Cultural Quarter Business Association

The Cultural Quarter Business Association exists to represent the interests of businesses based in Leicester’s newly developed Cultural Quarter. We are at the forefront of developing the Cultural Quarter as a place to do business and our aim is to influence the economic prosperity of the area.

The Cultural Quarter Business Association is financially and politically independent. It is dedicated to the needs of local business and develops relationships with relevant authorities and agencies to achieve our core objectives, which are to:

1.	To promote Leicester as a city and the Cultural Quarter’s role within the city.
2.	To promote and represent the interests of all businesses within the Cultural Quarter.
3.	To engage with the diverse communities of Leicester and ensure that the Cultural Quarter is promoted as an inclusive area in which to work - and play.
4.	To become the single point of communication for the business community of the Cultural Quarter for internal communication with neighbours and colleagues and for external communication with outside bodies.
5.	To contribute to making the Cultural Quarter a vibrant, successful area of the city and to acknowledge our responsibility as businesses to do so.
6.	To encourage partnerships between the Cultural Quarter and other areas of the city and county, other cities in the region and all the relevant authorities.

The Association is a voluntary body operated by a committee of representatives from a range of businesses within the Quarter. A copy of our constitution can be downloaded here.

The committee meets every month to discuss ongoing business including lobbying issues, upcoming events, reports on finance and membership. Plans are also made for networking and social events. Please email info@cqba.co.uk for details of the next meeting.

In 2009, CQBA will meet every second Monday of each month, as follows:
Monday 9 February 2009
Monday 9 March 2009
Monday 13 April 2009
Monday 11 May 2009
Monday 8 June 2009
Monday 13 July 2009
Monday 10 August 2009
Monday 14 September 2009
Monday 12 October 2009 (AGM)
Monday 9 November 2009
Monday 14 December 2009