In the article, “Chamber a Key Player as Coconut Grove Business on Rise” published on February 8, 2018 in Miami Today, Bob emphases partnerships and collaboration as keys for success.

As a member of the Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce, he discusses the need for a strengthened relationship between the chamber and the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District. “I think we should attend each other’s meetings or have a representative attend each other’s meetings,” he shares. Fitzsimmons explains that increased interaction between the two organizations will be beneficial to the village. “I think there’s an opportunity to use [the BID’s] resources, which are more than the chamber’s,” he states, “and the chamber can give more of a personal touch with the merchants and the other commercial people.”

Additionally, he explains that partnerships between retailers and restaurants, offices and residents will help the area flourish. “The success of the business community will require a little bit of partnership between those businesses to understand what the market is and utilize the extra traffic they’re going to get with office people, and also at the same time attract the residential people that are around it,” he states.

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