Island Business Online

The Friends of Newport Minster and the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce are offering a rare opportunity to spend 'An Evening with Lord Digby Jones'.

The clock is clicking down to the closing date for the Island's 2010 Business Awards for Excellence.

This series of events is a unique opportunity for you to gain insight into how new technologies can help boost your productivity as well as save you money; not only this, it is also a great way to network with colleagues over breakfast.

For manufacturers in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight area committed to maintaining and improving environmental credentials in order to keep ahead of the competition, MAS South East is offering a free one-day intensive workshop focused on environmental requirements for the manufacturing industry.

Ever thought you could do a better job than your elected representatives in Europe?

Gaining new contracts and generating sales to grow the business will be prime objectives for companies exhibiting and visiting at Business South 2011.

Sharpen up your business image and increase your profits at a free half day design workshop, on 6 October at Port Solent.

Event organisers at Cowes Yacht Haven, the event based marina on the Isle of Wight, have hailed Cowes Week 2010 a success after reporting increased visitor figures on its site.

With several health and lifestyle community events in Newport now under their belt, Ryde-based Nova Lifestyles has decided to take the show on the road to a number of different venues across the Island.

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce are holding four networking events during September; read on to find out more.

Join a two day trade mission to the Pollutec Exhibition in Lyon, France.

Innovative businesses in the Solent region are being invited to enter Collaborate2Innovate 2010 Business Panel Challenge with an opportunity receive free access to expert financial and legal advice and the chance to pitch to investors.

A number of Business Link events are planned for August and September covering various aspects of marketing your business.

Looking internationally is the way for a business to remain competitive, no matter how large or small.

The Chamber's centenary year was celebrated in style at its Cowes Week Ball.

Island Business Network (IBN) is a business networking group of approximately 30 members that meets every Thursday over breakfast at the Riverside Centre in Newport, Isle of Wight, writes Alan Limb.

The European Parliament of Enterprises (EPE) brings together 775 business men and women from across the European Union to debate and vote on issues at the top of the business agenda.

EEF, the manufacturers' organisation has teamed up with accountants and business advisers BDO to offer employers expert advice on managing the risks and costs of company pension arrangements.

The OneWight petition has now reached over 4,100 signatures and this week campaigners have been out on the water during Cowes Week too.

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce's Cowes Week Lunch on Wednesday, 4 August, was thoroughly enjoyed by all, and we've got a super collection of pictures from the event, courtesy of Island-based photographer Jason Swain.

Innovative businesses in the Solent region are being invited to pitch for free expertise and support as part of the Collaborate2Innovate 2010 event taking place on 2 November at Lakeside 1000 in Portsmouth.

With Cowes Week fast approaching, Cowes publisher The Knowledge Zone (TKZ) is preparing for a hectic week delivering news, reports, and video coverage of the world-famous regatta.

It's time to get into the starting block for next year's EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), Europe's key event for a more sustainable energy future.

Don't miss your opportunity to network and meet over 2,500 key decision makers in Hampshire, when Business South returns to the Rose Bowl in Southampton on 2-3 March 2011.

Collaborate2Innovate, the leading free event dedicated to building profitable partnerships between organisations in the Solent region, has announced that this year's event will take place on 2 November in Portsmouth.

A one-day Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) accredited course on 8 September in Southampton will provide information and guidance on how to identify your carbon dependency but also how to monitor and manage it.

Keep up-to-date with what's happening at the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce and put these events in your diary.

If you would like to learn more about this exiting energy project on the Isle of Wight, then visit one of the public exhibitions taking place in Newport, Cowes, and East Cowes on 24, 26, and 31 July respectively.

On 14 October, 751 business leaders from across the 27 EU member states will gather in the hemicycle of the European Parliament to debate and vote on issues affecting their companies in the wake of the global recession, writes the British Chambers of Commerce.