PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) would like to remind the business community that they can make use of its COCI-2U service which was introduced mid-March.
This service entails COCI going to the business establishment after a request has been made for an excerpt and delivering the aforementioned document, and at the same time picking up of annual fees due, among other Chamber to Business related matters.
The process entails the customer contacting COCI either by telephone, fax, email or via Facebook with their request. COCI will then proceed to prepare the document (s) requested and deliver them to the customer. Payment could be made by cash, check or credit card, and a receipt of payment will be provided to the customer on the spot by the COCI representative.
The aforementioned service facilitates making it easier to do business for the entrepreneur by avoiding having to wait in long traffic lines and not being able to find parking when in Philipsburg.
In connection with COCI’s 40th anniversary marking its establishment, the Chamber is continuously looking at improving its services towards the business community.
The Simpson Bay Public Center is also a venue that businesses can make use of in requesting documents and making their annual fee payment.
As part of its 40th anniversary in 2019, COCI has decided to waive outstanding dues before 2014, only if a company owes for the period 2015-2019, that they pay for that period in order to be current. This special promotion after being available for a four-month period, will end June 31, 2019.
Those businesses who are in arrears at the Chamber are invited to call a COCI customer service representative at 721-542-3595 or 721-542-3590 – to discuss a payment plan arrangement; for those who are having challenges to pay their annual registration fee, they can also approach the COCI customer service rep about a payment plan.
