But goals will never become reality unless we have a solid plan of action to bring them about. Some steps might benefit certain businesses, while costing others. To help ensure our actions serve the greatest good, it s essential we have as many different perspectives represented on our committees as possible. We especially need to see greater representation by businesses in retail, tourism, hospitality, industry and agriculture. We can t afford to be perceived as a back-room organization, where only a handful of members frames the issues and positions.
New members are hard to come by.
Once included in our membership, all members have to feel their viewpoints matter, and their issues are being addressed. Some in the community may like to point at us as an elitist organization. We must demonstrate that we are not. We ll be looking to cooperate with local print and broadcast media to help get our important message out. And we will continue to communicate our concerns to our government representatives, and we will continue our information exchanges and networking with other local business organizations.