AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

What does the Taunton Chamber of Commerce do for your business? Why should you join?
 
The Chamber gets involved in issues on behalf and in the interest of its members and will pursue these vigorously, often in cooperation with other organisations, such as Taunton Deane Borough Council, Somerset County Council and our local MP, having but one aim, to ensure that the business voice of Taunton is heard and understood in order to ensure the success of our local business community.

ADVANCEMENT and promotion of commerce, industry and trade generally within the Borough of Taunton Deane and its surrounding area, particularly in relation to the interests of the members of the Chamber

COLLECTION and collation of technical information relating to commerce, industry and trade generally for the benefit of members, directly or indirectly

PUBLICATION and distribution of circulars, bulletins, journals and other such papers as shall be necessary to inform members of relevant technical information, activities or other matters likely to be of interest or concern

CREATION and promotion of goodwill, friendship and unity amongst the members and other traders within the Borough of Taunton Deane and its surrounding area by the arrangement of meetings, discussions, debates, conferences and other functions whether of a business or social nature

PROMOTION of the principles of fair trading and discouragement of all forms of unfair competition but the Chamber shall not support financially, or otherwise, nor endeavour to procure observance by its members or others of any restriction or regulation which could make it liable to regarded as a Trade Union

REPRESENTATION of the interests of the members as a whole, or in part, by any means considered appropriate to particular circumstances

SUBSCRIBE to and support by way of affiliation or otherwise organisations having objects similar to or allied with those of the Chamber and also such local charitable institutions as may be deemed worthy of support in the furtherance of the objects of the Chamber

UNDERTAKE all such other activities as are incidental to or conducive of the attainment of the objects of the Chamber