The Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce: Business Community Spirit

Keegan Slijker

doi:10.54056/FFEJ1484

Authors

Keegan Slijker

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54056/FFEJ1484

Keywords:

Boards of directors, Business And Economics, Business community, Chambers of commerce, Chambers of Commerce, Discounts, Ethnic Interests, Indigenous peoples, Native peoples, Nonprofit organizations, Profitability, Profits, Reconciliation, Success, Trade, Indigenous, Indigenous businesses in Canada, Indigenous businesses, Collaboration

Abstract

Most chambers of commerce provide member discounts on a myriad of resources, ranging from office supplies to courses and training sessions. According to the Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce (2018c), the series was a great success. According to Sanderson, the ACC measures success by taking issues to the various levels of government and being strongly involved in the community. The ACC's other important goal is integration of Indigenous businesses into the mainstream economy. Since they are a non-profit, they work a lot with other organizations to share resources and work together to achieve complementary goals.

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