Guam Chamber Updates

2021 Proxy Template

Guam Chamber

2021 Board Elections

Members must be current with dues investment in order to vote in the upcoming election. Questions? Call your Chamber Team: (671) 472-6311.

Dates to Remember:

October 26th

Nominations from the Floor of the October General Membership Meeting

November 1st

Special Election Report Release

November 5th

Meet the Candidates Event

November 10th

Electronic Voting Opens

November 17th

Annual Membership Meeting

Board Election Voting ends at 12 Noon

TUESDAY, October 26th

Virtual General Membership Meeting

11:00 a.m.

Your Guam Chamber Virtual General Membership

Meeting is scheduled for TUESDAY, October 26, 2021 at 11:00 am. This month meeting will feature our Economic Diversification Working Group who will provide an update on the 12 initiatives, namely:

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Attracting Investment and Businesses from Asia
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Silicon Village
Satellite Launching
Captive Insurance
Construction and Labor
Ship Repair
Safe Haven
Guam Trust Incentives Act
Agriculture/ Aquaculture
Circular Economy

Additionally, Nominations for Chamber Board Candidacy will be accepted from the floor at this meeting and the Nominating Committee Chairman will be introducing the slate of candidates. Be sure to attend this event and learn more about the members running for your Chamber Board!

RSVP Today!

Back to Business: An Update on Travel for Asia-Pacific

Wednesday, October 27

12:00 p.m. ChST [9:00 am ICT]

Free for Guam Chamber of Commerce Members

Your Guam Chamber Buy Local

Holiday Guide is BACK!

With the Buy Local Holiday Guide, we are shining a light on our member businesses that can use all the love and support we can give them.

For many businesses, holiday shopping can determine their very existence in the new year. The Buy Local Holiday Guide will be available on our website and promoted in our various social media and email blasts. There is no cost to our members for this service!

Want to participate? Click the button below!

Sign us up!

If your company is interested in collecting toys for this worthy cause, please contact the Chamber team at 472-6311/8001. We will be happy to get you set up!

Outreach Letter

Gift Guide

U.S. Chamber Updates

Inflation Starts Eating into Americans’ Wages

As elevated levels of inflation persist, higher prices are starting to take a bite out of Americans’ pocketbooks.

Why it matters: Inflation is outpacing robust wage growth, meaning that the real purchasing power of workers is falling.

Details: Until April of this year, wage growth had been higher than inflation for every month since July 2018.

Be smart: Wages rose 4.6% in September. Inflation was 5.4% though, meaning workers saw their buying power dip 0.8%.

Bottom line: If inflation persists at current levels, it will erode more consumer buying power. Alleviating the pressure on the supply chain will help ease inflation, but if Congress insists on pushing more spending to finance consumption, higher prices that reduce buying power could become the new norm.

—Curtis Dubay, Senior Economist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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New Efforts to Tackle Supply Chain Crisis

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Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing Starting

October 24,2021 in Guam!

Business and Community News

The 2nd Pacific Exposition 2021

October 27, 2021

For the past few years, the Pacific has been a very important and strategic region. It is one of the most important trade routes connecting Asia and America.

As a result, this region has become lucrative for major powers to expand their sphere of influence. Some Pacific initiatives have been launched, all aiming to improve the development of the Pacific and the wellbeing of its people.

As the manifestation of the Pacific brotherhood, Indonesia, supported by Australia and New Zealand, organized the first Pacific Exposition in Auckland on 11-14 July 2019 with the theme “Creating a Pacific Momentum”. This event aimed to provide Pacific nations international market access to their commodities and products, as well as to promote their investment opportunities and tourism destinations. The first Pacific Exposition brought in more than 600 VVIPs, high dignitaries, prominent business figures, and artists from 20 countries and territories across the Pacific.

The three-day trade and investment exhibition recorded NZD 104 million business deals and commitments while drawing in more than 5,000 visitors. It also received wide media coverage from the Pacific countries. The exposition was hailed as the most comprehensive event in the Pacific.

Learn more here!

Click here to register!

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is sponsoring the Indo-Pacific Business Forum and co-organizing with the Department of State and more than 10 other U.S. government agencies, in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. India Business Council, U.S. India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council.

SBDC Training Events

Click & Take advantage of these great workshops!

View the great resources and webinar events that Guam PTAC has to offer!

See the list of scheduled events here!

Fun Halloween Playlist👻

We've updated our Spotify Halloween playlist! 🕸What better way to enjoy an October weekend than to listen to cool music with a halloween vibe? Have a listen!

Guam Chamber of Commerce

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