Business Area

This area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development and enhancement of the economic infrastructure, prosperity, and well being for all nations. Almost all members of Junior Chamber are involved in some business activity – working on their own, for another company, or preparing to open their own business.

The Junior Chamber was established in 1915 to give young people an active voice in the business community. This same purpose is now found in the Business Area of Opportunity and divided into four Commissions: Marketing and Public Relations; Strategic Planning; Financial Management; and Business Opportunities.

Portfolios Represented:  Management (Financial Management, Strategic Planning, and Business Opportunities), Marketing (Marketing & Public Relations), and Training (Business Opportunities).

 

Marketing and P.R.

Projects in this Commission are conducted to promote the image of local chapters and the Junior Chamber movement in the community.

Examples include: Parades, Public Service Announcements (PSAs), Chapter Web Sites, Chapter Newsletters, Inclusion in Local Media, Distinguished

Service Awards, and Business Sponsor Awards, among others.

 

Strategic Planning

This includes recordkeeping and reporting, planning, needs analysis and evaluation.

Examples include developing membership and community surveys; Project Planning Guides; creating, reviewing and revising a chapter business plan; and any other short-term or long-term planning and evaluation as well as training to complete these activities, among others.

 

Financial Management

This Commission ensures that the chapter’s finances are handled properly and looks for ways to enhance the financial stability of the chapter.

Examples include: Chapter Fundraisers and Chapter Liability Insurance, among others.

 

    

Business Opportunities

This Commission gives chapters the opportunity to enhance the economics of the community by conducting projects to increase business productivity.

Economic progress can be achieved by partnering with the local Chamber of Commerce, organizing small investment clubs, visiting successful companies to learn how they conduct their business, conducting training on how to enhance company operations, and by inviting successful entrepreneurs to speak at monthly meetings. Other examples include: Local Business Tours, Chapter Incorporation, and Board Meetings, among others.