NSW Business Chamber
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| Industry | Not for Profit |
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| Founded | 1885 as the Chamber of Manufactures of NSW 1995 as Australian Business Limited 2007 as NSW Business Chamber |
| Headquarters | North Sydney, Australia |
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New South Wales Australian Capital Territory |
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| Products | Business support services and government representation |
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| Website | nswbusinesschamber.com.au |
NSW Business Chamber (formerly Australian Business Limited or ABL) is NSW's peak business organisation providing businesses with information, advice, products and services. The organisation has a membership of over 20,000 and 119 Chambers of Commerce in NSW and the ACT.
The Chamber's membership represents a broad cross section of Australian industry including the food industry, clothing, chemicals, information technology, health, education and training, textiles, metals, banking and finance, transport and travel.
The current President is Trevor Cairney OAM, and the CEO is Stephen Cartwright.
NSW Business Chamber is a not for profit organisation whose purpose is to support the growth and success of the business community in NSW and the ACT and represent and champion the business community's interests and concerns with government.
NSW Business Chamber provides a range of support services for small, medium and large businesses in NSW and the ACT including support and advice in areas such as HR, IR, OHS and payroll. The Chamber also provides legislation and awards updates and a range of events and seminars for business operators to attend to develop skills and get the latest information on changes in the business environment.
The Chamber is also a member of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry .
NSW Business Chamber has undergone a number of name changes and mergers with other business organisations since its founding in 1885 as the Chamber of Manufactures of NSW as it has adapted to the changes in the Australian economy over the past century.
The Chamber of Manufactures of New South Wales was established with the inaugural meeting in August 1885 at Sydney's Town Hall in which the rules and regulations were adopted and Archibald Forsyth was elected as its first president.
The Chamber got off to an initial slow start with its primary supporters focusing most of their efforts on tariff policy lobbying, especially in setting up a "Protection Union", in direct opposition to the "Free Traders" led by Sir Henry Parkes.
The Chamber was finally re-constituted in June 1895 at a meeting at the Hotel Australia. The Chamber abandoned the idea of partisan political lobbying and conscientiously adopted a position of a non-political organisation which has continued to the present day.
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