After China's entry into WTO, its economy is more and more integrated into the world economy, and its domestic market is more and more in line with foreign markets. To be bigger and stronger, enterprises must face the domestic and foreign markets. In this process, it is very important to give full play to the role of industry chambers of commerce, because as a single enterprise, there will be many interferences in market economic activities, such as users and consumers, media, government, various means of competition in the same industry and so on. For such a phenomenon, the power of a single enterprise is limited. Only by forming an industry organization and through the strength of the group can the platform handle these problems when they appear, and the chamber of commerce is to play such a role.
At the same time, a single enterprise needs to participate in the discussion and research of some industrial problems in the industry. Only in this way can enterprises overcome difficulties and develop continuously. Therefore, in the environment of market economy development, enterprises need trade chambers of commerce very much. At the same time, the development history of the Chamber of Commerce in China for decades and abroad for hundreds of years fully illustrates this point.
How chamber of commerce serves enterprises
In accordance with the requirements of establishing a socialist market economy, we must speed up the transformation of government functions. The key is to separate government from enterprises, change direct management of enterprise production and operation into indirect management, reorganize comprehensive economic departments into macro-control departments, adjust and streamline professional economic departments, strengthen law enforcement and supervision departments, and cultivate and develop intermediary organizations.
In the operating system of market economy, the government should be the center and axis, planning, regulating and guiding the trend and direction of economic development on a macro level. With the gradual maturity of China's socialist market economy and the gradual improvement of the market economic system, there is an objective need for an intermediate coordination layer with stronger functions of communicating macro and micro.
Between the government and the market subject-enterprise, there is an intermediate organization, which is like a link, connecting many components to operate regularly under the power of the axis; It also acts like a lubricant to lubricate the friction between each part and the central shaft. This organization is the Chamber of Commerce. The government leads, supports and regulates the Chamber of Commerce, which is the helper and supporter of the government's work. It serves the government and enterprises and plays an irreplaceable intermediary role between them.
With the emergence and development of market economy, chamber of commerce is the inevitable product of market competition, a social organization form to maintain proper market competition and orderly market order, and an indispensable intermediate link in the whole market economy operation system. It is closer to enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, more familiar with the problems and difficulties of the business community than the government, and can strike a balance between the interests of the government and the requirements of enterprises; It is not an administrative or law enforcement agency, so it can make decisions more flexibly and provide timely help or assistance to SMEs. The more mature and developed the market economy is, the more perfect the market economic system is, and the more it needs the chamber of commerce to play an intermediary role.
The main forms of chamber of commerce organization are: 1, which reflects the opinions and requirements of members and enterprises to the government, communicates with relevant departments and enterprises, helps the government realize macro-management of the market economy, and assists the government in formulating long-term plans for industry development;
2. Provide consultation on economy, technology, law, information and management, and carry out various trainings to improve the comprehensive quality of enterprises;
3. Expand international and domestic markets, organize business visits, strengthen non-governmental exchanges with foreign countries, and provide business opportunities;
4. Organize exhibitions, exhibitions, investment fairs, forums, product promotion meetings, seminars, etc. Provide various services for members and enterprises, and help enterprises to do some product promotion work;
5, undertake the formulation and revision of circulation enterprise standards and commercial market qualifications;
6. In the field of non-monopoly economy where China's economy is developing and prospering day by day and new industries are constantly forming, all economic sectors compete on an equal footing, strengthen industry self-discipline and put an end to vicious competition;
7 to carry out industry inspection and industry appraisal activities;
8, responsible for collecting, analyzing and publishing enterprise statistical data and market information, the formation of industry information network;
9. Safeguard the interests of member enterprises and industries.
How to operate the work of the chamber of commerce under the current situation?
A fundamental requirement of working in the Chamber of Commerce is that people who work in the Chamber of Commerce should first realize that the Chamber of Commerce is different from the government, has no industry management function (except some projects entrusted by the government), and is also different from enterprises. It is a profit-oriented economy. The Chamber of Commerce is an intermediary organization of both parties, coordinating the interests of all parties and ensuring the interests of the industry. It should not seek any profit except to maintain its own survival.
It is very important that the staff (full-time staff) of the Chamber of Commerce must first be social activists and have the ability to communicate with all parties. At the same time, those who work in the Chamber of Commerce should be enterprising. Working in the Chamber of Commerce won't make you rich. Good companies have high wages, but chambers of commerce don't. The government has the right, but the chamber of commerce does not. But it is very important that the Chamber of Commerce has the resources to establish relations with enterprises.
