What role is
your chamber playing in this sector of your community?
Do
you have an economic development component to your program of work or do you
rely on a separate entity in the community to do that?
At the end
of the day, all chambers are in the economic development space whether it’s a
formal public/private relationship or you’ve just taken on the role through
your work in workforce development and on infrastructure issues.
In my
experience, the metro chambers main focus is economic development.
While state chambers mainly focus on advocacy work at the state capitol and the local chambers are in the networking business at the local level, it’s the metro chambers that focus on economic development.
While state chambers mainly focus on advocacy work at the state capitol and the local chambers are in the networking business at the local level, it’s the metro chambers that focus on economic development.
That’s not
to say that all three chamber entities don’t do advocacy, economic development
and networking, but each has a main focus and that’s what makes them a state,
metro or local chamber. Our roles are
defined by our members and geography.
Did you know
that there is a certification for economic development professionals?
Did you also know that many chamber CEO’s have their CEcD certification?
Did you also know that many chamber CEO’s have their CEcD certification?
For more
information on the certification and how you can get involved in the economic
development space go HERE.
