Letter: Jasper Chamber celebrates Small Business Week June 20-24
The Jasper Chamber of Commerce works with businesses, merchants, and industry to advance the civic, economic, industrial, professional and cultural life in the City of Jasper, Indiana.
Chambers of Commerce have contributed to the economic life of Indiana for more than a century – and the Jasper Chamber of Commerce and its members provide citizens with a strong business environment that increases employment, the retail trade and commerce, and industrial growth in order to make Jasper, Indiana a better place to live.
This year marks the 62nd anniversary of the Jasper Chamber of Commerce. Incorporated in 1954, the Jasper Chamber encourages the growth of existing industries, services and commercial firms and encourages new firms and individuals to locate in our city.
The week of June 20-24 is Small Business Week in Indiana and the Jasper Chamber is pleased to be part of that celebration.
As many companies continue to struggle through some difficult times, owners and employees are asking themselves how they can help their business. Joining the Jasper Chamber of Commerce could be the answer they are looking for.
By joining the Jasper Chamber, you make connections to possible clients, new business relationships and to your own town. If a member makes a request of the Jasper Chamber, there are outlets and resources to connect them with to find an answer. That is the one great benefit of having a local chamber of commerce. The Jasper Chamber is local and knows the businesses and the community.
The Jasper Chamber not only connects businesses to other businesses, the chamber connects its members to valuable community resources and information that is essential to maintaining a business. It’s a one-stop shop for business success. If you utilize the Chamber’s assets: the chamber, the business and the community all succeed. You can be part of this very active Chamber of Commerce – always in tune with its members and always seeking ways to improve the business climate of this area.
The Chamber has ties to the Small Business Development Center, Indiana WorkOne, the Better Business Bureau, Radius Indiana and many other agencies throughout Indiana.
The Jasper Chamber partners with other organizations to provide programs and projects on a variety of topics. The goal of these programs is to update members on “hot topics” and give those members an opportunity to meet one another. Networking is key to communicating and the chamber encourages members to host and attend a Timeout From Business (after-hours networking event) and to become a chamber ambassador.
The Jasper Chamber is the first place many people come when they arrive in Jasper and Dubois County. Some of the services provided are information, directions, maps, relocation packets, workshops, small business planning, tourist information, census and other statistical data, apartment and rental information, brochures, and various lists and information.
The Chamber website is a great resource for those moving here, those living here and those doing business here. Each member has a separate “page” of their own on this website.
Visit this newly designed site at http://www.jasperin.org.
During Small Business Week in Indiana — also being celebrated as Jasper Chamber of Commerce Week — consider joining the Jasper Chamber. You are invited to stop by the Jasper Chamber for an open house on Tuesday, June 21 between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m to meet the staff members, Nancy Eckerle and Tina Vaal.
Also on hand that day will be their guest, Troy Phelps, the Regional Director of the Indiana Small Business Development Center.
Being a member of the Jasper Chamber of Commerce – it’s just the right thing to do!
