Built by Association: Chambers of Commerce Help Businesses Survive, Grow

 

Simon Brackley

Simon Brackley, President & CEO, Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce

The past few years have been difficult for many businesses, with a protracted recession forcing consumers to change their buying habits and postpone nonessential expenditures. Business owners feel the pinch of these conservative spending habits and sometimes feel they have no place to turn for advice. That’s where chambers of commerce can help.

Especially during a recession, business leaders need to stick together, and the chamber of commerce is one way to do that. Larger chambers provide confidential counseling and business assistance at no charge to members.

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