The Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) holds a unique perspective on the community. It is a perspective drawn from about 750 member representatives, large corporate entities, small business owners, non-profit organizations, manufacturers and individuals.

This perspective allows the Chamber to make a unique impact on the area; moving the community forward in the areas of business climate, quality of life, economic development and tourism. All of this is possible through the strength of coming together and accomplishing tasks that one individual business could not do alone.

• BRCC Creates Business Awareness
• Chamber Impacts Economic Growth
• BRCC Provides Pro Business Environment
• BRCC Promotes Retail Development
• BRCC Promotes Tourism
• BRCC Supports Advocacy

BRCC Creates Business Awareness

The bottom line for any business growth is increasing awareness of the products and services offered. The Chamber assists our members and the community in generating and increasing awareness in two ways:

1. The Chamber represents a hub for information and promotion of the area responding to inquiries about business, relocation information, visitor information and general community information.
2. The Chamber proactively promotes the community through publications, events, advertising and publicity allowing members to promote their organizations and businesses collectively.

Chamber Impacts Economic Growth

Economic growth is an essential component in the development and improvement of all communities. The Chamber recognizes that without diligent attention to economic factors, it cannot make a positive impact on the other facets of the community. The Chamber works closely with the Bartlesville Development Corporation for the betterment of the community.

BRCC Provides Pro Business Environment

The Chamber works to insure that issues impacting members such as workers’ compensation, taxation, unemployment statistics and code enforcement are moving in a direction that benefits the business community. The Chamber Forum Series keeps the business community involved and up to date on local, state and federal issues.

BRCC Promotes Retail Development

An increase in sales tax revenues results in growth opportunities for area retailers and for the community as a whole. Each year, two major Chamber events showcase local merchants to encourage local shoppers to spend money at home and draw new consumers from the southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma regions.

BRCC Promotes Tourism

The Bartlesville Convention & Visitors Bureau is part of the Bartlesville Development Corporation. It is the driving force behind aggressive marketing efforts to attract leisure travelers, convention and meeting delegates, sporting event participants and spectators and group tours, all of which represent significant economic growth for the area. To learn more about tourism and visiting Bartlesville go to www.VisitBartlesville.com.

BRCC Supports Advocacy

As in any professional organization, strength and influence are drawn from one characteristic - a unified voice. For the Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce and its members, our unified voice provides us a unique perspective to be leaders and advocates for business and the community.

The Chamber’s advocacy role flows out of tracking and involvement in issues such as government relations, education, infrastructure, taxation, workforce development and quality of life.

We carry out the advocacy role in two ways:

1. Education
   

   The Chamber’s advocacy role is carried out in education and involvement. A major role of the Chamber is to provide a constant flow of information about business trends, legislative changes, community issues and business tools that could make community businesses more effective.

2. Involvement
   

   The Chamber is involved in activities related to lobbying local, state and federal government representatives working one-on-one with local and state education leaders and developing programs to support workforce development, small business and manufacturing.
   
   For more information about the benefits and opportunities of Chamber membership, please call the Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce at (918) 336-8708.