Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce - Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, UK

The current Lincoln Area of the county chamber has its roots back to 1889 when it was established as the Lincoln Incorporated Chamber of Commerce. Its role then, as now, was to serves the business interests of its members by acting as their spokesman on a wide range of subjects and to support and encourage business in Lincoln and the surrounding areas. It has retained independence through being run by its members for its members, whilst maintaining a non political and non profit making identity

The areas decision making body is the elected Council. (click here for a list of currently elected members) Its members meet on a bi- monthly basis and its activities are supplemented by sub committees specialising in Local affairs, Tourism, Business Development and the Lincoln Business Improvement Group.

The elected representatives seek to work on behalf of members in shaping the commercial and environmental development of Lincoln and surrounding districts. Regular meetings are held with the City and County Councils, together regular interaction with other representatives of Local Government Departments, service organisations and educational bodies.

Our Committees cover the following issues. If you would like to find out more, or get involved, please email Simon Beardsley at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Local Affairs Committee

Represents member issues affecting business in the greater Lincoln area relating to planning, transport, infrastructure affecting economic development.

Tourism Committee

Brings together all of the local tourism stakeholders with the aim of working smarter, whilst together increasing tourism in Lincoln and Lincolnshire.

Business Development Committee

Seeks to improve the conditions and environment for business by influencing business support, skills development issues.

Lincoln Business Improvement Group (Lincoln BIG)

The Lincoln BIG board completely controls business improvement district activities, funding and will undertake on-going consultation with businesses, who directly appoint the greatest proportion of directors. All businesses in the business improvement district will be eligible to join the new company and appoint its directors. More about Lincoln BIG