GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
512 NE 3RD AVENUE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 www.ftlchamber.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOUNDED IN 1910, THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST BUSINESS ORGANIZATION IN BROWARD COUNTY AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY WE HAVE TRANSITIONED TO BETTER SERVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. GROWING BUSINESSES AND BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A LONGTIME PASSION OF THE GFLCC AND AS ALWAYS THE CHAMBER HAS BEEN ABLE TO DEPEND ON ITS NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP IMPLEMENT OUR PLANS AND DEFINE OUR FUTURE. IN ADDITION TO BEING THE #1 GO TO SOURCE FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE CHAMBER OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FORUM PROGRAMS, LEADS GROUPS, NETWORKING FUNCTIONS, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, TRUSTEE RECEPTIONS, BUSINESS AFTER HOURS, AREA COUNCIL FUNCTIONS, AN ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT AS WELL AS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS.

TO DEVELOP AND CONNECT PARTNERS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH.

THE CHAMBER PRODUCES OVER 175 EVENTS ATTRACTING OVER 12,000 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY RELATING TO ECONOMIC RETENTION AND EXPANSION, PUBLIC POLICY, NON-PROFIT SOLIDARITY, TOURISM, INTERNATIONAL, MARINE AND A HOST OF OTHER FUNCTIONS. AS A FULL-SERVICE CHAMBER, IT PROVIDES BUSINESS OWNERS WITH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS.

PERSPECTIVE ON FLORIDA'S HEALTHCARE - EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE AWARDS - WITH THE COLLABORATION OF SUNSHINE HEALTH, MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, BAPTIST - HEALTHCARE SOUTH FLORIDA, BROWARD HEALTH, HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL, VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF FLORIDA, SYLVESTER/UHEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI AND MANY OTHERS, THE CHAMBER HELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON OVERCOMING MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMAS IN THE WORKPLACE, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE MANAGED CARE SYSTEM. THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM, LED BY C-SUITE EXECUTIVES, DISCUSSED CONCEPTS SURROUNDING HEALTHCARE CONSUMERISM, POPULATIONS HEALTH, REVENUES CHALLENGES, GROWTH IN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY AND FUTURE WORKFORCE CHALLENGES. FINALLY, PANELISTS INTERACTED WITH PARTICIPANTS TALKING ABOUT METHODOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS THAT LOWER COST AND GIVE EMPLOYERS A COMPETITIVE EDGE THROUGH FAVORABLE HEALTHCARE BENEFIT DESIGN.

SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS - THIS PROGRAM ALLOWED SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY AND CLIENTS NOMINATE THEM. OUR MISSION STATEMENT FOR SBA - TO BE THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, OPPORTUNITY, EXPOSURE AND EDUCATION TO SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY.

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