Chairman’s Message  

A message from the Executive Chairman, Fola Kudehinbu: On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to introduce ACCCE (UK). The ACCCE Board of Directors has a wealth of experience from a wide range of business backgrounds with a comprehensive understanding of the unique needs and challenges facing African & Caribbean businesses in the UK and those businesses in Africa & Caribbean seeking to operate in the UK. We aim to “bridge that gap” and I look forward to welcoming you to ACCCE UK.  

About ACCCE UK (The Chamber) 

The African & Caribbean Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise (ACCCE) UK is a membership organisation that provides a formal representation for African & Caribbean businesses in the UK.   

Vision & Values 

The vision of ACCCE (UK) is to become the market leader in developing and delivering models of best practice and experts to serve the African and Caribbean business community in the UK and overseas. Our values are: professionalism, excellence, mutual respect and efficiency. 

Management and Membership 

The Chamber is led and managed by a board of directors drawn from diverse business sectors. Our membership comprises of businesses in the following sectors; financial services; management consultancy; legal services; retail; entertainment; event management; educational services; accountancy; sales; public relations/advertising, marketing; human resources; ICT; catering; journalism, architecture/design, manufacturing, Research,/Development, Environmental/Waste Management, New Technology & Innovation etc. 

Chamber Functions 

The Chamber has four main functions: 

• To listen to the African and Caribbean business communities and respond to the issues that are important to them
• To engage with UK government departments, Corporate Britain, UK business support organizations to advocate on behalf of our members
• To facilitate business transaction between our members/partners and  businesses in African and the Caribbean    
• To publicise and showcase the contribution of African & Caribbean businesses to  UK plc and economic prosperity      

The Chamber has developed effective working partnerships with UK government departments, Corporate Britain, African and Caribbean embassies in the UK, University business schools, other Chambers of Commerce/Trade/Industry and professional organisations to deliver a range of services to our members and partners.  

African & Caribbean Young Enterprise (ACYE)  

The Chamber has established the African & Caribbean Young Enterprise (ACYE) as a vehicle to nurture and grow our “business leaders of tomorrow”. ACYE actively encourages and develops young entrepreneurs and business owners from African and Caribbean backgrounds.  

ACCCE (Africa & Caribbean) 

The Chamber is bridging the gap between African and Caribbean businesses in the UK and businesses in Africa and Caribbean. The rationale for developing business and enterprise services specifically for Africa and Caribbean is simple and straightforward – the tremendous opportunities that exist are not being fully harnessed due to a lack of an effective structure to facilitate effective business transactions. The following are relevant: 

• Africa (52 countries - 1 billion population)

       o    2009 UK Export (26 countries excluding North Africa) - £5bn

• The Caribbean (25 countries - 41 million population)

        o    2009 UK export (9 countries) - £600m

• The African & Caribbean community in the UK – nearly 4 million population, increasing middle class, most entrepreneurial group in the UK, large informal export and import business transactions with Africa and Caribbean. 

We aim to help remove the policy and structural barriers that currently prevent such transactions for the benefit of our members and partners.  

International Membership 

Our international membership is open to businesses that support the vision, ethics and values of ACCCE and is by annual subscription as follows:  

• Corporate membership (turnover or more than $400,000 equivalent)
• Small business membership including social enterprises and Charities (turnover of less than £$400,000 equivalent) 

 International Services  

The range of services on offer for our international members include: 

• Business Exchange Programmes including mentoring and coaching
• Business Support Services i.e. education, training/capacity building
• International Trade Missions, import and export services
• Member2Member marketing including our monthly E-Newsletter
• Access to finance, funding and angel investor network

Management and Facilitation of business trips to UK and Europe 

Click below to obtain forms to register.

• Tel/Fax: +44 (0)117 924 5773, Mob: +44 (0)7984 338508
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