5 Questions
Local businesses are ______, and they elect a board of directors or executive council to set policy for the chamber
members
A chamber of commerce may be a ______ or a mandatory association of business firms belonging to different trades and industries
voluntary
The first chamber of commerce was founded in 1599 in ______, France, as the 'Chambre de Commerce'
Marseille
The world's oldest English-speaking chamber of commerce and oldest chamber of commerce in North America is the ______ Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1750
Halifax
______ Chamber of Commerce is the UK's oldest, followed by those of Leeds and of Belfast in present day Northern Ireland
Hull
Study Notes
Chamber of Commerce Overview
- Local businesses are independent, and they elect a board of directors or executive council to set policy for the chamber.
History of Chamber of Commerce
- The first chamber of commerce was founded in 1599 in Marseille, France, as the 'Chambre de Commerce'.
- The Halifax Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1750, is the world's oldest English-speaking chamber of commerce and oldest chamber of commerce in North America.
Notable Chamber of Commerce Entities
- The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is the UK's oldest, followed by those of Leeds and of Belfast in present-day Northern Ireland.
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