The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit membership organization established in 1850 that has its roots in private business. Its purpose is to serve, attract, develop, and retain business in the Bay Area.
The Chamber uses a three-point strategy of public policy, economic development, and business development as it represents members and companies of every size and every industry from all around the Bay Area. According to its website, it delivers 1 million annual referrals to member companies via phone, website, staff, and programs. Members and prospective members of the Chamber have access to 250 networking programs. Its programs are designed to give Bay Area small and mid-size businesses an edge by providing internal employee professional development.
The Chamber’s Small Business Advisory Council (SBAC) provides education, advocacy, and business-development connections for members of the Chamber. In addition, the SBAC assists with business advice and technical assistance, business registration, city services, counseling and training resources, demographics, financing, legal information, and permit requirements. The Chamber, together with the SBAC, hosts a slew of programs each month, as well as several annual events.
This month, consider attending “Get to the Point and Bottom Line your Message”, a program by Business Success Series and Chamber sponsor Learn It! on August 18, 2009, or a networking event at the San Francisco Zoo offered by the program Business After Hours on August 20, 2009.
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce is located at 235 Montgomery Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, Clif. 94104; and can be reached by phone at (415) 392-4520.
For more info, and related resources, and contact infomation, visit the websites of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Advisory Council, the San Francisco Center for Economic Development, SF Works, and Leadership San Francisco.
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Special thanks to Sonya Garzouzi, research assistant and writer at The Law Office of Delida Costin.
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