What is a Chamber?
What is a Chamber of Commerce?
First of all - you should know something about the organization for which you are a Member.
Your Chamber is NOT a part of the city, county or state governments; a political party or faction; a civic or social club; a social service or welfare agency. It is a Business Organization made up of dues paying members.
The Chamber of Commerce has the responsibility of the economic well-being of our community to preserve our business system, to promote business growth and development. The Chamber of Commerce is a dynamic living process because its people are working for the betterment of the Kingman area.
It is primarily an organization of business, industry and professional men and women who have joined together to work for the solution of their mutual business and community problem/needs. In Kingman, as in every other area, there is a distinct need for an organized group such as the Chamber of Commerce. There are problems and opportunities which an individual by himself / herself cannot possibly solve; but by working with others, pooling time and resources, important accomplishments can be made.
In brief, the Chamber of Commerce may be defined as the vehicle organization, for mobilizing people to accomplish goals for the betterment of the community, with special emphasis on the business, industrial and professional members of said community. Its purposes are:
1) Increase business growth and development of jobs within the market place;
2) Assist in the orderly growth and development of the community and its people;
3) Contribute to building healthy markets to assure economic stability;
4) Retain the private enterprise system with free competitive markets;
5) Negotiate with governmental agencies and private enterprise to provide specified services.
A Chamber has been defined as “people working together to make their total community a better place to live and earn a living.” It is an organization dedicated to improving the “quality of life” for all the citizens of the area.