Welcome to the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) was incorporated in 1996 and is Tonga’s National Private Sector Organisation (NPSO).
The Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) endeavours to represent the interests of its members, Private Sector businesses, and to promote economic growth in the Kingdom of Tonga by:
• Making representations to Government to improve the current business climate
• Creating training and learning opportunities for business people
• Fostering a mutually friendly atmosphere for networking amongst members
• Providing timely and adequate information on the business environment in Tonga
Whether you are a local entrepreneur or a foreign investor, you will find accurate, timely and useful information in the following five sections:
• Express, where we listen to your concerns and lobby for your interests
• Connect, where we provide you with the support of a large business network and promote employment opportunities
Chamber hosts or co-organizes a diversity of networking and informational events every year, including business breakfasts, lunches and cocktails, the Pasifiki Trade Fair and our Annual Fundraising Auction. Members receive free invitations or discount rates to all these events and are invited to sponsor some of them in order to promote their businesses.
Chamber is also planning to put in place a member to member discount program in order to tighten the relationships between participating members.
In the employment corner, opportunities will be listed in order to help employers and job-seekers connect.
• Learn, where we provide you with trainings and mentoring to maintain or improve your business performance
One of Chamber's key role is to assist local businesses grow. In this section are listed the trainings, courses or workshops provided by Chamber or other institutions when relevant. Chamber has always organised trainings for businesses, but in 2010 an important step forward in order to improve and systematise this service : the inauguration of TBEC - Tonga Business Enterprise Center.
As part of the challenge of assisting private sector growth by fostering an entrepreneurship spirit in Tonga, Chamber has also initiated, in 2010, the Youth in Business Challenge, an inter-school competition that aims at teaching the future generations how to run a business by actually doing it - a priceless experience.
• Invest, where you will find basic information on Tonga, starting a business in the Kingdom, and why to invest in Tonga
In this section Chamber caters for the needs of potential foreign investors by providing basic information on the Kingdom of Tonga, the procedures to start a business in Tonga, and by giving an overview of the attractions of Tonga and of the investment opportunities. For more information please contact us or visit the website of the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer, Trade, Innovation and Labour.
• Understand, where we help you navigate between local sectoral organisations, national legislation and international trade
This section is designed to provide information and relevant links on Tongan legislation that affects the business environment, on the Umbrella Organisations that represent the main industries in Tonga, and on the international trade agreements or regulations that influence Tonga's private sector.
The Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) endeavours to represent the interests of its members, Private Sector businesses, and to promote economic growth in the Kingdom of Tonga by:
• Making representations to Government to improve the current business climate
• Creating training and learning opportunities for business people
• Fostering a mutually friendly atmosphere for networking amongst members
• Providing timely and adequate information on the business environment in Tonga
Whether you are a local entrepreneur or a foreign investor, you will find accurate, timely and useful information in the following five sections:
• Express, where we listen to your concerns and lobby for your interests
• Connect, where we provide you with the support of a large business network and promote employment opportunities
Chamber hosts or co-organizes a diversity of networking and informational events every year, including business breakfasts, lunches and cocktails, the Pasifiki Trade Fair and our Annual Fundraising Auction. Members receive free invitations or discount rates to all these events and are invited to sponsor some of them in order to promote their businesses.
Chamber is also planning to put in place a member to member discount program in order to tighten the relationships between participating members.
In the employment corner, opportunities will be listed in order to help employers and job-seekers connect.
• Learn, where we provide you with trainings and mentoring to maintain or improve your business performance
One of Chamber's key role is to assist local businesses grow. In this section are listed the trainings, courses or workshops provided by Chamber or other institutions when relevant. Chamber has always organised trainings for businesses, but in 2010 an important step forward in order to improve and systematise this service : the inauguration of TBEC - Tonga Business Enterprise Center.
As part of the challenge of assisting private sector growth by fostering an entrepreneurship spirit in Tonga, Chamber has also initiated, in 2010, the Youth in Business Challenge, an inter-school competition that aims at teaching the future generations how to run a business by actually doing it - a priceless experience.
• Invest, where you will find basic information on Tonga, starting a business in the Kingdom, and why to invest in Tonga
In this section Chamber caters for the needs of potential foreign investors by providing basic information on the Kingdom of Tonga, the procedures to start a business in Tonga, and by giving an overview of the attractions of Tonga and of the investment opportunities. For more information please contact us or visit the website of the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer, Trade, Innovation and Labour.
• Understand, where we help you navigate between local sectoral organisations, national legislation and international trade
This section is designed to provide information and relevant links on Tongan legislation that affects the business environment, on the Umbrella Organisations that represent the main industries in Tonga, and on the international trade agreements or regulations that influence Tonga's private sector.