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February 20,
2008
Chamber Increases Role in LA County Business Community
By Marna
Smeltzer
President/CEO
 I am happy to announce that Redondo Beach Chamber of
Commerce & Visitors Bureau joined the newly formed Los
Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), which serves as
a powerful and cooperative voice for businesses and
organizations throughout Los Angeles County. By joining
BizFed, RBCC & VB has become part of a coalition of 44
business organizations, representing more than 70, 000
businesses and 1.2 million people throughout the county.
I believe that a strong business community, which creates
jobs and keeps our economy growing, benefits everyone –
business and working families alike. The priority of BizFed
will be to support and advocate for strong economic policies
that incentivize our businesses to stay and expand in LA
County and to attract new companies to LA County and bring
more jobs to our backyard. Redondo Beach stands to benefit
from these efforts.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has also expressed his
enthusiasm regarding the creation of BizFed.
"The momentum for this new business coalition is fantastic.
A vibrant economy begins with a job. By creating jobs and
growing the economy, the Los Angeles County Business
Federation will be setting the stage to affect immeasurable
improvements in transportation, education, healthcare and
crime prevention in California. I congratulate all its
member organizations for coming together to help build and
expand our economy."
A recent survey of BizFed members throughout Southern
California, including Redondo Beach businesses, resulted in
very clear priorities. Lowering commute time, curbing gang
violence and improving the quality of neighborhood schools
were noted as top priority issues.
By joining BizFed, RBCC & VB has strengthened its voice and
the voices of all our members when it comes to being heard
on business related issues that impact all businesses
throughout Los Angeles County.
To learn more about BizFed, please visit
www.BizFed.org
November
15, 2007
The Los Angeles County Federation: Power in Numbers
The Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s
Bureau is joining forces with other business
organizations in the formation of the Los Angeles County
Business Federation (Federation). The Federation has
been created to unify business advocacy organizations in
Los Angeles County with the intent on serving both
businesses organizations and their members and making
the Los Angeles region more business friendly.
The goals of the Federation in which the Chamber will
heavily benefit from:
- Help influence the votes of elected officials and
regulatory boards on issues that are important to
businesses in Los Angeles County.
- Help educate and engage business persons in advocacy
on important business issues.
- To assist every Federation member in enhancing the
overall effectiveness of their advocacy efforts.
Joining efforts with the Federation will give the
Chamber access to more businesses throughout the region
enabling us to educate and active them on key issues
impacting Redondo Beach and regional businesses. The
Federation will also help bring together the business
community through a Web based Action Alert system.
The Chamber’s involvement with the Federation is another
value added benefit for our members. We now have an
increase sphere of influence in fighting unfavorable
potential laws. We look forward to working hard to
improve our business climate in 2008.
Click here
to contact the Redondo Beach Chamber
for more
information
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