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Neville Reyner CBE, the former president of the British Chambers of Commerce, spoke at the very first joint networking event which saw the Chambers of Commerce for Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Haverhill meet at Ickworth West Wing.
In addition, he was joined with Patrick Gihana Mulenga, Matthew Hancock MP and Jan Cavelle to name a few, for what was a big day for networking and businesses in Suffolk.
Patrick, the commercial attaché for the Rwandan Embassy spoke of how businesses in West Suffolk would, and should, be able to work in conjunction with people in Rwanda to boost trade.
Matthew Hancock MP for West Suffolk attended the event. He urged West Suffolk businesses to take part in the new Red Tape challenge which the Government has launched to help reduce the red tape which surrounds them.
Matthew had this to say “West Suffolk has huge potential for growth. But we need to fight for good travel links and good broadband so that the county can open itself for business. The national business environment also needs to be freed from the stranglehold of health and safety fear and red tape so that local businesses can flourish.”
Jan Cavelle, who is a UKFEA (Female Entrepreneurship Ambassador), "Enterprise Superstar" for the Eastern Hub in Ipswich and co-founder to "Enterprising Acorns" in Haverhill, was also present at the event.
Jan spoke about how businesses could survive the recession and even come out stronger because of it, an inspiring speech which was definite food for thought for all those who attended.
The event was closed by Cllr John Griffiths, head of the St Edmundsbury BC. After the serious talks about the business, the event was rounded off with a quaint afternoon tea and champagne for any non-members of the chambers to socialise in an informal setting with those that were members.

Jan Cavelle spoke at the Great Debate and arguing the point that the government intervenes too much with small businesses, and that the red tape surrounding them should be cut. Arguing the point with her was Baroness Jo Valentine, a cross bench peer in the House of Lords and Rt Hon David Davis MP. The debate was chaired by Calum MacDonald, the current President of the Cambridge Union Society.

Made By West Suffolk

Jan Cavelle Furniture has been nominated by West Suffolk MP Matthew Hancock as part of the Associate parliamentary manufacturing group’s ‘Made by Britain’. 650 MP’s were asked to find a product that is manufactured in their constituency with the objective to draw up a diverse and comprehensive picture of contemporary British industry for inclusion on the Manufacturing groups ‘Made by Britain’ map. 'Made by Britain' has been developed as collaboration between the Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Group, and the 1851 Royal Commission: an organization with a long and distinguished career in supporting British industry.
“Jan Cavelle offers a wide range of customised furniture handcrafted in Suffolk. The small company is innovative in its designs, and exports to global, luxury goods market, for Example to China. They offer a friendly, personal customer service and deliver on time. Jan Cavelle was nominated as a UK Female Entrepreneurship Ambassador and mentors new businesses on how to get started.
I warmly support their nomination” MP Matthew Hancock.

“Everyone at Jan Cavelle Furniture is so proud to be nominated as one of Britain’s greats and very grateful to Matthew Hancock for putting us forward. It is an incredible honour to be associated with some of the all time idols of British manufacturing”. Jan Cavelle
‘Made by Britain’ is about getting MPs to engage more thoroughly with manufacturing businesses in their constituencies. A programme of activities will take place over the next year, which will involve physical exhibitions, competitions and parliamentary events with a ‘Parliament’s Manufacturer of the Year” award to follow.