Background

With wide-ranging changes taking place in South Africa, as well as internationally, business people find it increasingly difficult to operate in isolation and ensure survival. The chamber movement represented by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (formally known as South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) and its almost 50 constituent chambers is a lifeline for business people.

The SACCI membership comprises approximately 20 000 small, medium and large enterprises across the breadth of the nation and across all economic sectors. Large enterprises are generally direct members of SACCI while small and medium enterprises are members through more than 50 local and regional chambers and 15 national associations. click here to get a full overview of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Benefits to Business  

The increasingly complex business and social environment requires a comprehensive support structure to ensure the most favourable climate for the continued viable existence of individual businesses in a system of free enterprise. At the same time, the chamber movement facilitates adjustment by business to those realities that cannot be altered.

Involvement in the chamber movement bears abundant fruit for the wellbeing of each business. Thousands of successful businesspeople can testify to the enrichment of their own skills and the development of a network base through active participation in chamber affairs. If you are a businessperson with vision, you cannot afford not to join the chamber movement!

And remember, your fee for membership of a chamber is regarded as a business expense and is therefore fully tax deductible.