New Chamber Formed to Offer Opportunities for Small- and Medium Sized Companies to Grow and Expand Global Markets PR Newswire -- June 10, 2002 FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 6/PRNewswire/ -- South Florida has a new, more abroad-minded chamber of commerce. It's called The Chamber of Business Development whose focus will be to help South Florida businesses expand their global markets. "While just about every community has a chamber of commerce, we're thinking more globally as our specialty is promoting international business," said CBD President Al Otero. The CBD was formed to create programs and tools for small- and medium- sized businesses in South Florida to be more successful in developing larger local and global markets. Through partnerships with other chambers, Enterprise Florida, U.S. Commerce Department, Broward County, The Greater Ft. Lauderdale Visitors and Convention Bureau, Sister Cities International, The World Trade Center Ft. Lauderdale and others, the Chamber will offer businesses in the US and abroad, opportunities to reach global markets. "The Chamber for Business Development is a non-for-profit business organization with a local presence and a global focus. The Chamber is developing strategic partnerships with business organizations and chambers of commerce around the world to develop information and programs to maximize the long-term success of small- and medium-sized companies and increase opportunities for reaching global markets," Otero said. For more information, contact The Chamber for Business Development's Communications Committee at info@chamberfordevelopment.org or visit the website at: www.chamberfordevelopment.org Contact: Carolina Lammersdorf TransMedia Group (561) 750-9800, ext. 33 CLammersdorf@transmediagroup.com