The Miami Beach Latin Chamber of Commerce was established in 1988 in the heart of world famous South Beach. It is comprised of 150 members and 400 networking partners; dynamic community leaders, merchants, professionals and executives from a broad base of nationalities whose common goal is to expand the economy of the area. The Chamber also has an exponential group of networking partners who attend networking events, which create opportunities for business leaders to connect and/or strengthen relationships. The Chamber's mission is to promote the economic vitality of Miami Beach as a model of success; offer networking exchanges between U.S. marketplace and Hispanic entrepreneurs; combine a regional strength and presence of Hispanic Americans in the American mainstream; and be a service arm for tourism industry with an accredited Visitor Information Center. The Miami Beach Latin Chamber of Commerce is located at 1620 Drexel Avenue . It is open to the public Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Telephone: (305) 674-1414 / E-mail: marketing@miamibeach.org In addition to member services, the Chamber has the following programs: - Visitor Information Center - Small Business Start-Up Information and Assistance - Networking Events