1. Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry Taking care of Business!

2. Presentation Structure About Belize About the BCCI Our purpose and programs Recent Initiatives Financial Performance - 2009

3. About Belize Total Population, approx 300K Several ethnicities, Garifuna, Meztizo, Mayan, Creole, 8867 Square Miles (22.9K sq. Kilometres) Six districts English/Spanish – English is official language Sovereign state since 1981

4. Economic Activity GDP – 1B (USD) Main Exports Sugar, Citrus, Bananas, Agro processing (shrimp, fish,) Tourism and related services (Services =60% of GDP, Tourism = 20% Petroleum and Mining

5. Been around since 1920 (90 th AGM) Governed under the BCCI Act, (Chp 308) Only recognized Employer Organization in Belize Association of Associations Governed by an EC, elected every 2 years About the BCCI

6. Chief Executive Officer (G1) Director of Administration (G3) Accountant (G4) Acounting Clerk Director of Member Relations (G3) Membership Programs Administrator Chief Policy Analyst (G3) Western Union Manager (G4) Compliance Officer WU Clerks (2) Marketing & Public Relations Manager (G4) Senior Administrator (G1 (S)) Administrative Assistant Office Assistant The Secretariat

7. Our Raison d’etre As the voice of the business community, we are the country’s leading advocate for private enterprise; promoting economic vitality and quality of life in Belize!

8. Modalities To Capacitate – Workshops and Seminars – Hosting and production of Trade Statistics – General advisory center – Publications To Connect – Business Matching – Export promotion – Investment Promotion – Missions and Trade Fairs – Network Belize

9. Modalities cont’d – Advocate and support incentives which encourage more firms to export; – Advocate for transparency and accountability in the enforcement of rules and regulations governing private enterprise – Advocate and lobby for responsible fiscal policy; – Develop strategic partnerships to ensure an integrated approach to the development of private enterprise To Champion – Advocate for good governance and address issues associated with corruption – Advocate for fairness and transparency in the conduct of business generally; – Support incubation programs which nurture promising emerging export sectors

10. Recent Interventions & Upgrades National Consultation Council Severance/Labour revisions Import Licenses Belize City Garbage Crisis in the Health Sector; Tobacco Labelling New website MSME Portal Business Perspectives as a communication brand Expanded Capacity Conferencing Facilities

11. MSME Portal Financed by Pro- invest under CEDA enveloped; Completed April 2010 Trade and Investment Portal; Virtual Meeting Place; Webmall Belize; www.belize.org

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15. Contact us! Our mailing address is: 63 Regent Street, P.O. Box 29, Belize City, Belize, Central America If you prefer speaking to someone, please call: Tel: +501-227-3148 and ask for Kim Fax: +501-227-4984 or apply online at http://www.belize.org http://www.belize.org E-mail us at: bcci@belize.orgbcci@belize.org