The Chamber - A Mind for Business
The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce is the destination for businesses and organizations of all sizes seeking insights, ideas, and initiatives that can help them be strong, healthy, and prosperous. Representing nearly 1,800 area businesses, the Chamber provides business development assistance, programming and events, and advocacy to support local businesses and improve our economy. Through proactive engagement with the business community, intelligent and clear analysis of the business environment, and a commitment to comprehensive economic development, the Chamber is dedicated to enhancing our community’s future.
The Business of Becoming More
It’s all about creating jobs – high wage jobs that let people support their families and enjoy a wonderful quality of life. That’s where the Chamber plays a major role – inspiring thoughtful research and planning by business and civic leaders, followed by a sustained, cooperative effort to make it all happen.
We’re proud to report that the Chamber started the effort to transform our economy from a traditional manufacturing-based past to a knowledge-based future – one that focuses on a trio of rapidly growing industries: biotechnology, nanotechnology, and digital design. And one that sustains our community’s excellence in health care, financial services, and high tech manufacturing.
So, while the Chamber remains focused on helping small businesses start up, grow, and thrive, we’re also assisting businesses of all types and sizes. We’re helping local retailers decide where to locate a business or find new customers. And we’re working to expand local health care, high-tech manufacturing, information technology, and transportation/logistics. Because we need everyone to succeed if our community is to thrive.
We Do It All for You
Whether it’s holding Business Expo where our members can showcase their goods and services to thousands of potential customers, or sitting down one-on-one with an internationally-renowned scientist looking for a place to start a business, your Chamber is there. Our experienced staff works with hundreds of volunteers and with dozens of community leaders, all committed to making Winston-Salem the best it can be.
Much of the work of economic development is done quietly, behind-the-scenes. And much of it takes months and years of work before the “big” announcement can be made. For more than 125 years, the Chamber has been there, advancing the interests of business and assuring the community’s economic vitality. Through corporate mergers and downsizings, industry consolidations and out-sourcing, your Chamber has stood firm – speaking out for the local business community’s current needs and building an economic base that can sustain our rich quality of life and economic prosperity.
Your Membership Makes the Difference
It’s a fact of business. There is real strength in numbers. And the combined strength of the Chamber’s impressive membership –nearly 1,800 proactive businesses – is having a direct and powerful impact on our community’s bottom line. If you are already a member, we thank you greatly. If you are not yet member, please
join us to help improve your business and make Winston-Salem and Forsyth County a stronger community.