DYW
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Dundee and Angus is one of 21 regional DYW groups across Scotland. DACC works with DYW to help implement the Scottish Government DYW strategy, which aims to reduce youth unemployment and help young people get the right skills and experiences to move from education into employment.
We work in partnership to bring businesses and education closer together. This helps young people become more work ready through taking part in quality work-related activities, growing work-based learning like apprenticeships and collaborating on work- focused curriculum.
All DYW groups are industry-led, to respond to the needs of the local labour market and work with employers and education to help meet these. Their work helps young people, supports employers of all sizes to meet their workforce needs and ultimately helps grow the local economy.
George R Donald Fund
The George Donald Fund is the Chamber’s youth enterprise charity which began in 1965. The charity trustees, its members and the chamber team work to implement our benefactor’s vision and to achieve the following objectives:
Encourage proficiency in business studies in City of Dundee secondary schools
Raise awareness and understanding of enterprise and business as potential careers
Recognise and celebrate young people in secondary education who display outstanding capacity and passion for enterprise
ChamberFORCE
ChamberFORCE is a partnership programme between selected Chambers of Commerce and local Army, Navy and RAF units, designed to bring tangible business benefits to Chamber members. Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce has already pledged its support by signing the Armed Forces Covenant and has also been awarded Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award.
Circular Tayside
Businesses in Dundee and Angus are enjoying the benefits of the circular economy with the continuation of a partnership support programme. ‘Circular Tayside’ is a joint initiative being delivered by Zero Waste Scotland, Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce and Perthshire Chamber of Commerce.
Circular Tayside aims to help local businesses in the transition towards a circular economy and offers access to Zero Waste Scotland support that includes free workshops, business consultancy and grant funding. With the carefully tailored range of support, we can help businesses at every stage, from idea generation, to market analysis and funding for project development.
Love Dundee Local
Love Dundee Local has been created to help support local people to buy from local businesses. Love Dundee Local is here to help businesses in our community to take online orders, and to offer food, drinks and other products for Collection or Delivery.
Local businesses including shops, pubs, restaurants, bars, and independent drinks merchants play a key role in their communities by safely providing food and drink, gifts, household goods and other products to families who may be self-isolating, fostering community spirit, keeping morale high and supporting local jobs.
Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce, Dundee City Council, and key private sector providers, supported by Scotland's Towns Partnership, have teamed up to offer this service to drive purchases and footfall across many sectors who need our support. From food & drink businesses, to bars, restaurants, cafes, shops and attractions, every Dundee business has something to offer and buying local helps sustain local jobs.
Having a thriving city where you can buy what you need, enjoy local experiences and feel part of the community is what makes a place special. And local businesses often source their goods locally too, helping to reduce everyone’s carbon footprint.
Buy Angus
Angus boasts a diverse range of specialist retailers and businesses. It is more important than ever to support local suppliers of products and services.
Buy Angus is a collaboration between Angus Council & Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce, supported by Scotland's Towns Partnership.
The online directory of local businesses is available to help shoppers find the products they are looking for wherever they are. We also have a business showcase, highlighting a number of businesses providing seasonal produce and staging events.
Please remember to support our local businesses and #BuyAngus.
Kickstart Scheme
The Government Kickstart scheme closes on 17 December 2021 at noon, 'read more' to find out how your business can benefit from the opportunity before it closes.
Young Person's Guarantee
We're proud to commit to the Young Person’s Guarantee and join employers across Scotland in creating opportunities for young people. The Young Person’s Guarantee is a joint commitment to provide opportunities for all 16-24 year olds in Scotland through jobs, apprenticeships, further and higher education, training programmes and volunteering.
Donna Bell
People and Culture Manager
Donna joined the Chamber in 2013 as the Office Manager and is now the People and Culture Manager. Before that she took time out to be a full time mum to her son. During her time away from full-time employment she worked on events for the GWCT Scottish Game Fair at Scone and the Dare to Be Digital Project at Abertay University. She returned to Scotland with her husband, in 2008 after spending many years in London as a Television Awards Officer for BAFTA dealing with all aspects of the Awards Ceremony. Her background is being put to good use at the Chamber with the general day to day running of the office and hiring out the facilities.
