About the Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta, Texas

What is the Chamber of Commerce?

The Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce is a volunteer organization of business and professional men and women who have joined together for the purpose of promoting the civic, commercial and industrial progress of our area.

The area's economic well being is directly related to the caliber of work that is done by the Chamber. That is why the Atlanta Area Chamber has a major impact on business, income and future growth of the area.

There are two primary functions of The Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce:

It acts as a spokesman to the business and professional community and translates into action the group thinking of its members.
It renders specific services of a type that can be most effectively rendered by a community organization both to its members and to the community as a whole.

Objectives of the Chamber

To promote a better understanding of our private enterprise system.
To coordinate the efforts of commerce, industry and the professions in maintaining and strengthening a sound and healthy business climate in the local area.
To sponser aggressive programs of work and stimulate activities which will provide for full development and employment of our human and economic resources.
To provide creative business leadership and effective coordination of all interested parties in solving community problems and in initiating constructive community action.
To create a broad understanding and appreciation of the great opporuniites in the local area and to promote the advantages and assets of our communities within the area, in the state and in the nation.

How the Chamber Operates

Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is the policy making body of the Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce. Its members represent the business and professional leadership of the community. The Board consists of twenty-one (21) members. Seven (7) are elected each year for three (3) years. The President presides over all meetings of the Board.

Executive Committee. The Executive Committee consists of the officers of the Board of Directors. It exercises the powers of the board between those times when Board meetings are held.

Committees. A committee system is the most effective means of harnessing energies and abilites of volunteer workers. Committees are responsible to the Board of Directors and report at monthly meetings.

How is it financed? The dues of its membership primarily finance the Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce. The maintenance of an adequate level of support from all business and professional interests in the community is essential to finance the programs that are vital to growth and development.