Mission Statement:

The Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce leads collaborative activities and promotes policies designed to connect, educate and energize the business community to achieve economic vitality.

Core Values:

Creating a strong local economy

Representing business with local government

Providing networking opportunities

Promoting the community

About Us:

In March 1906, a group of successful businessmen decided to form the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce in the agriculturally rich land discovered by Martin Murphy Jr. Their vision and dedication lay the foundation for a strong community and a vibrant economy. Today, the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce represents all types of businesses in Sunnyvale and in 2007 will be launching a very energetic campaign to grow the chamber membership and the Chamber's visibility throughout the region. Our commitment to our long-term members, however, remains constant. Your success matters to us and we will continue to work diligently and effectively to promote the economic growth of our community and serve our members as their information and networking resource through the following actions:

The Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to helping local companies grow their business by taking the lead in programs and efforts that help create a strong local economy and make our community a great place to do business.

We promote the community in many ways - including the annual art and wine festival and our Annual Murphy Awards black tie awards gala with such awards as the Athena Award which honors outstanding business women in the community and the Community Spirit Award. This event will be held at the historic Del Monte Building in downtown Sunnyvale on February 3, 2007. Invitations were sent out the third week of December 2006.

The Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce provides networking opportunities that in 2006 brought more than 1,750 people together at 28 events to meet and exchange information about their businesses. In 2007 our partnership with the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce will continue with Fifth Thursdays Joint Mixers. Many of our members boast increased business due to opportunities they make for themselves through the Chamber.

We represent the interests of business to government by speaking out on local, regional, state, and national issues impacting our community. Our highest priority will be keeping the city focused on the downtown redevelopment and the impact on our downtown businesses and keeping our El Camino Real based businesses up-to-date on the proposed changes along this strategic retail corridor.

These are just a few examples of how the Sunnyvale Chamber is dedicated to helping you and other companies grow your business. As you consider all the ways that the Chamber has provided opportunities for our business community to prosper for the past 100 years, we believe that this is one investment you must continue.