The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, Long Beach, NY
Our central goal is to encourage the community's forces to work together for its improvement and development -- in business, industry, and community. The Chamber does what no ONE person can do. The Chamber is a volunteer group of local business owners who live, work and play here.
Community Development includes the development of industry and trade, handling of civic activities, publicity and public relations for the community, and much more. The variety and scope of activities are virtually unlimited, depending on the needs of the community, along with the desire and ability of the Chamber to carry them out. The Chamber may aim to increase community payrolls, improve the buying power of its citizens, attract more customers to the trading and retail area, solve city zoning problems, improve the parking situation, and suggest improvements for the licensing system. The Chamber may also suggest changes and enhancements in the legislation of the local body, the county, state, and nation in such matters as taxes. It aims to help all business community members, firms, and individuals.
The Chamber does not accomplish all this work alone; it often works closely with other organizations and public officials. We often work with the City and county government in various matters, such as industrial, public relations, and development programs. The benefits to such bodies from working together with us are legion: The know-how of the Chamber and its available workforce and facilities, designed especially for such type of work, can sometimes do a specialized job that the City and county cannot.
