Celebrating our successes: the following information is presented by the Chamber as we move forward on the five areas of our strategic plan ...

Celebrating Our Successes

The following information is presented by the Chamber as we move forward
on the five areas of our Strategic Plan ...

Third Quarter 2002-2003

Create strategic and     Leverage our size and
diverse partnerships     influence to create
and alliances            powerful change

Developed joint          Secured $850,000 in
membership software for  federal start-up funding
our diversity and        for DARTA and federal
alliance partners'       funding for local law
members.                 enforcement assisting at
                         the border.
Partnered with the
National Conference for  Secured Wayne County
Community and Justice    Commission and Detroit
to host our first        City Council resolution
Diversity Conference     in support of DARTA.
attracting more than
250 attendees and        Lauched
dozens of regional       ClickonCareers.com
sponsors.                Website that assists job
                         seekers in connecting
Collaborated with the    with available training
Booker T. Washington     providers.
Business Association
through the micro-loan   Successfully lobbied
program to assist        Michigan's Congressional
emerging minority small  delegation to co-sponsor
businesses.              the SHARE legislation,
                         giving Michigan a larger
Five organizations       return of federal
joined the Detroit       transportation funds.
Regional Economic
partnership.             Formed land use, IT
                         regulatory and business
                         development policy
                         groups to engage members
                         and further our strategy
                         on these issues.

Create strategic and     Act regionally and
diverse partnerships     think globally
and alliances

Developed joint          Detroit Regional
membership software for  Economic Partnership
our diversity and        efforts resulted in 13
alliance partners'       new deals with a value
members.                 of $24,735,000.
Partnered with the       Partnership staff
National Conference for  developed 204 new
Community and Justice    business leads and 60
to host our first        prospects for
Diversity Conference     attraction or
attracting more than     expansion.
250 attendees and
dozens of regional       Staff and volunteers
sponsors.                attended trade shows in
                         Mexico City, Toronto
Collaborated with the    and Chicago.
Booker T. Washington
Business Association     Hosted more than 500
through the micro-loan   guests during the North
program to assist        American International
emerging minority small  Auto Show's Industry
businesses.              Preview Days and a
                         record 400 for the
Five organizations       Partnership's annual
joined the Detroit       breakfast during the
Regional Economic        Society of Automotive
partnership.             Engineers World
                         Congress at Cobo.
                         Partnership staff and
                         volunteers targeted 160
                         companies during the
                         Hannover Fair in
                         Hannover, Germany and
                         met with interested
                         companies on a mission
                         to Mexico City.

Create strategic and     Engage customers
diverse partnerships
and alliances

Developed joint          Membership has grown to
membership software for  20,200--solidly
our diversity and        establishing our
alliance partners'       position as the largest
members.                 chamber of commerce in
the United States.
Partnered with the
National Conference for  The Membership Campaign
Community and Justice    resulted in 307 new
to host our first        members and more than
Diversity Conference     $175,000 in membership
attracting more than     dues.
250 attendees and
dozens of regional       Upgraded online event
sponsors.                registration system to
                         make it easier for
Collaborated with the    members and staff.
Booker T. Washington
Business Association     Created the Chamber
through the micro-loan   Central system on our
program to assist        Website to allow members
emerging minority small  to become more engaged
businesses.              in programs and to
                         assist in their
Five organizations       day-to-day activities.
joined the Detroit
Regional Economic        Introduced the new
partnership.             Leadership Detroit
                         e-newsletter "The Low
                         Down" to keep graduates
                         up-to-date on LD and
                         other Chamber programs.

                         Held our first Workforce
                         Strategies Conference
                         with more than 200
                         attendees.

Create strategic and     Create a work
diverse partnerships     environment recognized
and alliances            as "the place to work"

Developed joint          Rolled out third "Weight
membership software for  Watchers At Work
our diversity and        Program" with 13
alliance partners'       participants.
members.
                         91 percent staff
Partnered with the       participation in
National Conference for  wellness activities.
Community and Justice
to host our first        Hosted on-site health
Diversity Conference     screenings with 41
attracting more than     staff.
250 attendees and
dozens of regional       Rolled out 529 College
sponsors.                Savings Plan for
                         employees.
Collaborated with the
Booker T. Washington     Developed and
Business Association     distributed Employer of
through the micro-loan   Choice HR brochure.
program to assist
emerging minority small  Maintained 96 percent
businesses.              staff retention rate.
Five organizations       Conducted on-going
joined the Detroit       in-house training
Regional Economic        programs including CPR
partnership.             certification, effective
                         delegating, business
                         etiquette and innovative
                         thinking.

The Detroit Regional Chamber is proud to be located in the digital drive. Visit: www.digital drive.org.

For a copy of the Strategic Plan, call [phone].