Amber Farquhar
International Trade Team Leader
Amber joined the chamber on 1st March 2021 and is part of the international team focussed on the e-learning services. Prior to joining the team, Amber attended university where she studied Business Management at Abertay University and graduated in June 2020. In her free time Amber likes gaming, travelling, and spending time with her friends.
Alison Henderson
CEO
Alison is proud to have led the team at the Chamber since 1st November 2014. Alison is Chair of the Tay Cities Enterprise Forum, Co-Chair of the Dundee Inclusive Economic Growth Strategic Leadership Group and represents business on the Angus Community Planning Partnership Board: championing business & employment opportunities across the region. She is passionate about business & the local community and works with partners on many projects to ensure that business voice is heard and represented. Outside of work, Alison is a wife, mother, an avid reader and loves to walk along our many local beaches!
Glen Kelly
Membership Executive
Glen joined the Chamber team on 3rd September 2019 as part of his Foundation Apprenticeship. Glen has now completed this but is staying on with the Chamber for a four-year Graduate Apprenticeship Business Degree at Dundee University. He has a keen interest in business and also runs his own piping business in his spare time, www.glensbagpiping.co.uk. Glen manages the membership team ensuring that our new and current members are well looked after.
Grace Sellarajah
Business Administrator
Grace joined the Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce team in June 2020 as part of her Foundation Apprenticeship and is now working with the Chamber as a Business Administrator. Grace completed her Foundation Apprenticeship and started university in September 2021. Grace has a keen interest in business and is looking forward to furthering her knowledge while at uni.
Lynsey Christie
Accounts Officer
Lynsey Christie joined the team in January 2020 to work across the membership services in a support role and to deliver book-keeping services for the Chamber. She has worked in a variety of roles since leaving college including running her own business selling high quality wooden toys. She has also held positions within Dundee City Council and Rentokil as a Pest Control Officer. In her spare time Lynsey enjoys spending as much time as possible outdoors enjoying the countryside.
Simone Steele
International Trade Officer
Simone Steele joined the Chamber of Commerce on 12th February 2021 with the International Trade team as a Modern Apprentice. She finished her HNC Business Administration and IT with Dundee and Angus College back in June 2021, and has also finished her Modern Apprenticship in August 2022. She is now our International Trade Officer and is enjoyin learing all the in's and out's of international trade weither it be export documentation or customs.
Antonia Robertson
Business Administrator
Antonia started at the Chamber of Commerce as a receptionist on the 8th of November 2021. Antonia is looking forward to developing her admin and social skills and is also enthusiastic to learn what everyone does in the Chamber. She is looking forward to becoming a part of the Chamber team. Antonia has work experience in hospitality and retail. Her hobbies include being outside in nature, gardening and spending time with friends and family.
James Burns
Systems Administrator
James started at the Chamber of Commerce as an Admin Assistant on the 10th of January 2022 and since then has taken on the role of Systems Administrator. James is excited to work as part of the Chamber team while developing his admin skills, and gaining valuable work experience. In his free time, James enjoys competitive gaming, listening to live music, and spending quality time with his friends and family.
Laura Rhoney
Chief Operations Officer
Laura joined the Chamber team on the 20th of March 2022 as the new Chief Operations Officer. Previously she has worked in a range of industries from contact centres to FMCG delivering business development and business strategies. Laura has over 20 years experience in the customer service management and sales roles at local and national level.
Sam Mutch
Membership Administrator
Sam joined the Chamber team in January 2022 as an office assistant. He is enthusiastic to help the team anyway he can with his skills in management and computing. He is hoping to get a better idea of office work and how he can bring his best to the environment, while making connections along the way. In his spare time Sam enjoys gaming, writing and trying out new kinds of computer software wherever he can.
Shirley Taylor
International Trade Officer
Shirley joined the Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce in October 2022 supporting the International department.
Heather Whyte
Events Executive
Heather joined the Chamber in October 2023 as an Events Executive, having spent the previous 5 years in a similar role at Hotel du Vin in St Andrews. When she finished high school in 2017, Heather moved to Ghana to volunteer in a Basic School for 7 months, which gave her an interesting insight into a very different way of living. Outside of work, Heather’s favourite thing to do is bake. She watches The Great British Bake Off religiously, taking inspiration for her next bake!
Fiona Morrison
Director
Fiona has held the position of Deputy Chief Executive with Hillcrest for 7 years. In her role as Deputy she has responsibility for delivering the “front-line” strategies with responsibility for the Development, Housing Management and Maintenance functions for the parent company in Hillcrest, Hillcrest Homes.
