I’ve been a chamber member for over a decade now. I remember attending my first mixer, and watching prominent business owners converse with each other. I thought to myself "I can't wait to know everyone like they know everyone, and be able to have such casual conversations about our businesses, community, and lives". It took time and effort attending monthly mixers, power lunches, I attended lots of the big annual events, I served on the board, but after a couple of years I got to that point. It's positively impacted my business bringing community engagement downtown, creating a network of businesses I've patronized and who have patronized my business, and they do alot behind the scenes with economic development, government involvement, and more. If you’re a business owner I strongly recommend you join and get involved in at least one event the chamber hosts each month."
Garrett Konrad, IFC Financial"