We encourage members and community residents to exercise their right to vote and get involved with the below initiatives facilitated by the Chamber.
Advocacy Initiatives
Creating Positive Changes in Asheville Starts with You
Join Our Task Force
Our Advocacy & Policy Committee discusses and develops the Chamber’s legislative agenda, which communicates the Chamber’s positions and top priorities on state, local and federal issues important to our region’s citizens and business community. Chamber staff convenes these meetings each year with representation from the Chamber membership. This leadership group consists of approximately 60 people – many with expertise in our priority issues.
Business Walk
The Business Walk is a survey of local businesses aimed at gauging the community’s business climate.
Just 5 Questions:
1. How is business/revenue?
2. What change would help make your business more successful?
3. What change would you make to improve the local business environment?
4. What are your most pressing infrastructure needs?
5. Are you struggling with workforce availability/staffing?
About the Business Walk
In January 2018, volunteers surveyed businesses throughout the Asheville area. Local businesses throughout the Asheville area will be visited by volunteers from the Asheville Chamber, Asheville Downtown Association, Biltmore Park Partners, Historic Biltmore Village, River Arts District, West Asheville Business Association, Black Mountain/Swannanoa and Enka-Candler in an effort to understand how to improve Asheville’s business climate.
Businesses are one of the most important parts of the community. The Chamber wants to make sure we periodically talk face-to-face to the business owners and managers and find out their needs and concerns and see how we might assist. The Chamber and our strategic partners will use the answers to inform our economic development and public policy efforts aimed at building community through business.