Annual Report 2019

members | reputation | results

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The Otago Chamber of Commerce Incorporated

Notice of Meeting Of the one hundred and thirty second Annual General Meeting of the Otago Chamber of Commerce Incorporated

Date Thursday 10 October 2019 Time 12:30pm Venue Level 3

Public Trust Building 442 Moray Place

Dunedin General Business

Any general business must be notified to the Chief Executive by 5pm Friday 4th October 2019.

Business

1. Apologies 2. Confirmation of minutes of the 131st Annual General Meeting 3. Matters Arising 4. To receive and adopt the annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2019 5. To record the appointment of auditor 6. To consider any general business that may be legally brought before the meeting

Register your attendance at the 132nd Annual General Meeting no later than 5pm, Friday 4th October 2019. Phone 03 479 0181 or email office@otagochamber.co.nz

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The Otago Chamber of Commerce Incorporated

Directory Nature of business Business services Registered office Level 3, Public Trust Building 442 Moray Place, Dunedin Postal address PO Box 5713, Dunedin 9058 Phone 03 479 0181 Email office@otagochamber.co.nz Website www.otagochamber.co.nz Incorporation Number 226943 Inland Revenue Number 10 356 997 Bankers Westpac Auditor Crowe New Zealand Audit Partnership Lawyers Staley Cardoza

Board of Directors Elected Alan Preston Bedpost David Shelton J W Smeaton Ltd Professor George Benwell University of Otago Business School Rebecca Twemlow Firebrand (Vic President) Mark Cameron Action Engineering Grant McKenzie Allied Press (President) Adrienne Ensor Cooke Howlison Toyota Sandy Graham Dunedin City Council Tania Dickie NZCU South

Committees George Benwell Business Awards Chair David Shelton Audit and Finance Chair Neil Finn-House Retailers Chair Scott Sinclair Central Otago Advisory Chair Scott Willis Energy Chair Sophie Barker Tourism Chair Stephen Halliwell North Otago Advisory Chair

NZCCI Representatives Dougal McGowan

Life Members Bevan Rickerby | Chris Staynes | David Humphrey, VRD, JP Steven Brocklebank | John Christie

Chamber Team Dougal McGowan (Chief Executive) Bruce Dunn | Karen McCleery | Cara Bradley Katie Greene | Kevin Flaws | Gemma Allan | Michael Idour Sarah Rickerby | Tania Lane | Nicky Aldridge-Masters Stephanie Cox | Liam Dell | Tara Druce | Julie Ford

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Otago Chamber of Commerce Incorporated

Members Total Membership 2019 2018 2017 2016 972 963 938 953

Regional membership was steady at just under 25% of total membership. There are now more members than in previous years, there has continued to be a positive turnaround with an increase in the number of new members, but last year saw a slight increase in the number of resignations.

26 new members joined the Chamber in the regions, along with 75 new members in Dunedin. Overall there were slightly fewer new members than the previous year, but was again on par with the previous 2 years, at around 100 new members.

Resignation numbers were slightly higher than last year, but still lower than long term averages and some of these were absorbed under franchisees, thus still engaged with the Chamber network. 50 businesses were sold, closed, relocated, liquidated or just gone.

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Activities/Training Total Training and Events 2019 2018 2017 2016

Training ,Events activities Run 238 241 213 208

Training 125 110 112 129

Events 111 128 82 76

Awards 2 3 3 3

Attendees 5398 5228 3793 3501

Participation Rate 94% 89% 89% 84%

A good mix of training events were offered to members over the 12 months including two golf tournaments in Alexandra and Dunedin. There were 37 events run across the region providing direct contact with members, as well as the monthly networking functions. There were also activities for the Not for Profits and increased numbers of BA5s throughout the region.

20 Kiwihost programmes, 35 Not for Profit sessions and 107 presentations, guest or chamber specific activities were delivered. The wide selection of other workshops included Prince2 Project Management, Team Leader training, and we introduced our leadership academies.

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Reputation Partnerships

The Chamber continued to work closely with partners and strategic organisations in the Otago region including:

The Dunedin City Council

The Otago Regional Council

The Clutha District Council

The Central Otago District Council

The Waitaki District Council

Grow Dunedin Partnership

Otago Community Trust

Project China

Study Dunedin

Youth Employment Success (YES)

Canterbury Safety Charter

Workforce Development Group

Hospital Rebuild Local Advisory Group

Southern Trust

Lion Foundation

University of Otago

University of Otago Business School

Otago Polytechnic

Air New Zealand

Westpac

Noel Leeming

OfficeMax

Otago Daily Times

Z Energy

Southern Hub Chambers

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Submissions

Waitaki District Plan - Heritage Buildings

Central Otago Economic Development Strategy

Employer-Assisted Temporary Work Visa System

National Polytechnic Review

Central City Plan

DCC Annual Plan

Waitaki District Plan

Emergency Management Otago Draft Plan

Clutha District Council Annual Plan

We also made other supporting advocacy reports:

Immigration

Easter trading

Otago Regional Council Annual Plan

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Results Energy Leaders

We continue to lead business and community in energy sustainability and responsible business.

Employment Initiatives

The 4Trades Apprenticeship Trust continued to be managed by the Chamber, employing and mentoring apprentices for automotive, building, creative, joinery and plumbing trades. We also act as Chair and Champion for the Workforce Development Group.

Finances

The Chamber reported a small annual profit for the third time in 6 years. However, the costs of offering services and advocacy to members keep increasing in an environment where contracts, sponsorships and external funding are becoming harder to access. The Chamber is updating its strategic plan and operational plan to look at ways to add value for members and create financial sustainability while reducing the dependency on membership fees.

Leadership Academy

This new programme allowed participants access to the wealth of knowledge and experience of a number of well-known and respected business leaders from the region.

Membership

Several strategies were set in place to ensure engagement of members in Chamber services and communications. Our new strategic plan and membership engagement is based on business membership but individual self-directed engagement.

Engagement

We had more people attend activities coordinated and run by the Chamber than any previous recorded time, with over 5300 people attending activities. This does not include presentations delivered to businesses and organisations on request.

Networking

30 BA5s were held around the region. There were an additional 30 identified networking activities carried out over the year.

Regional Partner Network

280 businesses were engaged by the Chamber as part of the contract held with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, with 216 capability vouchers issued at a value of $210,542 for follow-up training and development programmes. In June we were awarded the sole provider contract for the RBP throughout the Otago region.