Chamber of commerce 1599 in Marseille, France. Another official chamber of commerce would follow 65 years later, probably in Bruges, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. The world's oldest English-speaking chamber of commerce is the Jersey Chamber founded in February 1768, the same year the New York City Chamber was founded, The oldest known existing chamber in the English-speaking world with continuous records, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, was founded in 1783. However, Hull Chamber of Commerce is the UK's oldest, followed by those of Leeds and of Belfast in present day Northern Ireland. As a non-governmental institution, a chamber of commerce has
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce serves as an advocate for member businesses across the New York City borough of Brooklyn, and also operates a nonprofit economic development arm known as the Brooklyn Alliance. The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1918 and according to the group, has grown to become the largest chamber of commerce in the state of New York. In December 2014, the chamber announced a partnership with Google, in which the company provided $25,000 and volunteers to assist local business owners in immigrant and low-income neighborhoods increase their online presence. Google noted