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Burke County
Chamber of Commerce

Growing Business. Building Community.

What is a Chamber of Commerce? Chamber missions vary, but generally focus on
five primary goals:
chamber of commerce is an organization • Building communities (regions/states/nations)
of businesses seeking to further their to which residents, visitors, and investors
collective interests while advancing their are attracted;
A community, region, state or nation, as • Promoting communities; Gregory Jewelers
defined by the Association of Chamber of Commerce
Executives (ACCE). Burke County Chamber is a • Striving to ensure future prosperity with a
501(c)6 tax-exempt organization just like the other pro-business climate;
7,500 chambers in the United States. A business-led • Representing the unified voice of the and are self-funded. Independent and business
civic and economic advancement entity operating employer community; volunteers make up boards and committees.
in a specific space may call itself any number of • Reducing transactional friction through Chambers emphasize thriving employers as crucial
things – board of trade, business council, etc. – but well-functioning networks. for sustained prosperity of the region.
they are all chambers of commerce. Most chambers are led by private-sector employers For more information, visit: secure.acce.org.

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