The Nome Chamber strives to encourage free enterprise and trade, promote unification of the business community, provide a business forum for membership, attract new industry and commerce, maintain and improve business conditions, and encourage good business practices, which will improve the quality of life in Nome.

Alaska State Chamber of Commerce Mission and Strategies

* Promote a stable, reliable economic environment in which business can prosper and work to eliminate factors which unreasonably increase the cost and complexity of doing business in Alaska.

* Promote development and implementation of a long-term fiscal plan that addresses the diverse needs of Alaskans.

* Advocate a strong in-state education system to insure a fully qualified Alaskan workforce.

* Encourage the development of Alaska's natural resources and expansion of in-state value-added processing of those resources in concert with modern principles of stewardship and sustained-yield management.

* Ensure recognition of Alaska's strategic importance to national defense and support the continued development of a strong, healthy military presence in the state.

* Support efforts to develop and promote Alaska as a foremost visitors destination.