ECCIMA IN PERSPECTIVE
The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) was established in 1963 for the promotion and protection of Commerce and Industry, and to represent and express the opinion of the business community on questions affecting Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture firstly in Enugu, the then Eastern Nigeria (its main catchments area), and where applicabl
e, the whole Federation. Thus at inception the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture covered areas now served by such very well know chambers as Port Harcourt, Uyo, Calabar, Aba, Owerri, Umuahia, Onitsha Nnewi, Awka and, of course Enugu Chamber of Commerce. What the Chamber has lost in territorial spread over the years has been more than made up for in ever-increasing influence and respect enjoyed by the Chamber which is evidenced in her rising to the third Chamber nation-wide allowed to organize international trade fair in the Country. The very popular ENUGU INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR, which it organizes, has already carved for itself a niche in the annals of Trade Fair world-wide. The Chamber’s publications, including journals, have become leading works of reference used by businessmen in connection with trade and investment potentials of the State and the Country. The Chamber is recognized as the official body through which local opinion on Commercial, Industrial, Mining and Agriculture matters can be presented direct to Government and other Authorities, both at National and local levels. It is from time to time, consulted by government in advance on the preparation of new legislation affecting the Commercial, Industrial and Mining Communities. Today, the Chamber is a major organization in the Country for collecting and distributing information of a business nature, especially regulations, tariffs, opening for commerce and joint venture partnership, and other matter affecting home and overseas markets. Its income and property are applied solely to the promotion of its objectives. The role of the Chamber (apart from its continuous effort on behalf of Eastern State interest), focuses largely on the demands its Members of individual service rendered by the Chamber’s full time staff. The Chamber is a member of the Nigerian Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA). It has contacts with foreign Chambers of Commerce, throughout the trading world and it can thus give a worldwide service to its members, individually and collectively
In the attainment of its objectives, the chamber has been creed. No doubt faced with many challenges, the chamber has been striving to meet up with its social responsibility to members in particular and the business community in general. As we enter a new dawn in the historic development of the chamber, the chamber is poised to surmount the problems that have hindered its services to members and the business community. There is doubt that with the successful accreditation exercise the chamber passed through, as conducted by the Centre for International Private Enterprise – CIPE, Washington DC with NACCIMA, ECCIMA has been re-engineered and is still repositioning to impact more positively to the community. The Chamber has sharpened her advocacy campaign and engagements for the improvement of the Enugu business environment and indeed the South East region nay Nigeria with the support of CIPE. The chamber, with a volunteer governing council and devoted full-time staff has been facing the challenges in meeting its social responsibilities especially on matters that borders on commerce and industry. The chamber is linked to the global website with the address www.enuguchamber.org which has greatly boosted its network to global business link and information services to members. You can meet us on the social networks; Facebook, Linkined, Twitter the under highlighted icons in our website.
