BY BEN VERDE
The new head of the Brooklyn
Chamber of Commerce
laid out his vision for the
future of the small business
boosting enterprise
at an annual trade show on
Wednesday — promising
to improve Kings County’s
commercial landscape for
the borough’s mom-and-pop
shops.
“It’s my sincere pledge
that we will strengthen the
borough’s business community
and build the best
Brooklyn we can build,” said
Rany Peers, President of the
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
“That starts with
promoting our businesses,
pushing back on anti-small
business policies and producing
new initiatives that
support job creation and economic
development in the
borough.”
Peers — who took the
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reigns of the chamber in September
— said the 101-yearold
organization needed to
adapt to better serve the
high-growth industries, like
tech and real estate, that are
currently fueling the borough’s
economy.
“We are definitely not
your grandfather’s Chamber
of Commerce,” Peers told the
crowd at the chamber’s annual
trade show on Oct. 23.
The newly minted chamber
president used the annual
trade convention,
which was held at Gargiulo’s
restaurant in Coney Island,
to unveil several initiatives
aimed at promoting
economic growth — including
the formation of a political
action committee to back
“pro-business” political candidates.
Peers also revealed the
free-market-centric “Brooklyn
Onward” — a print magazine
dedicated to covering
the local economy.
And for struggling Kings
County entrepreneurs, the
Chamber honcho announced
their plans to become a
“Community Development
Financial Institution,”
which will allow them to
dole out micro loans to small
businesses that would typically
not qualify for funds
from larger banks.
Peers joins the chamber
leadership team boasting a
long resume — having previously
worked as the organization’s
number-two and
chaired Brooklyn Community
Board 7 covering Sunset
Park and Windsor Terrace,
before heading out of town for
a two-year stint lending his
economic and business expertices
to Berks County, Pa.
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Randy Peers.
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
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future at annual trade show
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from the trade show!
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