Her role also involves overseeing the work of two of Hillcrest Homes’ subsidiary companies, Hillcrest Maintenance and Hillcrest Enterprises.
With the Deputy Chief Executive position comes the role of Company Secretary for the 4 main companies within the organisation, plus a trustee and secretary of the Hillcrest Foundation.
Fiona has a background in Housing Management and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. She joined Hillcrest in 2003 as Director of Customer Services, and became Director of Housing in 2005 before taking up the Deputy Chief Executive role.
Dr Abi Abubaker
Director
As Head of College and Vice Chancellor of Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education Abi remains committed to the furtherance of the College's vision, mission and objectives to become a leading institution of higher education at the national and international levels. Born in Benghazi, Libya, Abi completed all his further and higher education in Scotland gaining an HND in Mechanical Engineering (Bell College of Technology), BA (Hons) in Information Management, MSc in Mechatronics and Project Management (Abertay University), and PhD in Construction Management at the University of Dundee.
Abi joined the Al-Maktoum College when it was first opened back in 2001 and has played a significant role in the development of the College as a recognised centre of learning. Initially appointed as Director of Operations, his responsibilities included general administration, financial management, student administration and estates management. He joined the College’s Board of Directors in 2008 and has e
Lorraine Lemon
Director
Lorraine specialises in managing and leading strategic direction and commercial operations and is Head of Business and Operations at Dundee Science Centre. Lorraine has extensive knowledge and experience of managing this charitable and commercial business that delivers a diverse offering from being both a tourist attraction and supplier of STEM career pathways initiatives. She builds strong successful partnerships across academia and industry supporting a positive impact not only at the individual and local levels but also nationally and beyond especially via the sustainable economy, climate change and innovation.
Jeremy Parker
Director
I have over 25 years’ experience as an Agent for NFU Mutual Insurance, moving up from Devon in 2011 to become a partner at the Forfar Agency. I especially enjoy dealing with farming, food and drink manufacture, hospitality, retail and wholesale. www.nfumutual.co.uk/forfar
My role also involves being a Group Secretary to the Angus branch of NFU Scotland, serving a growing membership of over 300 farm businesses. I am a past Chairman of the National Association of Group Secretaries, responsible for the relationship of over 500 colleagues with the UK farming unions and with NFU Mutual.
I’m a graduate of the Scottish Enterprise Rural Leadership programme and am on the Angus LEADER LAG, which is responsible for local distribution of EU rural development funding.
I mentor for Breakthrough Dundee which, through Dundee’s secondary schools, supports care-experienced and other young people who face or have faced significant challenges in their lives. www.breakthroughdun
Manny Baber
Director
Manny Baber is General Manager of Hotel Indigo & the Staybridge Suites in Dundee. Manny has over 25 years of experience in hospitality including 12 years at senior operational level with Hilton Hotels. Originally from Glasgow, his career has taken him to remote parts of Scotland, various cities in the UK and a short spell in the Middle East finally settling in Dundee. As a Hotel General Manager he specialises in identifying opportunities for commercial success for the business and the Dundee’s growing hospitality sector as a whole. He is passionate about people development and is committed to developing a workforce for the future of Dundee.
Graham Parker
Treasurer
Graham works as Client Director at Condie & Co Accountants. Having qualified with ACCA in 2013, he specialises in client management and business growth.
Working with clients over a wide range of sectors he assists small and medium size businesses reach their potential through digital transformation
He particularly enjoys working with start ups and guiding them on their new business journey.
Graham is also a Trustee of Skilz Academy, a charity promoting sport and wellbeing in young people, and the Chair of the ACCA Tayside & North Fife Panel. He enjoys helping Accounting students with their future careers.
Kyle Moir
Director
Kyle specialises in commercial property law and is a Partner at Thorntons Law LLP. Kyle’s wide ranging experience includes development site acquisition and disposal, funding and securities, investment property acquisition and sale, portfolio acquisition and disposal, commercial leasing.
Kyle's clients include local businesses, healthcare providers, governmental agencies, high street names, financers and major PLCs. As such he has extensive experience in advising a wide range of businesses across all sectors. This experience and close contact with clients has provided him with an excellent insight of the current challenges in the business community.
