Free State Business 2019 edition

PROFILE
Mangaung Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
The voice of business in the Free State.
The Chamber seeks to be the voice of business in
Mangaung and to assist in promoting economic
development and investment in the province.
The new Chamber of Commerce and Industry was
constituted in 2003. In 2013 we reregistered as the
Mangaung Chamber of Commerce and Industry
in order to include the whole metropole.
Although the MCCI is the oldest business
chamber in the Free State, we strongly believe
that we have the progressive outlook befitting
a chamber complying with the modern-day
requirements of the business world.
In these endeavours the MCCI won the PMR
Africa award for the organisation doing the most
for business development as well as BBBEE in
the province three years in a row.
Objectives
• Entrepreneurs are the engines of communitywide
economic development. The MCCI is
creating a sufficient number of entrepreneurs
to transform this region’s economy.
• We serve our members and the community
with innovative approaches to establish a
vibrant business network that will promote all
levels and stages of businesses.
• Signing and implementing MOUs with
stakeholders that can make a difference.
• To give practical credibility to the term “Local
Economic Development” not only in Mangaung,
but in other areas in the Free State as well.
• To promote and support local businesses through
specific interventions like the “Member-support-
Member” campaign.
• To promote BBBEE by, among other initiatives,
linking big and small businesses through the
Chamber’s network.
• To do advocacy on behalf of our members so that
we can influence and monitor relevant authorities
and role-players.
• To promote the development of the city and
surrounds as a destination of choice for tourists.
• To become a strategic vehicle for the participation
of member businesses in social responsibility
programmes.
• To promote and support initiatives aimed at
renewable and alternative energy sources.
Benefits for members
• Innovative networking events and opportunities
• SMME development and support centre
• Import and export support centre
• Seminars, training, workshops and business
mentoring
• Advertising opportunities for our members
• Lobbying municipalities, local and provincial
government
• A new innovative emerging farmers development
and financial support programme with the
support of the United Nations
CONTACT INFO
Mangaung Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
Tel: +27 51 522 1710
Email: President@bcci.co.za
Website: www.mcci.co.za
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