The Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce is the dedicated champion of its 1,500 business members. The Chamber’s volunteer leadership and staff exercise a daily responsibility to marshal the organization’s resources to advance a competitive environment that gives our customers a distinct advantage in achieving their business objectives.
Our region will rise or fall based on our ability to take its “growth ingredients” and combine them at the highest possible level. Below you will find six critical strategic priorities that your Chamber will be advancing to transform our metro area in 2010.
We are committed to holding the line on taxes in 2010 and pursuing elimination of the corporate and personal income taxes in years to come
- Full-time Chamber state and local lobbyist will be working these issues
- Chamber Tax Policy Committee will examine restructuring the state tax system
- Leadership will be working with Gubernatorial Candidate Sam Brownback and the state legislative leadership to pursue this goal
- Create and implement this “game changing” strategy to transform the Kansas business environment
Elect Pro-Business Candidates
Our goal is to build the largest business political action committee in Kansas to assure this outcome
- Provide direct election and campaign support to local and state pro-business candidates
- Launch a candidate orientation program featuring business and free enterprise principles
- Analyze voting records and reward those who vote to adopt our business policy agenda
Strengthen Our Quality of Life Profile
Make Wichita’s brand synonymous with a progressive and attractive community
- Be a business and talent magnet with a first class downtown and high quality-of-life amenities
- Foster Wichitans marketing Greater Wichita
- Young Professionals of Wichita
- Implement Destination ICT recommendations
Help Businesses Invest Here
Six full-time economic development professionals are marketing our community to targeted businesses
- Complete 100 business retention and expansion calls in 2010
- 39 business prospects in the pipeline equating to 4,300 potential jobs and an accompanying capital investment of $800,000,000
- Site Selection Group analysis of current economic strengths and prospect target industries
Help Small Businesses Prosper
Provide resources and tools for small business owners to sustain and grow their businesses
- Offer owner training and leadership development programs
- Facilitate peer-to-peer networking opportunities
- Provide training options for members’ employees
- Seek continuous feedback from owners
Promote Businesses That Build Wichita
Provide showcase opportunities for businesses that want metro-wide exposure
- Thank and recognize leading businesses for corporate citizenship and community legacy building
- Offer the best business-to-business marketing platform in the state
Check out the Chamber's performance updates reporting on our accomplishments in areas including economic development, government relations, community advancement, business leadership, member services, and Visioneering Wichita.
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2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report
2007 Mid-Year Report
2007 Annual Report
