Chamber of Commerce and Industry of East Westphalia in Bielefeld

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Chamber of Commerce and Industry of East Westphalia in Bielefeld
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chamber
Organizational form Public corporation
founding year 1849
Seat Bielefeld
Homepage IHK Ostwestfalen zu Bielefeld
president Wolf Dietrich Meier-Scheuven
Chief Executive Thomas Niehoff
Members
Associated Over 111,000
General Assembly 79
Bureau 13
Key figures
Number of managers 9
Number of employees 165 2017
Contribution amount 15.8 million euros 2017
Rate of assessment 0.13%
Total assets 55 million euros 2017

The Chamber of Commerce of East Westphalia, Bielefeld is a public corporation and has the statutory task of the overall interest of the related traders and companies in East Westphalia , ie in the independent city Bielefeld and the districts of Gütersloh , Herford , Hoexter , Minden-Lübbecke and Paderborn perceive . In addition, it offers advanced training courses, conducts exams and advises on all issues relating to entrepreneurial activity, in particular tax and legal issues.

Seat and organization

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) is based in Bielefeld on Elsa-Brändström-Straße. There are branches in Paderborn and Minden .

Headquarters of the IHK Ostwestfalen in Bielefeld.

Like every Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it consists of all members, a plenary assembly sent from it, the presidium and the general management. The Presidium and the General Assembly form committees in which fundamental questions of the Chamber's work are discussed, for example in relation to tax law or energy supply. The main management is in charge of the business areas of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and thus above all the day-to-day business. The management of the IHK-Akademie Ostwestfalen and the Administration and Business Academy work together with her. As sub-areas, the IHK Ostwestfalen also owns two associations of the business juniors (Bielefeld and Paderborn / Höxter) as well as an environmental foundation.

Business areas and activities

There are four business areas, which are subdivided into further departments. Division 1 (industry, public relations and economics) deals, among other things, with the fields of technology, public relations and environmental issues. The second division comprises central services, law and taxes, division 3 with international affairs, trade and transport. After all, vocational training belongs to the fourth business area.

The IHK Ostwestfalen also publishes the Ostwestfälische Wirtschaft magazine on a monthly basis , organizes trade fairs and supports cooperation with international trading partners and markets, for example through the international meeting weeks Ostwestfalen meets .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About us Website of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ About us Website of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Presidium of the IHK Ostwestfalen zu Bielefeld Website of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Appendix to the annual financial statements for the business year from January 1 to December 31, 2017 Website of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ Appendix to the annual financial statements for the business year from January 1 to December 31, 2017 Website of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Appendix to the annual financial statements for the business year from January 1 to December 31, 2017 Website of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ Economic charter website of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ Balance as of December 31, 2017 website of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  9. ^ Map of the IHK district. Retrieved March 22, 2014 .
  10. ^ Organization chart of the IHK Ostwestfalen. Retrieved March 22, 2014 .
  11. ↑ East Westphalia meets ... | IHK meeting week. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 1 ′ 23.6 "  N , 8 ° 31 ′ 43.3"  E