1. Kristen Smith,
Vice President for Advocacy & Engagement
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce

2.  We have over 1,400 members, most of them with
10 employees or fewer.
 Most of our members are in Chapel Hill and
Carrboro, but we have members located all over
the Triangle.
 Did you know the University of North
Carolina, OWASA, CHCCS, and over 100
nonprofits are all members of the Chamber?

3.  We formally disassociated with the U.S.
Chamber in 2009 over their position on
health care.
 We are members of the N.C. Chamber, N.C.
Retail Merchants Association, and the
Association of Chamber of Commerce
Executives.

6. We have a 16-point public policy agenda
covering four main ideas:
 Retain, Recruit, & Grow Employers
 Improve Regulatory Environment & Business
Climate
 Build & Maintain Infrastructure
 Increase participation and influence by and of
the business community

7. We created a green and sustainable certification program
Check out gogreenplus.org
for more information!

8. WorkInTheTriangle.com

9. You can rent our conference room!
Email Justin Simmons at jsimmons@carolinachamber.org.

10. Formed a partnership with the
REALTORS Assoc. Visit ChapelHillREALTORS.com

11. We offer a Small Business Health Service
$60 doctors visits and $10 prescriptions at Piedmont Health Services

13. ksmith@carolinachamber.org
919.357.9988
@kcs_tarheel