About the Chamber
Who We Are
Since 1974, The Baie Verte and Area Chamber of Commerce has been working hard to support small and medium sized businesses in our region and bring together the business community.
Our Mandate
As the Baie Verte and Area Chamber of Commerce, our mandate is to help drive success in the business community of the Baie Verte Peninsula and to that end make the communities we serve a better place to live and conduct business. Our Organization works to bring together the business community in order to promote and foster healthy business environment. We strive to be the business voice and work to solve economic & political issues that affect our business community.
Our Focus
Our main goals are to band together as a unified voice to enhance opportunities, promote the improvement of the economic climate and to help eliminate barriers in the business community.
Our Mission
"To promote the economic development of the Baie Verte Peninsula by encouraging entrepreneurs to pursue potential business opportunities."
Our Objectives
The BVA Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to the enhancement of our business community. As a Chamber we aim to offer:
• Networking opportunities
• Benefits to our members such as the Group Insurance Plan, gas savings and more
• Events to enhance business revenues
• Relating business opportunities to our members
• Relating useful employer tools
• Promoting initiatives that support economic and social development of the region
• Providing employers with information pertaining to effective management and business operations.
• Networking opportunities
• Benefits to our members such as the Group Insurance Plan, gas savings and more
• Events to enhance business revenues
• Relating business opportunities to our members
• Relating useful employer tools
• Promoting initiatives that support economic and social development of the region
• Providing employers with information pertaining to effective management and business operations.
Involvement
- The Annual Baie Verte Mining Conference - Attracting people from the mining industry and government to the Baie Verte Peninsula to increase exploration activity to expand our economy (2018 will be our 31st conference).
- Regional Craft & Trade Shows - Highlighting area businesses and individuals.
- Dinner meetings with guest speakers - Discussing current issues or concerns.
- Shop Local Campaign - Organized each year to spread awareness of how spending locally grows our economy.
- Continuation of lobby of all levels of government on behalf of businesses
- Constant development of plans for increased marketing of area businesses and business opportunities
- Scholarship Fund - The Chamber donates a $500.00 scholarship yearly on behalf of its members.
