About us

Business Chamber Queensland is the state’s Chamber of Commerce. We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting Queensland businesses to thrive and ensuring our state is the best place to do business in Australia.

We are the largest and most representative business body in Queensland: we represent businesses of every industry, size, and region of our state. For 157 years, we have supported businesses to create a resilient, diversified, sustainable, and competitive economy – to the benefit of all Queensland communities.

Our extensive business insight and decades of data is the state’s most trusted, comprehensive and authoritative snapshot of Queensland business sentiment, expectations, and conditions.

50,000+
network of Queensland businesses
35,000+
businesses contribute to our advocacy annually
1,500+
partnerships with chambers and affiliates in regional, national and global networks
6,300+
business leaders attend our networking and thought leadership events
81 years
Our longest standing member has been with us 81 years
87%
of our members are small and medium businesses

What we do

When business thrives, your community does too. We work to advance economic opportunity and participation across the state, including regional and remote Queensland, by:

Providing education programs supporting the development of more sustainable, inclusive, diverse, and accessible businesses.
Sharing information and resources to help businesses comply with regulatory requirements and adopt best practice.
Researching the needs of Queensland businesses across all industries and working with government at all levels to ensure their interests are represented in the public decision-making process.

How we support you

Connections that count

Build business connections across the state, across the country and around the globe.

Hands-on business support

Access clear guidance and practical resources to stay compliant and competitive.

Advocacy that delivers

Shape policy, influence decisions, and protect your interests.

Expert, affordable business advice

Because we’re not-for-profit, access specialist expertise at affordable rates.

Business intelligence

Measuring Queensland business confidence and expectations for 30 years.

Strong businesses build strong communities

Our impact extends beyond business to communities throughout Queensland.

Strong, sustainable businesses contribute to strong, sustainable communities by creating jobs, supporting the development of local infrastructure and services, and fostering social connection and wellbeing.

Here are some of the ways we contribute directly to Queensland communities:

ecoBiz: Our free program helps businesses reduce their environmental impacts and manage climate risk. In FY24/25 we helped businesses across Queensland avoid:

10,244 tCO2e in carbon emissions or 3,000 passenger vehicles on roads for a year
40,402 GJ in energy or 2,000+ average Qld households’ annual electricity use
46,142 kL or 18 Olympic-sized swimming pools
1,320 t or 18,000 general waste wheelie bins

Workforce Evolve: Our free program helps businesses build more diverse, inclusive and accessible workplaces. In 2025 alone, the program supported more than 300 businesses employing more than 4,100 people.

Regional chambers network: We partner with more than 100 local chambers to amplify community voices statewide.

Advocating for thriving communities: Through our policy submissions to government, we advocate for solutions to critical issues such as infrastructure and services, housing, community safety, and mental health.

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