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Greater Palm Bay Chamber

The Greater Palm Bay Chamber was founded in April of 1989 by seven individuals who realized the need for the growing Palm Bay area to have its own Chamber of Commerce.

Our Chamber is a non-profit and non-government business organization of professionals working together to enhance and promote the business community of the South Brevard and North Indian River Counties by providing economic leadership, knowledge & advocacy. We are a member-based organization supporting our member’s needs within the city of Palm Bay and enjoy a strong working relationship with city leaders.

Starting over twenty years ago with just a few members, we have grown to over 850 businesses covering seven cities  including Fellsmere, Grant, Valkaria, Malabar, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Sebastian, & West Melbourne. Our Executive Committee and Board of Directors are comprised of some of the brightest and most well-respected business leaders in the area.

In 2011 our Chamber aligned with the Cashel, Ireland Chamber of Commerce and became the very first US Chamber aligned with a sister chamber overseas. Both chambers exchanged information and items from their native areas in hopes of educating each other about what our cities manufacture and are known for. It is our hope to continue to develop this relationship to further tourism and commerce between the US and Ireland.

Vision

The Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce shall be the influential leader of the business community on issues affecting the economy.

Mission

The Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to providing outstanding service and value by enhancing economic growth and security to its members and community.

The Chamber is a trusted resource in North Brevard, and a leader in advocating for a healthy, vibrant community. Our efforts span well beyond promotion of our membership, and include all areas of community development.

With a wide variety of programming to meet the needs of all sized business, the Chamber is a great way to make connections.

Securing Florida’s Future

For nearly a century, the Florida Chamber of Commerce has fought for free enterprise and worked to secure Florida’s future. Through research, advocacy and leadership, the Florida Chamber Foundation, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Chamber Political Operations work together to help make our vision of Florida’s future a reality.

This vision led to the development of a long-term strategic plan for Florida, also known as the Six Pillars™ 20-year Strategic Plan. As we faced the closing years of the last decade, Florida’s economy was clearly changing and the politics of Florida were calling for the business community to unite. Despite temporary loss in population growth, it was clear Florida would be facing an expanded population between five and seven million more residents by the year 2030. We must do a better job planning for the next seven million Floridians than we did for the last seven million.

Solutions. Action. Leadership.

To achieve the shared agenda built on a long-term vision, something had to change. The Florida Chamber Foundation needed to focus on identifying SOLUTIONS to challenges facing Florida. The Florida Chamber needed to take ACTION based on the analysis and output from the Foundation. The Florida Chamber Political Operations needed to develop LEADERSHIP in the political arena to address tough issues with real solutions.

There needed to be one framework for the business community, and the Six Pillars for Florida’s Future provided that. Metrics and benchmarks were needed to illustrate the state’s progress (or regress) toward goals in the plan, and The Florida Scorecard™ is the tool that provides that measurement platform. The Florida Chamber put the Foundation out in front of our efforts with the Six Pillars and The Florida Scorecard and positioned the rest of the Florida Chamber enterprise to support the Six Pillars.

None of this would be possible without members of the Florida Chamber of Commerce supporting the shared vision for a prosperous state and its thriving communities competing successfully in a global marketplace. There is still much work to do, but with Florida’s business community united in the effort to secure Florida’s future, we can set the example for the rest of the nation.