As the Chamber of Commerce has close contact with many member enterprises, it often provides various services for them, and these enterprises are the economic sources of society, and all kinds of economic activities can only be completed with their participation, so as to generate benefits. Therefore, the Chamber of Commerce holds tickets to enter these enterprises. Therefore, under the current circumstances, the Chamber of Commerce should strive to provide more services to member enterprises, maintain close relations with enterprises, and let enterprises regard the Chamber of Commerce as their home. Only in this way can the Chamber of Commerce work better.
Problems existing in the operation of the current chamber of commerce
At present, China's chamber of commerce is still in the early stage of development, and its role is far from being brought into play. Some are just in the stage of formation, and some have already formed but the work is difficult to carry out.
There is such a situation. First of all, the chamber of commerce has not attracted the attention of the government, has not been recognized by enterprises, has no clear rights and obligations, and has no means to solve problems for enterprises. The important decisions and problems that enterprises need to solve still depend on the government. Enterprises regard the Chamber of Commerce as a general non-governmental organization and pay little attention to it.
Secondly, because the functions of the Chamber of Commerce have not been put in place and have not been recognized by the society, it is difficult for the Chamber of Commerce to develop its member units, let alone play a role.
Third, the self-construction of the Chamber of Commerce is quite weak, the thinking is unclear, the work is not strong, and it is difficult to carry out the work.
At present, the current situation of China Chamber of Commerce has formed a huge contrast with the chamber of commerce organizations in China history and in the world at present. The widening gap will inevitably affect the pace of integration and development of China's economy with the international community. In order to change the current situation of China's chamber of commerce as soon as possible, the main problem that needs to be solved urgently is that governments at all levels should raise their awareness, attach importance to the work of the chamber of commerce and give it the necessary functions.
In the current reform of government institutions, the relevant departments are reluctant to hand over the functions of diversion to social intermediary agencies, and they are still taken over by the relevant government departments, resulting in a situation of both management and neglect, insufficient management or poor management, which has affected the organization of chambers of commerce. With the improvement of China's market economic system, the Chamber of Commerce, as an important part of the socialist market economic system, should play its due role. Governments at all levels must stand on the height of developing and perfecting the socialist market economic system, manipulate the position of the chamber of commerce from the perspective of world economic integration, give the chamber of commerce the necessary functions and clarify them in the form of laws and regulations, and divert the functions that the government does not manage well to the chamber of commerce in order to speed up the pace of integration with the international chamber of commerce.
Some suggestions on the healthy development of chamber of commerce under the current situation.
1. The government should increase its support for the construction of chambers of commerce. Including in terms of policies, especially in terms of taxation and the transfer of government functions, they should do something that industry chambers of commerce should do. If the chamber of commerce works for the government, the government should also give some economic compensation;
2. Establish a standardized team management system of the Chamber of Commerce, especially the corresponding policies in personnel system and social security system;
3. Strengthen the research on the development of chamber of commerce under the condition of socialist market economy, and put forward a set of measures to develop industry organizations suitable for China's national conditions;
4. Strengthen the training and education of the staff of the Chamber of Commerce, and strive to cultivate a group of professionals engaged in the work of the Chamber of Commerce;
The government and the Chamber of Commerce make joint efforts to make enterprises attach importance to the role of the Chamber of Commerce and actively participate in its activities. Only in this way can the Chamber of Commerce have vitality.
Future work prospect of chamber of commerce
Under the new situation of world economic integration, with China's accession to the WTO, China's economic management model is forced to conform to international standards and follow international market rules. The position of the Chamber of Commerce will be very important, and it will play a more important role in international business exchanges. Through cooperation and exchanges with foreign chambers of commerce, we will develop, introduce and utilize foreign knowledge, technology and financial resources to promote the economic development of China.
In international trade, as the industry spokesperson, the Chamber of Commerce will play an active role in applying international trade rules to implement anti-dumping and countervailing measures and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises. China electronic chamber of commerce is an important member of the World Electronic Commerce Association. Joining this organization will bring me many benefits. In addition, after joining the WTO, with the intensification of market competition, the number of unemployed people will increase, social contradictions will become increasingly prominent, and chambers of commerce will become an important force in public welfare undertakings.
In order to resolve social contradictions and establish a communication and dialogue mechanism among the government, enterprises and citizens, the Chamber of Commerce will play an important role in maintaining the normal operation order of the social economy.
At the same time, with the continuous attention and support of governments at all levels to the Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce will develop rapidly and its functions will play an increasingly important role. The Chamber of Commerce will cultivate a group of leading enterprises with large scale and strong strength, which will occupy the largest market share in the similar product market and have advantages in price adjustment, new product introduction, market coverage and promotion density, thus greatly improving the competitiveness in the international market and enhancing the cohesion and authority of the Chamber of Commerce.