Smaller chambers give voice to all businesses.A driving force of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, economy is small business. Small firms and start-ups helped revive our local economy that had been hard hit with cutbacks in the defense industry and other major setbacks. The firms that made the difference were often composed of fewer than ten employees. Our future well-being depends on improvement in the business climate, particularly in the City of Los Angeles
Key assets often overlooked for promoting a positive business environment in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. are our local Valley community chambers of commerce, each representing their own unique interests. The continued success of small businesses in the region depends on the health of these individual chambers. A small business in Canoga Park or Encino needs services specific to the area. Chambers provide that vital link. They provide unique access to community resources and contacts. Business-to-business referrals, business networking This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , governmental liaison, and community services are tailored to the locality 1. locality - In sequential architectures programs tend to access data that has been accessed recently (temporal locality) or that is at an address near recently referenced data (spatial locality). This is the basis for the speed-up obtained with a cache memory. 2. . A regional organization, because of issues of size and focus, could never duplicate such services. Individual chambers also nurture smaller businesses. An individual service business, such as a barber shop or a dentist, simply does not receive much recognition in "regional" business organizations, where the agenda is driven by "big fish" with huge budgets and agendas which are often contrary to the interests of true small businesses with a limited budget. There needs to be a place where "mom and pop Mom and Pop An adjective denoting a small-scale and family-like atmosphere, often used to describe these types of businesses and investors. Notes: A mom-and-pop business is typically a small family-run business. " and aspiring start-ups can come together and make a difference. It clearly won't be where the leadership is composed of the Fortune 500 crowd with home office far afield. The continued growth of individual local chambers is a vital concern upon which our economy depends. The United Chambers of Commerce is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of its individual local chamber members, and acting as their voice on issues of regional concern. Ron Clary clary: see sage. is Regional Vice President and Marketing Committee-United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley. |
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