Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Chamber History - Like many of our community organizations, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GPHCC) was established in 1990 by a committed group of Hispanic business professionals and individuals in response to the pressing need to create an organization that would respond to the various needs of the growing Hispanic business community. The Chamber has become a vehicle that serves as our voice before government entities, provides strong advocacy for services and develops policies that will stimulate economic growth through business development within our communities. Over the years, the Chamber has addressed many issues that affect our businesses including but not limited to: access to government agencies, public safety matters, providing access to financial resources, improvement of small business corridors, and issues within the federal empowerment zones. Many of our prominent business and community leaders have served and supported the GPHCC through participation on our Board of Directors or as active members of the organization. We believe that with the dramatic growth of the Hispanic population in our Philadelphia region, currently over 350,000 , and the establishment of thousands of businesses, new challenges arise and the need for a strong business organization will be able to address these new challenges. As a result of these changes, the GPHCC has responded by undertaking a major restructuring of its operations, including the reinforcement of the Board of Directors, utilizing better marketing techniques, aggressively enlisting the support of our vast regional business community through member recruitment, as well as designing programs and delivering vital services to our members and community at large. The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce membership primarily consists of Hispanic businesses and individuals who represent all segments of commerce in the Philadelphia Region. Our diversified membership represents a growing list of private and public institutions interested in providing services to our community and the growing Hispanic market. We continue to encourage and facilitate business relationships among the members by providing opportunities to exchange information, ideas as well as business opportunities. The future of the Philadelphia region and our communities will depend on our ability to increase available opportunities within our growing markets and our disposition to foster prosperity, economic growth and job creation that would support families. At GPHCC, we encourage you to join us and support this most important endeavor.