Welcome to the ZCCI

About Us

 

Vision

To be recognized as a world-class Business Chamber and a united voice of business in Zululand.

 

Mission

To protect and stimulate the local economy by providing a collective voice of business

 

Our Values

• Integrity

• Collaboration

• Responsibility for actions / accountability

• Transparency in all our dealings

• Results driven

• Value for membership

• Business Excellence Strategic Objectives

• Financial Stability • Grow Membership Base

• Effective Communication: to provide current and relevant commerce industry information timeously.

• BEE & SMME Development: to promote SMME growth through mentorship, enterprise development and business skills training.

• Enhance Services

 

Benefits:

• To restructure and redesign current service offerings to add real value to members, to evaluate and discontinue services that are not adding sufficient value to members.

• Strategic Intervention: to provide opportunities for Members of small and large business to interact in a meaningful way that adds value to all stakeholders.
• Align with Stakeholders: to facilitate and promote economic growth in the region in partnership with strategic stakeholders.

• Promote Key Sector Growth

• Lobbying and presentation : To create a platform to effectively and adequately communicate with and lobby all levels of government and other strategic stakeholders on behalf of the Zululand business community.

 

Affiliations

• South African Chamber Of Commerce & Industry

 

The Benefits Of Becoming A Member

 

Events and Training

• Presentation on New Government Legislation

• Events, Workshops and Training

• Monthly Richards Bay, Empangeni, Eshowe & Nongoma Divisional Meetings

• Regular Chamber Presentations

• Regular Networking Lunches

• Regular Coffee Connections

• Associate relationship with service providers for business and technical related workshops

• Annual Business Excellence Awards

• Annual ZCCI Golf Day

• Woman’s Day Events

• SMME Seminars Business Support Services

• Business Consultation and advice

• Certificates of origin (Export Documentation)

• Business Growth and Retention Strategy (LED)

• Specialist Advisory Bodies: o Industrial Relations Committee (IRC)

                 o Joint Training Committee (JTC)

                 o Port Liaison Committee

                 o Tata Steel Stakeholders Liaison Committee

                 o Procurement Sub-committee (Future)

                 o HR Networking Forum

                 o Water & Waste Committee

                 o South African Road Federation Committee

                 o SMME Forum / Committee

• Lobbying on behalf of members Business Services

• Source and Distribute Tender Information via sms and / or email (Do not keep tender documents in-house)

•Tender Advice and consultation

• Resource Services

• Regular business updates via SACCI (South African Chamber Of Commerce and Industry) • Business Legislation Updates

• Information dissemination via e-mail and sms

• Website—updated daily