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About Buckinghamshire branch

IoD Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes is here to meet the needs of IoD members from across the county. We are one of the UK’s leading branches with a wide variety of events and activities designed to appeal to all members, whatever their needs.

Our aim is to encourage members to connect with one another, and to help them access the support they need to be more effective as directors and to help their businesses to grow.

Committee members

Our committee is made up of businesspeople from across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and from a variety of different sectors. Each committee member is dedicated to making Bucks and Milton Keynes IoD an exciting and effective group for our members.

About Hampshire branch

Hampshire and Isle of Wight IoD is recognised as the premier business organisation for the area. We aim to represent the concerns of our members locally, nationally and beyond, facilitate networking relations and provide an unsurpassed platform for conducting business. 

IoD Hampshire is a large and proactive branch. As well as laying on a range of events, we work very closely with other business organisations in the area, and have representation on various boards, such as the Local Enterprise Partnership, where our objective is to ensure that business remains involved and engaged.

Drawing on the practical experience of members and the expertise of the IoD Policy Unit, we have developed a strong business voice. Lobbying government is an important function of the IoD and helps Hampshire business to make its voice heard.   

About Kent branch

The Kent branch of the Institute of Directors has a large membership base from the full range of industry – agriculture, engineering, construction, transport and communications, manufacturing and the service sector – and we have particularly strong representation from the banking, financial and business service sector, at 41 per cent.

Members lead companies with turnovers ranging from less than £250k (eight per cent) to more than £500m (two per cent), while 37 per cent fall between £250k and £5m per annum and 28 per cent turnover between £5m and £500m. Forty per cent of our members employ 25 people or fewer.

Female members account for almost 10 per cent while members under 40 account for almost 13 per cent, reflecting our initiatives to fully represent the movers and shakers in business today.

Our vision

To maintain Kent IoD as one of the leading business organisations in the UK, we aim to:

• Increase relevant membership
• Activate a positive programme to retain members
• Increase member satisfaction of activities and services
• Increase representation among Kent's top companies
• Involve a greater proportion of members
• Introduce new youth and education initiatives
• Encourage young people in business
• Increase awareness in the business community
• Generate funds to improve membership services
• Facilitate change

Latest News

In June we will have an event ABOUT the Director's briefing in.. 

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May is going to be dominated by the election and it’s crucial the business voice be heard in the debates to ensure business can thrive in a genuine entrepreneurial environment supporting long term and robust growth.

To support this in May we have two of our Ambassadors for the IoD in Kent running Director’s Briefings. Starting with Pam Loch, Managing Partner at Loch Employment Law on May 3rd, Pam will be looking at the changing face of the workforce and to ensure your business is compliant and making the most of the new ways of working in 2017. Pam will be followed by Peter Boulton Founder of Intime Profit on May 11th with his proven methodology on unlocking hidden profits. Both Pam and Peter have years of experience and I can highly recommend them.

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About Oxfordshire branch

IoD Oxfordshire is an active and engaged branch, representing many members on a local basis. We work closely with the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to ensure the county continues to see an influx of investment. To that end, committee members have been taking on more ambassadorial roles to ensure business interests are fully represented in vital areas.

We are taking a particularly active interest in:

Education

We are building strong links with Young Enterprise and academy chains in the county, tackling the challenges of Generation Y’s entry into our workforces, asking what makes for employability and how we can boost it at a time of significant threats to further education funding.

Housing

House prices in the county are considerably above national average, but wages aren’t, with Oxford itself one of the least affordable cities in the country. IoD Oxfordshire is lobbying the LEP, ensuring the voice of business is heard in any measures taken to tackle this problem.

Employment

While the private sector is thriving in the county, the public sector is one of the largest employers, and the cuts continue. We need to be aware of the impact of these on ourselves and our staff, and, by working closely with the LEP and the various councils, we aim to represent and inform businesses.

Events

We hold interesting and enjoyable events, helping you build your professional development and widen your circle of business contacts. Our popular Blenheim breakfasts will continue, as will our recently introduced Connect evenings.