About

The Amherst & Area Chamber of Commerce

The Amherst & Area Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization made up of business and professional people sharing a common goal: the economic development of the region.

Our Mission Statement

To unite businesses and professional communities of Amherst and Area and represent our members in order to promote positive economic growth.

What Does the Chamber Do?

The Amherst & Area Chamber of Commerce represents and promotes the area’s economy, and encourages business and industrial investment, broadening the tax base and providing employment.  The Chamber serves as  the major “voice of business” in Amherst and the surrounding area on economic issues and represents  the membership order to promote positive economic growth.To business prospects and newcomers, the Chamber represents the community’s image.

Benefits…Education…Advocacy…Networking

The Chamber accomplishes collectively what no business can do alone. The Chamber’s primary role is one of advocacy. It represents its membership on issues affecting business and the community including: the provincial, federal and municipal budgets, economic development issues, infrastructure and other areas that affect the members ability to grow and prosper.

The Chamber provides a variety of benefits to its members including access to the Canadian Chamber Group Insurance Plan, attractive credit and debit card discounts, Esso Business and Fleet Card Discount Programs just to name a few as well as a variety of ways to promote one’s business.

Education is another service provided by the Chamber as it offers a variety of workshops, seminars and other programs of interest to its members.

The Chamber is also committed to providing networking opportunities for its members to enable them to grow and promote their businesses by making valuable contacts with other members of the business community.

The AACC is a member of several larger organizations giving businesses a larger voice provincially and nationally:

  • The Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce (NSCoC). The NSCoC consists of people who serve on the 31 individual chambers of commerce / boards of trade in the province. They meet quarterly to formulate province-wide policy decisions aimed at the provincial and federal governments.
  • The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce (APCC). The APCC serves as a federation of the four provincial Chambers, representing 127 local Chambers of Commerce and Boards. The APCC is unique because no other business group benefits from a grass roots base in every community, as well as separate provincial/regional structures. It is a broad national federation which speaks for 170,000 businesses nationally.
  • The Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has been the largest, most influential advocate for business in Canada since 1925