Well, thank you for the feedback guys.
Terry, thank you for your well wishes but I'm still puzzled. You are the only person who has intimated anywhere that this looks "suss". I for the life of me can't see how any of it could. I write advertising copy for my clients and this was made as simple and clear as poss so there was nothing with any sort of double meaning or hidden surprise and then run past 5 other experienced business people for feedback.
Marcus, thanks for your support, mate. You have hit the nail on the head.
Hi Brock and Saaz. Thanks, guys. The aims of the Brisbane motorcycle Chamber of Commerce to support members in their businesses and in their motorcycling. Like any Chamber of Commerce, it is a not-for-profit organisation. From our initial breakfast on the second of October, we intend to finalise our first committee and executive. :) :) :)
What we would like to see over time, is members supporting each other, forming strategic alliances and referring members to other people so that members can benefit together and individually with business growth, increased sales, new knowledge and connect with other motorcyclists.
It's been well established that business owners who deal with people that they like and trust are more successful, more profitable and have lower levels of stress than those that deal with just anybody. By bringing together members of the motorcycle community to share information about their own businesses with each other, we are starting from a very strong platform of understanding and like mindedness.
That's a pretty long winded way of saying we want our members' businesses to be more successful, we want our members to be more happy and we want to further the cause of motorcyclists who are in business. A couple of the other foundation members always remind me that we are there to have fun as well.
The idea really got off the ground about six weeks ago when Travis, Michael Wren, Bill Richards and I discussed creating this new organisation. A couple of us had bounced the idea around on a few occasions in recent years but we had always been too busy to do something about it. We decided to put a stake in the ground and get moving at last. As I mentioned above, we have applied to the Office of Fair Trading for incorporation and this process usually takes about four weeks.
Chambers of Commerce are independent non-profit organisations and can be formed by any group of seven or more people, registered with the Queensland Office of Fair Trading
http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/running-incorporated-association.htm . They are definitely not part of any local authority or government organisation but must form strong alliances with the community as well as government at all levels in order to provide the optimum benefit for members. If you are looking to do business overseas, particularly in Asia, an introductory letter from a registered Chamber of Commerce of which you are a member can open a lot of doors.
Streak, thank you for your support and rest assured, we will keep members of the OZSTOC forum posted on all developments.
Whizz, best of the birthday wishes to your wife for being two times 25 and what a great way to celebrate! I am green with envy
As for the timing in the day, our experience with the Logan Chamber of Commerce has been that we get better attendance with a 7 a.m. meeting than anything else. People can get on with their business straight afterwards and open their doors for their customers. When we run evening meetings, people are too tired.
So, folks, we'd love to see Barry's Coffee Club full of people and the plaza outside full of bikes for some great photos. Please call me on 0434 293 815 or e-mail me on Roger@RedFoxstrategies.com.au to let me know that you are coming. As this will be the first official meeting and the launch, it will be a very exciting time.
By the way, one of the things we'd like to do is arrange for some meetings to be held at motorcycle dealerships and who knows, we may even be able to arrange for someone to have some new models out at Mount cotton for us to check out down the track, so to speak.
All this however, could only happen after we get the chamber moving with a strong foundation membership so please pass on this information to your other motorcycle brethren who may be interested.
Cheers
Roger
