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Research by Devon and Plymouth’s Chamber of Commerce suggests that businesses that are members of the Chamber are three times more likely to survive than those that are not.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We want to help more businesses not just survive but thrive as we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic,” said Stuart Elford, Chief Executive of the Devon and Plymouth Chamber, announcing a new drive to support Devon firms.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Last year, more than 100 businesses took up the Chamber’s offer of a fully-funded membership. And now the Chamber is inviting thousands more businesses in Devon to do the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the next few months, the Chamber is offering a fully funded three-month introductory scheme, giving businesses the opportunity to be part of the Chamber network, with access to events, support, international trade advice and networking opportunities, at no cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe last 18 months have been incredibly difficult for everyone and we have helped countless businesses survive this challenging period,” he said.<\/p>

\u201cWe want to again do something tangible that would help as many businesses as possible succeed as we start to recover and grow again.”\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Find out more about the free membership period on\u00a0Devon and Plymouth’s Chamber of Commerce website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":53358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-economy-and-skills"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":53358,"title":"Business and economy","alt":"Business people at a networking 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