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what is the chamber?

The Chamber’s mission is to enhance the retention and expansion of business throughout Grant County.

The Chamber is a comprehensive group of The Chamber provides both a venue and a platform
businesses and organizations dedicated to to interact with others in the community to share
fostering a healthy and vibrant local economy. To experiences, information, and practical applications
The Chamber is a voluntary membership-driven organization that unites cultivate an environment for business growth and to help further business and organization growth.
business, government, education, philanthropy, health care, and services. sustainability, the Chamber has pledged to provide In recent years, Grant County has shown itself to be
business support, networking opportunities, a shining example of how collaborative efforts and
advocacy, educational and peer outreach for the innovative thoughts can benefit the greater good.
business community. The Chamber with its 350 There is no better example of that effort than the
members representing approximately 11,000 foundation of community discussion and interaction
individual employees, is a voice that is well found within the Marion-Grant County Chamber of
respected within the community. Commerce.

The Marion-Grant County Chamber of Commerce The Chamber continues to serve as a key facilitator -
was founded in 1909. Today, 110 years later, bringing government, education, business, industry,
the Chamber is a voluntary membership-driven not-for-profit, and community service organizations
organization that unites business, government, together in meaningful and productive ways.
education, philanthropy, health care, and services,
creating a central agency which lends itself Chamber leadership is made up of committed
to improving business and building a better individuals from different sectors of industry, who
community. understand the complexity of issues that face
modern businesses in the 21st century. Chamber
It must be understood that the Chamber is people. staff is comprised of professional individuals with
The Chamber of Commerce offers a place for all a diverse background of skills that relish in any
who share in the desire to improve the community opportunity to better understand the challenges Marion General Hospital, Chairman’s Circle Member
and the conditions under which business is and needs of a member’s specific business or
conducted. It directs the energies to those who organization. They are committed to serving all
believe that a community worth living in is a members in a manner that adds value to their
community worth improving. The Chamber enables membership and bringing useful resources and
those people to accomplish collectively what no organizational support to
one of them could do individually. the operation.

59% of business decision-makers are more likely to do

business with a Chamber member than a non-member. why become a member?
Any business, large or small, can benefit from development through educational events
Chamber membership. There are four legs of such as the Sales & Marketing Seminar and
membership benefits: business support, education, Business Growth Series. The networking
networking, and advocacy. The support tools such opportunities provided by the Chamber can
as the online Business Directory, e-newsletter, develop into strong sales leads and business
Member2Member Discount all work to the member’s relationships. In addition, Chamber membership
benefit, at all times of the day or night, and are provides businesses a voice in local, state and federal
relevant to all prospects. It can increase professional government through its advocacy efforts.