The EGLCC was founded by 4 national LGBTIQ business units, namely the GGLBC (German LGBTIQ* Business Chamber), the SGLCC (Scandinavian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce), the IGLBC (the Italian GLBT Business Chamber), and East meets West, the Vienna-based association with a clear Central & East European focus. The EGLCC has its official seat in Stockholm, Sweden, and is open to each nationally-based LGBTIQ Business Chambers in Europe that subscribes to the principles put down in the Vienna Declaration on LGBTIQ Businesses. In September 2022, BGLBC (the BeNeLux LGBTIQ+ Business Chamber) joined the network of EGLCC Member Chambers. The Aims of EGLCC: • We want to make the European LGBTIQ businesses more visible so that they become a relevant group in their local business community. • We want to increase the social acceptance of LGBTIQ people in a business environment so that they can become influential players in their business community. • We want diversity to become a relevant value in the business world which will lead to powerful collaborations and create unique business opportunities. • We want to make clear to LGBTIQ businesses that coming out in business is not a threat to their existing successes but that it is as valuable as a personal coming out, it makes the businesses stronger, more authentic, and more successful.