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 Can you afford to constantly monitor legislative issues that impact your business? Should your business be left out of decision affecting your future growth? Let the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce be your business partner and advocate A Proud TraditionThe North Dakota Chamber of Commerce has been the leading business advocacy organization in North Dakota for over 80 years. It has a long and proud tradition of addressing key issues that affect business growth through effective lobbying efforts and creative programming.The North Dakota Chamber: • Is the most powerful statewide lobbying organization for pro-business legislation • Actively promotes North Dakota as an excellent place to live, work and do business • Offers programs and services to help North Dakota businesses grow and prosper • Utilizes its resources to educate people about business in North Dakota. • Offers great opportunities for networking North Dakota Chamber’s PurposeThe North Dakota Chamber’s purpose is to serve its members by:• Protecting and enhancing North Dakota’s business climate through business advocacy • Creating a business friendly environment that fosters economic growth Major AccomplishmentsThe North Dakota Chamber leads highly effective lobbying efforts. The organization has been successful in many areas including:• Reforming North Dakota’s workers compensation system resulting in substantially reduced premiums for businesses • Opposing legislation that would increase the cost of doing business, such as: -Government mandates -Excessive increases in unemployment premiums -Unfair product liability laws • Opposing unfair taxation • Protecting North Dakota’s Right to Work Law • Developing workforce training initiatives • Establishing a Department of Commerce • Supporting the development of the Roundtable on Higher Education Business Advocacy and LobbyingThe North Dakota Chamber makes sure pro-business concerns are advocated for in the legislature. It initiates actions to ensure laws and regulations provide for a friendly business environment through:• Taskforces to address specific business issues • Legislative agenda development and implementation • Weekly legislative updates during the legislative session • Legislative report card – How They Voted • Business member rally at the legislature • Uniting organizations and associations, and building member coalitions to further advance the mission CommunicationsThe North Dakota Chamber keeps members and key decision makers informed on issues that impact business through:• Urgent action e-mails on issues related to compliance and legislative issues • Membership surveys on key issues • The North Dakota Business Report published eight times a year • Weekly e-mail updates on statewide business activities Promoting North DakotaThe North Dakota Chamber actively promotes the state as an excellent place to live, work and do business through:• North Dakota Horizons magazine • Community Leadership Awards to recognize individuals who make a difference • Statewide awards program to recognize outstanding accomplishments Networking OpportunitiesThe North Dakota Chamber brings business leaders from the state’s largest companies to small emerging entrepreneurs together to explore business opportunities and shrae knowledge and expertise, through:• The North Dakota Business Conference • Regional membership events throughout the state |
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