Posts Tagged ‘Chamber of Commerce’

America’s business sector is based on the entrepreneur. High tech engineering/manufacturing companies form the basis of innovation for tomorrow’s technologies. I think it is odd that these companies do not have a voice. Our Country favors large manufacturers because there seems to be a myth that large manufacturers represent the largest sector of new job formation. That’s incorrect. Without new technologies and new products developed by entrepreneurial companies, large manufacturers can’t exist, or if they exist, they do so only for a short time.

So, where is the voice of the small high tech engineering/manufacturing company? News Flash … there is no voice. There is no representation. How can our Country continue to be a leader when our political leaders don’t have a clue what obstacles face growth of high tech manufacturing & innovation in the United States.

FYI … Chambers of Commerce represent service sector business. Only a few Chambers will even consider high tech engineering/manufacturing companies, especially the entrepreneurial ones. For example, the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce (Florida) openly discourages high tech manufacturing members because most entrepreneurial high tech engineering/manufacturing companies hire lower income employees which increases traffic from lower income regions.

Doesn’t seem fair … when will high tech engineering/manufacturing companies have representation. How can political leaders truly learn what obstacles face this important sector of our economy?