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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry

agement system (CRM), and whenever we have a certain topic

matching a particular sector, the CRM has made it easy to share

information with that specific sector,” adds Yorshabell Cattouse,

BCCI’s Manager of Member Relations. “We’re out there in the me-

dia; we’re out there representing the voice of businesses. In order

to interest new members in joining the Chamber, we organize

one-on-one visits, as well as ‘Chamber Days.’ A Chamber Day is

where we partner with a local school, inviting other Government

organizations that businesses regularly interact with, to have in-

formational booths and bring more awareness to the community

about the Chamber and the right way to do business.”

“Although the BCCI has its membership spread across the coun-

try, we only have one main office in Belize City due to limited

human and financial resources. Despite this, our MOU (memoran-

dum of understanding) with the Development Finance Corpora-

tion has made our information available at their coun-

trywide locations.We recently launched a new chapter

in Toledo, and we plan to have a chapter in each dis-

trict and major towns, so that we can have a stronger

voice and a stronger presence,” says Cattouse. “A lot

of businesses that we have not reached through our

membership visits, for example, call into the Chamber

because it’s a very much respected organization,” adds

Aikman. “The businesses look to us for information and

guidance.”

As the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry

approaches the end of its first century of service, it con-

tinues to adhere to its Mission Statement: “To contrib-

ute to the sustainable development of Belize through

effective representation of the business community.”