Kevin Matthew
Director
Kevin has a drive to make a difference! He trained as a PE Teacher in 2003 and quickly rose to Director of subject within 1 1/2 years of teaching. He later gained an MEd and went on to Lecture on the MEd course, that he originally graduated from. His goal back then was to positively transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of people by developing Educational / Fitness Products that makes accessing Health and Wellness easier. Now as a Director of the Family Dundee Based Personalised Gift and Sign Company, it hasn't changed. The how might have, but the goal remains the same. To make a positive difference to someone's life.
Dan Cargill
Director
Dan is Managing Director at Revolve Communications. Revolve aim to make their customers’ lives easier by improving their experience of mobile technology.
With a client base across the UK, Dan is passionate about building strong relationships and providing high levels of customer service. He has developed Revolve’s offering since joining the organisation by adding a Device Management Support arm and creating partnerships with international networks AT&T and Magenta Telekom.
Having experience of both being a member and working within the Chamber team, Dan hopes to use this to support future decision making and develop what is already a fantastic Chamber.
Kelly Fairweather
Vice President
Kelly Fairweather is a Dundee-based serial entrepreneur who has been running businesses across Scotland since she was 17. She owns The Selkie, a popular eatery in Dundee, as well as At Your Service, a housekeeping and concierge service.
Kelly also opened Sox in the City Laundrette in 2022. With the opening of The Ferry Selkie in 2023, she will employ over 50 Living Wage staff in the city.
Kelly has a degree in Management and Psychology from the University of Dundee and provides ad-hoc business consultancy support to organizations across the UK. When not working, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her eight children and husband.
Campbell Archibald
Director
Investor. Chairman. Strategic operator. Business consultant and Distillery owner. Supporting business owners to achieve their goals through strategic investment, support and growth expertise.
With over 22 years of experience in growing and then selling Alba Power, I am now using that experience and expertise in a number of diverse industries. In hospitality as an investor and chairperson of CAM Ventures. In distilling as owner at the ridiculously good fun Angus Alchemy and in procurement as chairperson at Critica Group. Additionally my philanthropic juices flow with several supporting roles including The Circle.
I am also available as a business consultant, sharing my expertise in business growth, international trade and business strategy development and implement.
Chamber publications
The Chamber produces a range of publications, including our ConnectED magazine, Economic Indicator Quarterly Reports plus much more.
Our publications give our members the opportunity to share their stories.
We have been involved with the UK's longest running economic research work delivered through our Chamber network. Read more on our Economic Updates, produced every quarter, to bring you a regular commentary and reporting in conjunction with Dr Shona Dobbie, Angus Economics.
Since Lockdown started, we have carried out extensive research, gathering over 4,000 responses from local businesses on the key economic issues impacting their organisations.
Every quarter we host a live conversation to hear about how business is looking to the future, learn how the Chamber is ensuring that business voice is heard, your concerns are listened to by local and national policymakers, and understand how your business can weather economic storms.
The Global Chamber Network
Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce is part of the British & Scottish Chambers network in the UK, and are trusted champions of businesses, places, and global trade. Together, we represent tens of thousands of businesses of all shapes and sizes, which employ more than six million people across the UK.
Working together, we help firms of all sizes to achieve more. We believe it’s our relationships with others that lead us to achieve goals beyond those we could ever achieve alone. We’re the only organisation that helps British businesses to build relationships on every level, in every region and nation of the UK.
Our unparalleled business network is strengthened by our responsive business insight and economic intelligence, and our unrivalled local knowledge and business to business connections, making us Scotland & the UK’s most informed and influential business support organisation.
With 53 Accredited Chambers across the UK, British Chambers of Commerce provide a respected voice to the business communities they represent, ensuring their priorities and concerns are heard in the corridors of power. Our collective opinions are regularly sought by policymakers and parliamentarians and we’ve been helping to shape the UK’s business agenda for more than 150 years.
Accredited Chambers of Commerce in every nation and region of the UK are trusted to help British goods reach customers overseas. By certifying the origin of goods, Chambers help to reduce the possibility that overseas customs authorities stop British shipments – helping to ensure the smooth passage of UK goods across international borders. Last year alone, more than 600,000 shipments were supported in this way.
Supporting trade locally, nationally, and globally remains a key mission for every Accredited Chamber of Commerce.
