About Suffolk Chamber of Commerce in Ipswich
Suffolk Chamber in Ipswich, part of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, is an exciting community of businesses from all sectors, working together to promote and support local business interests that reflect a modern, changing business environment. The breadth and depth of what we offer ensures that members can operate more effectively and productively, secure in the knowledge that they have an active, supportive and well-respected organisation behind them.
As a grassroots organisation, it both contributes to campaigns that benefit the whole of the county’s business community and also seeks to deliver improvements that are specific to our area.
As the county town and major economic centre for Suffolk, Ipswich has a strong and diverse business base covering a range of sectors including financial and professional services, IT, hospitality, leisure and retail, whilst benefitting from nearby industries such as agriculture alongside shipping and logistics. With strong transport links, and the university, Ipswich benefits from attracting workers and talent from further afield which has helped contribute to it being of the fastest growing towns in the UK for 2019. With a town’s fund of £25m for regeneration purposes and housing growth on the outskirts, Ipswich is likely to benefit from significant investment in the near future. With a population of 136,000, 77,200 of which are economically active, Ipswich has the potential to expand on its 4,335 existing businesses exponentially grow its small and medium sized business base.
|
Enterprises |
Ipswich |
% share |
|
Micro (0 – 9) |
4,135 |
87.9% |
|
Small (10 – 49) |
430 |
9.1% |
|
Medium (50 – 249) |
105 |
2.2% |
|
Large (250 +) |
35 |
0.7% |
|
Total |
4,705 |
|
Source: Inter Departmental Business Register (ONS)
|
People |
Ipswich |
% share |
|
Economically active |
77,800 |
85.2% |
|
In employment |
76,500 |
83.7% |
|
Employees |
70,300 |
76.9% |
|
Unemployed |
3,300 |
4.1% |