss the support and funding available through the
Low Carbon programme.

Up Your Sales Game!!!

The Sales industry can be a lonely place, full of pressure, targets with little time for self-development. For many sales professionals in East Lancashire, it’s hard to know sometimes where to go to find support and education.

The East Lancashire Sales Club is the new home for sales professionals. We aren’t about PowerPoints, lectures and we sometimes wear trainers. We want to provide a home within Lancashire where sales professionals, of all backgrounds, experience levels and industries can learn from each other and find their own route to sales success.
This is not your standard networking event, so while commercial relationships will naturally evolve, please don’t come armed to sell to the room. We want attendees to be able to create business allies, meet peers, learn from each other’s experiences and create long lasting relationships.

About the Hosts

We will have on hand two sales geeks, with over 35 years’ experience in sales strategy, direct sales, sales training, sales recruitment, B2B Sales, B2C Sales and business planning to assist you on your journey as well as special guests on a regular basis.

Planning for retirement has never been more important, especially as people are much healthier, active and expect to live far longer than ever before.

Whatever your age or stage in your career, it is important that you start planning early to create the income that’s needed to support your desired retirement lifestyle; giving you the confidence that once you do reach retirement, you and your family will have enough to live comfortably.

This free event delivered by Paula Gahan, independent financial advisor at Haworths Financial Services, will focus on how best to plan your savings and the common financial concerns that people face when reaching and during retirement, such as unexpected medical expenses.

The session also will cover:

• What is a pension and how do they work
• Understanding your workplace pension
• Maximising your savings through good financial planning
• Reviewing your pension plan(s)
• Pension contribution tax relief
• Navigating the new freedoms to take your pension
• State Pension changes
• Reaching your retirement goals

It is never too early to start retirement planning, so sign up for your free place to get your finances on track and lay the foundations to reaching your retirement goals.

Chamber Foreign Exchange is available to members of East Lancashire Chamber, as part of an exclusive deal negotiated by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
Chamber Foreign Exchange is a package of products helping companies save money and reduce the risks surrounding foreign exchange transactions.
The service allows businesses to make and receive overseas payments and hedge currency risk; for example by fixing rates in advance to help deal with currency fluctuations.
In addition, businesses can benefit from competitive exchange rates, free online currency accounts, reduced transfer fees and fast, online transactions, as well as practical guidance and a foreign exchange health check of their FX requirements.
On average companies save around £3000 by using the Chamber’s FX services. Reserve your individual 60 minute consultation slot with our FX specialist to find out how you can do the same. Meetings are held at our offices at East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, Red Rose Court, Clayton Business Park, Accrington, BB5 5JR.

Joining Instructions

If you would like to book an appointment with our Chamber FX specialist, please contact Stephanie Warrington at s.warrington@chamberelancs.co.uk or 01254 356473.

HMRC seminar unveiling the new Customs Declaration Service controlling all UK exports and imports.

The Customs Declaration Service (CDS) will replace the current Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF)
service. This is the computer system currently used by HMRC to record the movement of goods by land, air and sea and
process all Customs Declarations.

If your business is currently importing goods from, or
exporting goods to, countries outside the EU, then you or
your freight forwarder will be using CHIEF to:
> process customs declarations for goods entering and leaving the UK or EU through ports and airports
> calculate and pay the correct duty and taxes
> complete customs information electronically

These functions will be available on CDS but there will be differences with the new service.

SEMINAR CONTENT

> Introducing the CDS
> A walkthrough of the first type of declaration made via CDS
> New information required from businesses and their carriers in order to complete a customs declaration

WHO IS THIS SEMINAR FOR

Businesses already importing or exporting outside the EU and subject to the pending negotiations on leaving the EU, businesses trading solely in the EU, where a customs declaration currently does not apply.

HMRC seminar for businesses looking to store goods with duty and import VAT suspended.

Will you be buying from the EU after the UK leaves the EU?

To continue to support businesses with buying raw materials and stock from overseas, HMRC can help importers to store goods in the UK with duty and import VAT payments suspended.

This seminar will take a look at Customs Warehousing, a process which allows authorised traders to store goods with duty or import VAT payments suspended, until such time they are sold or the goods are no longer required to be stored.

SEMINAR CONTENT

> What is a Customs Warehouse?
> Benefits, responsibilities, administration and operational requirements
> Authorisation Process
> HMRC compliance and checklist – is it for my business ?

WHO IS THIS SEMINAR FOR

UK traders buying from outside the EU. Important: This may become particularly relevant to companies that currently trade predominantly with the EU, where there are currently no tariffs on UK imports from the EU.