Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and Indianapolis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announce strategic re-alignment

The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and the Indianapolis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce today announced plans to fully integrate both organizations by creating a Hispanic Business Council within the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce structure.

The two chambers entered into this agreement in an attempt to maximize the resources of both organizations. Organization leaders feel that using the existing infrastructure of the Indianapolis Chamber will allow for a greater focus on strategic and programmatic activities and that leveraging the Indianapolis Chamber’s existing relationships will help build the Hispanic business community.

“The Indianapolis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is excited to be joining forces with such a successful, long-standing organization,” said Roberto Curci, Ph.D., Indianapolis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president. “We are confident that this strategic re-alignment will strengthen the Hispanic business community and give Hispanic business owners access to more resources and opportunities for growth.”

The Indianapolis Hispanic Chamber will become the Hispanic Business Council of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and the council’s mission will mirror the former Hispanic Chamber’s mission: to provide leadership for the successful creation, retention, growth and development of Hispanic businesses in the greater Indianapolis area.

“The Chamber is extremely excited to welcome the Hispanic Chamber leaders and their members into the Indianapolis Chamber family,” said Gene Zink, chairman of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. “Leaders from both organizations worked hard to determine what would be best for Indianapolis businesses, and I am confident that the Indianapolis Chamber’s new Hispanic Business Council will only make the Indianapolis business community stronger.”

Hispanic Council members will be drawn from the current board of the Hispanic Chamber or others interested in the mission of the council. One of the first goals of the council will be to develop a three- to five-year strategic plan and determine success metrics.

The Hispanic Business Council joins five other councils currently operating under the Indianapolis Chamber: Education Council, Fiscal Policy Council, Economic Growth Council, Membership/Marketing Council and ChamberAction.

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Founded in 1890 by Colonel Eli Lilly and a group of Indianapolis business leaders, the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce is the voice of the central Indiana business community. Today, with a membership of nearly 4,000 businesses, the Indianapolis Chamber is still a voice of progress and improvement, bringing together businesses for a thriving community. For more information on the Chamber, visit indychamber.com.