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CHAMBER ADVOCACY WORK AND MEMBER NEWS

Changing Course With the

Ever-Changing Tide
Chamber improves the way it serves its members

usinesses have diferent experienced a great amount of growth at every expense and analyzing the value

interpretations of what a and development over the past 10 years. of their involvement. We’ve seen it, and
chamber of commerce is Beyond expanding its marketplace, this we’ve made changes to how to serve our

and how joining such an chamber was one of the irst to recognize members and the community overall.”

organization would impact
the changing tide of the business com- One major change has been the
their company. To some, munity and adapt to the difering needs of chamber’s approach to networking. “Our
B
joining a chamber is an example of a “good its members.
chamber, for example, has brought back
housekeeping” seal for their business.
“It’s not solely about networking, and Breakfast Clubs, a low-cost networking

To others, it’s an example of community it’s not solely about events anymore,” says event that happens once a month in one
and business growth and supports the Robert D. Prunetti, MIDJersey’s president of our chapters,” he says. “This event also

economy in the region.
and CEO. “While the economy is deinitely allows everyone in the room to give an el-
As one of the largest chambers in New moving in the right direction, business evator pitch on their business. This series

Jersey, the MIDJersey Chamber has
owners and companies overall are looking
was stopped years ago because the at-
tendance wasn’t there,

but we recognize our
members’ need for face-

to-face networking and
interaction.”

The chamber also

now ofers breakfast
forums, targeted for

small- and medium-
sized organizations, on

current topics impor-
tant to owners. From

writing a succession
plan to addressing and

preventing fraud from
within a company, these

forums have been suc-
cessful because of the

quality of the informa-
tion presented.

For more details, see

MIDJerseyChamber.
org
.

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