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THE CHAMBER: SUPPORTING MEMBERS & JOB CREATIONWith more than 1,700 member companies, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce is the region’s largest and most influential business association. The Chattanooga Chamber Foundation serves as the area’s economic develop-ment authority and implements a comprehensive job creation strategy on behalf of the community. Incorporated as two separate but related entities, the two organizations operate under a shared vision of championing member businesses and implementing a comprehensive job creation strategy to promote regional economic growth.

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• Encouraging entrepreneurial activity. The Chamber manages the INCubator program (in the Hamilton County Business Development Center), which is one of the largest and most successful business incubators in the U.S.

• Supporting existing industry. The Chamber serves as a liaison between companies and public officials in resolving issues and providing assistance with incentives, tax credits, site location, alternative financing resources, employee re-cruitment, and local business climate issues.

• Recruiting new companies. The Chamber’s marketing and recruitment efforts have given the Chattanooga area an international economic development reputation and played a critical role in recruiting job creation projects like Volks- wagen, Alstom, and Amazon.com.

• Supporting workforce development and education.

The Chamber partners with local educators in efforts to enhance local workforce preparation including the STEM High School and HUB, the Principal Leadership Academy, and the Chamber’s award-winning school-to-work pro-grams which reach more than 10,000 8th–12th graders ev-ery year.

• Developing new leaders for the community. Leadership Chattanooga offers emerging leaders a 10-month orientation on community issues and develops their leadership skills to prepare them for prominent business, cultural, and political roles. Chattanooga Insight is a mini-leadership program that provides a community overview in just 1.5 days.

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• Make business connections. Take advantage of more than 200 opportunities to build business connections throughout the year, including: 11 Area Councils (month-ly meetings), the Young Professional Association of Chat-tanooga, the International Business Council, the African American Business Development Program, recognition and award events, and other networking activities.

• Boost marketing efforts. Every day the Chamber re-ceives calls from individuals and businesses looking for potential vendors. We recommend only Chamber mem-bers and we only list Chamber Members on our search-able online business directory, which draws more than 50,000 people each year.

• Advocate for business-friendly public policies. The Chamber advocates on behalf of members at the lo-cal, state, and national levels through the efforts of a full-time public policy expert.

• Stay in the loop. Through Business Trend magazine, members receive quarterly updates on the state of the lo-cal economy, big picture movements within Chattanooga's business community, public policy initiatives, and op-portunities to take advantage of local business resources. Members also receive weekly emails notifying them of the latest business events, news, and opportunities.

• Save your company money. Chamber members are eligible to receive exclusive discounts on a wide ar-ray of office supplies, credit card processing, and other services.

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Mike Collins & AssociatesNorthwest Georgia Bank

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Brainerd/East Brainerd CouncilMeets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m.Car Barn6721 Heritage Business Court

Downtown CouncilMeets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 a.m.Double Tree Hotel407 Chestnut Street

East Ridge CouncilMeets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 11:45 a.m.East Ridge Community Center1517 Tombras Avenue

Enterprise Gateway CouncilMeets the fourth Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m.Hospice of Chattanooga4411 Oakwood Drive

Hixson Council Meets the third Wednesday of each month at noon.North River Civic Center1009 Executive Drive

MidTown CouncilMeets the second Wednesday of each month at 11:45 a.m.Out of the Blue Café3230 Brainerd Road

North Chattanooga CouncilMeets the first Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m.The INCubator100 Cherokee Boulevard

North Hamilton CountyMeets the third Thursday of each month at noon.Budweiser of Chattanooga200 Shearer Street

Ooltewah/Collegedale CouncilMeets the third Wednesday of each month at 9:15 a.m. Collegedale City Hall4910 Swinyar Drive

Red Bank CouncilMeets the third Tuesday of each month at noon.Red Bank Community CenterMorrison Springs Road

Southside CouncilMeets the first Thursday of each month at noon.South Chattanooga Recreation Center1151 West 40th Street

For More Information

Mandy Senn Director of Community Outreach (423) 763-4368 msenn@chattanoogachamber.com

AnnuAl eventsSmall Business Awards Luncheon & EXPO ChattanoogaMarch 13, 2013

Community Leadership LuncheonMay 17, 2013

African American Business Development Annual EventSummer 2013

Mayors’ Business and Industry Appreciation BreakfastSummer 2013

Chamber Annual MeetingAugust 14, 2013

Spirit of Innovation Awards LuncheonNovember 13, 2013

Chamber Open HouseOctober 24, 2013

Am networking (monthly) Visit a different business the first Wednesday of every month for an hour of networking and refreshments, beginning at 8 a.m. The event attracts an average of over 100 businesspeople to the host's workplace.

business After hours (monthly)Visit a different business for socializing and networking the third Thursday of each month, beginning at 5 p.m.

connectforlunch (weekly)Strengthen business relationships with two or three different Chamber members over face-to-face lunch meetings at restaurants in the network.

developing A globAl mindset seminArs (bimonthly)Learn how cultural literacy and diversity can open new markets at home and abroad at these educational workshops held regularly at The INCubator.

Additional business seminars and educational opportunities are regularly scheduled throughout the year.

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eXpo chAttAnoogAIn March, the Chamber hosts EXPO Chattanooga, the region’s largest showcase of local products and ser-vices. This event is held in conjunction with the Small Business Awards Luncheon and attracts more than 1,500 attendees each year. Call the Chamber to reserve your booth today at (423) 763-4366.

incubAtor for smAll businessesThe Chamber manages The INCubator in the Hamilton County Business Development Center as a resource for establishing and growing entrepreneurial ventures. With as many as 70 companies employing more than 300 people under one roof, the program is one of the largest and most successful business incubators in the U.S. For more infor-mation call, (423) 752-4301.

stem high schoolWorking with Hamilton County Schools, Chattanooga State, and other partners, the Chamber played a lead role in engaging the business community's support to establish the new STEM High School and HUB to enhance educa-tion in science, technology, engineering, and math.

volkswAgen And suppliers employ 5,000+ peopleThe Chamber played a critical role in recruiting Volkswagen’s initial $1 billion investment to establish the company’s only U.S. auto assembly facility. Since then, the Chamber has continued to work with the company on supplier recruitment and expansions. At the beginning of 2013, total employment for Volkswagen and its local suppliers exceeded 5,000 people.

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