The 138th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and is scheduled for November 16th2022, and will be held under the theme “The Driving Force for Sustainable Business and Community Prosperity for St. Lucia’.

The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture cordially invites you to the first planning meeting for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022 on Wednesday 19th October 2022 at 10:00am. GEW 2022 will be celebrated on November 13th-19th, 2022 and we look forward to joining the international community in celebrating and promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship.

All organizations are in the business to create value for customers, shareholders and stakeholders. Whether the organization is for profit or non-profit, at the core of the existence of the business, is the idea or goal of creating value. However the realities of the current economic environment of increased competition, high financial and depressed economic realities, are forcing organizations to find and apply methods to innovate and be more effective.

The process to transform the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce into "The Driving Force for Sustainable Business and Community Development" continued over the last month with the Chamber once again recruiting and using the services of Dr, Harvey Millar of Management Technologies to facilitate the third phase of the process.

The Chamber continued to strengthen and make members more resilient. Resilience is not only about being being strong and well organized to face natural disasters, it is that and more.

As the world continues to navigate catastrophic supply chain disruptions, closer to home, local manufacturer Heineken Saint Lucia Ltd warns that small island developing states like Saint Lucia may continue to be disadvantaged much longer than anticipated.

The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture continues to work with businesses, members and non-members alike to assess the potential Impact of policy recommendations advanced to Cabinet by the Ministry of Commerce. Through the direct intervention of the Chamber, the Cabinet has agreed to provide the Chamber with the required space and time to conduct an assessment of the Potential Impact of the measures on the business community.

The Covid-19 Pandemic laid bare the importance of enterprise resilience to every business on island.While the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, has made Disaster Risk Reduction a critical element of its Business Education program over the last few year, pre-covid-19, it is clear that a broader perspective is necessary.

As part of its ongoing member education program under the Smaller Member Support Program the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Seminar (3hrs), titled “Understanding Financial Statements.” The event has been scheduled, for June 30th, 2022 and will be offered at minimum cost to the Business Community.