Thanks to Chambers’ deep local roots and respected brand, we remain a crucial and trusted third party for businesses who want to expand overseas or bring components and goods into the UK.
At SCC we are dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of our member companies. Our aim is to help them rise to the challenge, seize the opportunity and succeed in the marketplace. By joining your local Chamber of Commerce, your company automatically becomes part of Scotland’s largest business organisation, with access to an unrivalled range of services, support and advice to aid your development as a thriving member of the business community.
From Caithness to Dumfries and from Mull to Dundee, local Chambers are helping businesses to grow and prosper through a wide range of initiatives, including regular networking opportunities, business training programmes, mentoring support and free documentation. Chambers also offer specialist legal, employment and healthcare services designed to reduce overheads, eliminate exposure to risk, avoid expensive litigation and enhance employee wellbeing.
No other business organisation can offer this level of support, which is vital in the development of your ideas and the promotion of your company’s ambitions.
The International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organisation in the world with over 45 million members in over 100 countries. Through the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, DACC Members are part of this global network with direct influence at G7 level.
Media pack
You will find downloadable images here for key Chamber spokespeople and additional brand assets.
If there is something you are looking for that you can't find, please contact Kirsten Bailey at heatherwhyte@dundeeandanguschamber.co.uk
The Chamber brand guidelines and how it may be used
Business support
DACC provides a wide range of business support, from Influencing Policy to Economic Updates and Covid guidance
The Chief Executive and Board of Directors of the Chamber regularly consult and meet with key stakeholders locally and nationally to discuss issues of importance and relevance to members and the Dundee & Angus business community.
Whether there is an issue that affects many members, like transportation or infrastructure, or specific issues that a business asks for our support on, it is important that the Chamber maintains strong relationships with many different organisations in order to be able to have a frank and open discussion, or bring different parties together to agree a way forward.
Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce - as well as local authorities and partner agencies across Scotland - are working to minimise the impacts of coronavirus on our communities. We've pulled together information and useful links to help businesses on areas such as the re-opening of offices, workforce testing, sectoral guidance and much more.
Our Track and Trace web app gives business owners a platform to securely check customers in and collect the data needed to support the Scottish Government’s Test and Protect Programme.
Visitors simply scan a QR code with a smartphone on entry and input their contact information to be held securely for use if required by NHS Scotland.
This means that after the first sign-in, they can check in easily and securely each time they visit a café, restaurant, hotel or visitor attraction which is using the app.
The government will fully fund each “Kickstart” job - paying 100% of the age-relevant National Minimum Wage, National Insurance and pension contributions for 25 hours a week.
Employers have until Friday 17 December at 12noon to apply for a kickstart post, direct with DWP.
Angus boasts a diverse range of specialist retailers and businesses. It is more important than ever to support local suppliers of products and services.
Our online directory of local businesses is available to help you find the products you are looking for wherever you are in Angus. We also have a business showcase, highlighting a number of businesses providing seasonal produce and staging events.
Please remember to support our local businesses and #BuyAngus.
Love Dundee Local has been created to help support local people to buy from local businesses. It is here to help businesses in our community to take online orders, and to offer food, drinks and other products for Collection or Delivery.
Local businesses including shops, pubs, restaurants, bars, and independent drinks merchants play a key role in their communities by safely providing food and drink, gifts, household goods and other products to families who may be self-isolating, fostering community spirit, keeping morale high and supporting local jobs.
Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce, Dundee City Council, and key private sector providers have teamed up to offer this service to drive purchases and footfall across many sectors who need our support. From food & drink businesses, to bars, restaurants, cafes, shops and attractions, every Dundee business has something to offer and buying local helps sustain local jobs.
37 City Quay
Cowork space, meeting rooms and event venue.
37 City Quay is a modern & flexible suite of meeting rooms designed to bring a light & engaging atmosphere to all of your meeting needs.
Whether you need a small, private meeting or a larger space for an AGM or conference, we will have the right space for you!
Only ten minutes walk from the train & bus stations, with short & long term parking on our doorstep and high speed internet for your delegates, this quayside spot will make your event attendees engaged & energised.
With a range of prices to suit short hire or full day, individual rooms or whole venue options - please get in touch to find out why holding your meeting or event at 37 City Quay is the ONLY option!
Prices start from £10 per hour and there is free access to our guest wifi all across the venue.
