Abbotsford News
Friday, October 16, 2015
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Business Matters
Small business in B.C. makes up almost one third of the province’s economy. As a result, it is imperative that the needs and concerns of this important sector are represented to senior levels of government when creating legislation and policy affecting the business community. As the “Voice of Business” it is imperative that we communicate on a continuous basis with municipal, regional, provincial and federal levels of government and act as an advocate, not just for our members, but on behalf of all business in the community. As an example, the Chamber approached the City with a list of specific initiatives to boost local business. This resulted in our participation in the “Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Prosperity” which delivered an Economic Development Action Plan to Council. One of the initiatives acted on in this report was the creation of a more autonomous Economic Development Department in the City to direct
business expansion and retention. More recently, the Chamber vigorously opposed preliminary changes to local ridings recommended by the Provincial Electoral Boundaries Commission. Our detailed submission to the Commission, which was echoed by the City and other stakeholders in the community, resulted in changes in the Final Report that will preserve our strong local representation in Victoria. As a member of the BC Chamber of Commerce, the Abbotsford Chamber is part of active advocacy to support small businesses, including: • The creation of and implementation of B.C.’s Small Business Accord; • Cutting red tape by taking thousands of businesses out of the MMBC recycling regulation and working to implement mobile business licences in regions across the province;
• Continued advocacy for lower municipal business taxes. These are just a few examples of action taken by the Abbotsford Chamber in its role as an advocate for business. Moving forward, the Chamber is working on a number of initiatives to create more engagement with members to identifying priority concerns and effective solutions to enhance the success of business in Abbotsford. Starting in October, watch for a new monthly Chamber publication titled “BUSINESS MATTERS”, which will discuss issues and ideas affecting business and detail the current advocacy activities of the Abbotsford Chamber.
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