Critical Success Factors
- Advocacy
- Membership
- Economic Growth
- Communication
- Leadership
Advocacy
Our goal is to be the leading voice of business in the region.
Our Strategies include:
- Being recognized as business leaders
- Being proactive and informed
- Taking a firm stand on all relevant issues
- Recruiting a pool of recognized business leaders and members to consult on issues
Our Action Plan is to:
- Publish a quarterly newsletter
- Broadcast-fax news flashes
- Create a government affairs committee
- Open communications with elected representatives
- Keep the media informed of the contact person with our chamber
- Appoint representatives for the APCC and NBCC
Membership
Our goal is to maximize membership and to sustain all Chamber activities.
Our Strategies include:
- Maximizing membership involvement
- Improving membership retention
- Having more network opportunities for members
- Extending membership benefits and services
- Focusing on committee structures
Our Action Plan is to:
- Appoint a membership committee
- Participate in the Chamber of Commerce Group Insurance Plan
- Hold Lunch & Learn meetings
- Create a mentor system
- Invite Sectors to sit on their committees
- Enhance the awards program
Economic Growth
Our goal is to be a positive influence on the economic development of the district.
Our Strategies include:
- Developing a greater relationship with existing Economic Development Agencies
- Raising our community profile
Our Action Plan is to:
- Identify all existing agencies
- Identify opportunities for economic growth
- Further improve our relationship with the Kings County Economic Development Officer
- Create more channels of communication to further realize the needs of the business community in regards to Economic Development
- Assure that municipal representatives are held more accountable
Leadership
Our goal is to create a stronger Chamber, by strengthening our voice at all levels
Our Strategies include:
- Working on further insuring a strong succession plan
- Increasing the Chamber visibility to a greater extent
Further utilizing the experience and influence of our past presidents
Our Action Plan is to:
- Assure the continued presence of a Nominating Committee
- Raise the profile of committee chairs
- Continue to implement our strategic development plan
- Assure the continued profile of our plan, by marketing it through local media, municipal governments, and the Membership
- Further the development of a Public relations committee
Communications
Our goals include further increasing communications, both internally and externally
Our Strategies include:
- Further developing a comprehensive avenue of communication with the Membership
- Open more channels of communication with both the community stakeholders and all levels of government
- Create a greater relationship with the media
Our Action Plan is to:
- Continue to fax flash as required
- Circulate, so as to further develop, our strategic plan
- Assure the continued success of our E-mail Address Book
- Review the appointment of a liaison to deal with stakeholder groups (Service Clubs)
- Further develop our comprehensive media list
- Increase our use of the APCC and NBCC as resources
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