FERNANDINA BEACH MAIN STREET, INC.
FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA

Business Start-Up & Expansion From great idea to grand opening, the AIFBY Chamber of Commerce helps small businesses start, grow and thrive. The Chamber provides demographic information, connects you with financing options and other critical resources you need to succeed. We offer employee recruitment assistance, including posting  and providing meeting and conference space. Our networking opportunities help you make valuable connections with other local business owners and professionals. And when you open your doors, the Chamber will be there with a red ribbon to celebrate. Business After Hours is the Chamber’s signature networking event. With an average attendance of 150 people, it is Nassau County FL’s largest networking event and is hosted by a different Chamber member every month. Our quarterly Luncheon keeps business leaders up-to-date on local and regional issues as well as business trends to help our members keep their competitive edge. Our business councils — the Island Council, the Yulee Area Council , Health Care Council — provide small-group networking, allowing members to strengthen bonds with other business owners.  to join the Chamber now or contact the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce today to find out how the Chamber can help grow your business. The staff of the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to fulfilling the Chamber’s mission to sustain a favorable business climate that enables existing and new businesses to prosper. Call (904) 261-3248 to speak to any staff member for more information or assistance. Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors are volunteer members who serve as our ambassadors to the business community in Amelia Island FL, Fernandina Beach FL, Yulee FL and Nassau County FL. AIFBY Chamber ambassadors — dressed in signature red — mentor new members and keep the flow of communication open between the Chamber and local businesses and organizations. Our ambassadors represent the Chamber at grand openings and ribbon cuttings and assist at other Chamber events including our Annual Meeting, Business After Hours and Monthly Membership Luncheons. Our Ambassadors are motivated to give back to the community, encourage business and spread the word about the benefits of Chamber membership. Small Business Development Center The Small Business Development Center at UNF helps businesses become more successful and meet the challenges of tomorrow. Whether you are starting, buying, growing or selling a business or looking for financing, we can help you! Now with an office in at the James S. Page Governmental Complex in Yulee, the SBCD is helping Nassau County businesses start, grow and succeed. Call (800) 450-4624 to schedule your confidential one-on-one counseling session with a business analyst. Owners of established and start-up small businesses located in Nassau County can receive free and confidential coaching services from SCORE counselors. “SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a national association. The local chapter has been providing services to businesses in northeast Florida for more than 35 years through offices located in Jacksonville. Your business will receive a full year of targeted, repeated exposure to people who want to find you at a price that’s affordable! “Our guests love these maps! We have one framed in our front lobby, and everyone asks for one after looking at it. They are so helpful in showing our visitors how to navigate the island, and how to find certain landmarks. The detail that has gone into these is really fantastic!” Participation is open to all citizens of Nassau County. Leadership Nassau will target individuals with diverse geographical and socio-economic backgrounds and seek a racial, gender and age mix reflective of the population at large. The recruitment process ensures a group selection representative of: business and professionals, education, labor, social services and government. Since the selection process is highly competitive with a limited number of participants, applicants are encouraged to reapply to subsequent programs if not initially accepted. With more than 600 members representing thousands of area employees, the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce speaks with a strong and credible voice for business in Amelia Island FL, Fernandina Beach FL, Yulee FL and Nassau County FL. The AIFBY Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Government Affairs Committee monitor issues and legislative actions affecting the business community, industry and economic development and provide information on those issues to our members. The Chamber also advocates on behalf of the business community to maintain and improve our community’s economic climate and quality of life. The Chamber invites candidates for local office to participate in our Election Education program by completing an Issues Questionnaire developed by the Government Affairs Committee to help members of the local business community make informed voting decisions. Join the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce's e-mail list to get the latest news about Chamber programs and events, our Chamber member businesses, community events and news of interest to the Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Yulee and Nassau County business community. Mission Statement The Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce is a membership-based association of Nassau County businesses, professional leaders and individuals working together to provide leadership which will aggressively promote and defend responsible economic growth, employment opportunities, government and excellence in education and quality of life.