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Program of Work
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Economic
Development
To achieve sustainable economic growth by building a
diverse economy and employment base to provide opportunity
and prosperity for our residents, businesses, entrepreneurs,
and community through strong cohesive local and regional
collaboration.
Goals
- Develop and maintain a competitive business climate
- Work with the City to develop recruitment documents
evaluating a business model for economic success
- Participate in identifying and promoting, new and
expanded opportunities
- Land Use Issues – business displacement or
relocation issues related to Land use
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Business Advocacy
To provide the leadership to ensure West Sacramento is a
"Pro-Business" community.
Goals
- Identify ways the Chamber can assist, promote, and
support its Members in the changing business climate
- Represent the interests of our constituency to
government
- Identify and address issues impacting our Members
and the business community at large
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Building
Community Pride
To work with both existing and new businesses and
residents to unify and promote pride in our community
Goals
- Community Image – Educate the community to enhance
pride in our accomplishments, respect for our history,
and build excitement about our future
- Communicate the
vision and changes of our community within the region
- Appearance – working with the business community,
the City and residents to enhance all aspects of our
community
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Education
Support a full range of educational opportunities
throughout our community
Goals
- Provide educational seminars for the Business
Community
- Work with the Washington Unified School District on
the school district’s reorganization to improve academic
performance
- Work with Washington Unified School District to
provide Vo-Tech Educational programs
- Encourage workforce training programs to train or
retrain residents for continually evolving employment
sector
- Provide mentors to the elementary schools
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Membership and
Communications
To retain and enhance Chamber’s leadership by expanding
and retaining Members. To communicate goals and
accomplishments of the organization to the Membership, the
City and residents.
Goals
- Maintain a Membership retention of 91.5% annually
- Increase new Member revenue by 100% in 2008
- Develop a Project Pride website
- Develop and execute a Public Relations strategy
- Review and enhance Member Benefits
- Develop process of communicating to business community
and residents activities and accomplishments of Project
Pride
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