Eastern Cape Business 2017 edition

PROFILE
Border-Kei Chamber
of Business
Border-Kei Chamber of Business provides key services to over 700
member organisations, and aims to be the “voice of business” in the area.
Value proposition
To be the “voice of business” promoting an environment
for growth and sustainability through maintaining
strong, proactive relations with both internal
and external stakeholders, including provincial and
local government, member companies, other business
organisations and organised labour.
Geographic areas of operation
Border-Kei Chamber of Business (BKCOB) has offices
in East London and Queenstown which serve the
greater Border-Kei region.
Services and benefits to members
BKCOB offers the following key services to member
companies:
• Member listing – After joining, members receive the
member listing as part of their package.
• Border-Kei Chamber of Business Membership
Certificate – Members receive a personalised membership
certificate at a new members’ induction
and networking event.
• New members’ induction and networking functions
– The chamber holds six new members’ induction
and networking functions annually, and these provide
a valuable informal but structured opportunity
to meet a broad range of businesspeople.
• Letters of support – The chamber gladly provides
letters of support to members trying
to access government tenders, and letters of
introduction to chambers in other centres for
members attempting to expand their business
footprint, whether provincially, nationally
or globally.
• Business Hi-Lite Magazine – This glossy B2B magazine
is distributed monthly free-of-charge to all
members, and keeps them in touch with chamber
activities and developments in the area.
• Trade & Information desk – Assists members with all
their exporting and importing needs.
• Investbuffalocity.com – A collaborative initiative
where members can find various economic information
on Buffalo City. It provides a platform to
attract international investors, as well as provide
exposure for local companies.
• Committees – The chamber has a robust and
effective committee system to facilitate members’
participation, and to enable the chamber to fulfil
its role as the “voice of business”.
Turnover
BKCOB represents over 700 member organisations that
generate an estimated annual turnover of R69-billion,
and that employ some 52 000 people who earn an
estimated annual income of R18-billion in total.
KEY CONTACTS
Executive Director: Les Holbrook
Head of Communications: Drayton Brown
Tel: +27 43 743 8438 | Fax: +27 43 748 1507
Email: info@bkcob.co.za or
communications@bkcob.co.za
Physical address: Chamber House, The Hub,
Beacon Bay, Bonza Bay Road,
East London 5241
Postal address: Postnet Suite 36,
Private Bag X3, Beacon Bay 5205
Website: www.bkcob.co.za
Please contact: Alana Velida at
members@bkcob.co.za or call
043 743 8438 to join.
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