Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Develop, Promote and Connect your Business
The Bay Area, consisting of Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston, is a truly unique community. Located on the Southern Oregon Coast, home to some of the most spectacular beaches and sand dunes in the world, the Bay Area has become a haven for outdoor enthusiasts and retirees to experience living in the unspoiled beauty that surrounds us, and is the perfect nest for young families to grow.
Our business community accentuates individuality and character while our retailers strike a balance between distinctively local shops and nationally known chains.
So whether you’re a first time visitor, prospective new resident or business owner considering relocation, once you come here, you’ll never want to leave.
2 October 2023
The Chamber Minute 10/06/23
The Chamber Minute To ensure that business succeeds and thrives in the Bay Area and key community projects facilitated, the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) is committed to the following Strategic Objectives: Create a strong local economy Through supporting the retention and growth of existing local business, focusing on tourism opportunities, supporting industrial development in our area, facilitating new business wanting to relocate here & streamlining the state and local permitting process. Promote the Community Through using a positive area marketing message both internally and externally, promoting Oregon’s Adventure Coast, by collaborating with other agencies on product/area branding and by supporting the area’s visitor centers. Provide Networking Opportunities The Chamber is the hub of information for business & community, utilizing events like Business after Hours, Wednesday Business Connection, the Economic Outlook Forum, the Chamber Awards Banquet and more, to spread that word, while providing time for businesses to connect. Represent Business Issues By advocating for business issues at all levels of government, continuing to research and take positions on issues important to business and community, and by strengthening lobbying efforts with the state. Build a strong Chamber Engage new & active members in our committee activities and events; provide […]
25 September 2023
The Chamber Minute 09/29/23
The Chamber Minute When I first ran for city council, many years ago, I was looking for a way to convey the commitment and energy I thought a councilor should have. While looking through a local antique store, I found a large and colorful early ‘40s book on the Little Red Hen. As you recall she found some wheat grains. She then asked for help in planting, tending, harvesting, processing and baking the product. But she found no one was interested in working to get the prize—warm fresh bread. So she did it herself and made a difference. That’s the attitude of success. Your Bay Area Chamber has a whole flock of little red hens and roosters. We are truly benefiting by the “mountains of bread” they are producing. The Legislative Action Team, hardworking and successful in prior sessions, actively participated in the 2023 Legislative long session to promote business and community. The issues were tracked daily as the LAT worked with the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce lobby team to have an impact, used the VoterVoice system to convey our positions to those in Salem and built a strong working relationship with our legislators though video conferencing twice monthly […]
18 September 2023
The Chamber Minute 09/22/23
The Chamber Minute Top 10 reasons to join the Chamber: Number 2, Increase your visibility in the community. As a business person, one of the most important things you do is to get the word out about what you produce, its excellent value, your great staff and where you can be found. In today’s world they call that being visible. As a member, your contact information is in our annual Business Directory and Community Profile. We produce 5,000 copies each year which are well distributed locally and regionally. Additionally, you are listed on our website, available to those who are seeking your products or services. We also regularly post your announcements to our Facebook page. In this post COVID-19 world, we are, once again, offering all of our networking opportunities. For example our Business after Hours programs, which will make you the focus of an evening on the last Thursday of each month, with two hours to acquaint everyone with what makes you special. Spots are open in our 2024 schedule. Also, our Wednesday Business Connection (WBC) luncheons started again in September and run through May 2024. They give you many opportunities to promote yourself. Whether it’s the open mic […]
