The 2007 Competition finalists competed in the following categories:
- Best International Cooperation between Chambers
- Best New Membership Recruitment
- Best Skills Development Programme
- Best Unconventional Project for SMEs
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Best International Cooperation between Chambers
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Programa Capacitar Nordeste
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The international cooperation project
between CACB – Brazilian Confederation of Chambers of Commerce, and KHS
Essen – and Essen Chamber of Arts and Crafts, Germany resulted in the
Programa Capacitar Nordeste being implemented in the North-eastern ‘poor
house’ region of Brazil. Traditionally, the chambers of commerce in the
region have been regarded as social clubs. The aim of the project was
to assist these chambers of commerce to provide better services to their
associates and to participate actively in local development and promote
the associative culture.
Full project
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Finalists
Barcelona Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation, Spain
Chamber of Industry and Trade of Stuttgart and Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Chamber of Commerce of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry, United Kingdom
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Best New Membership Recruitment
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A membership strategy of engagement
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With membership levels remaining the same
for more than a decade before 2003, the Vancouver Board of Trade was
looking for a way to boost interest and increase numbers. The board,
with a membership of around 4 300, was already holding more than 500
events and meetings a year and actively participating in public policy
initiatives. It was when the board discovered it had a reputation for
being the best networking venue in the region that it tried a new
strategy.
Full project
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Finalists
Anguilla Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anguilla
Chamber of Economy of Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Arabia
Goderich and District Chamber of Commerce, Canada |
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Best Skills Development Programme
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The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry started a training centre
called the Dhaka Business Institute (DBI) to develop human resource
development programmes to assist SMEs in facing the challenges of
globalization. DBI offered short-, mid- term and long-term certificate
and diploma courses which were both standard and tailor-made.
Full project
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Finalists
County Carlow Chamber, Ireland
Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Irak
Tampere Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Finland
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Best Unconventional Project for SMEs
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Back to Business
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Following the tsunami, the FCCISL understood the importance of speed in
channeling help and also rehabilitation of businesses affected by the
disaster to ensure the movement of the economic cycle. In order to
improve coordination and cooperation the FCCISL established help desks
in ten district Chambers in the Western, Southern, Eastern and Northern
Sri Lanka. The chambers launched the Back to Business Project which
planned to provide market linkage and corporate linkage, support in
technology transfer and procurement of goods and services, provide loan
facilitation and engage in post tsunami advocacy.
Full project
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Finalists
Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Industry, United Kingdom
Massif Central Chambers of Commerce and Industry Union, France
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mongolia
Victorian Employer’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia
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