Chamber of Commerce

I have a speech I"m preparing, which I'm working on, and did give to my local Rotary Club in Newport News, VA on my 32 birthday. I was very proud my father was there, a franchise owner, who never had visited a club before that morning.

I took the word CHAMBER and created an acronym.


CHAMBER



Community-Community is important. Human beings want to belong, and enjoy living and working in a thriving community. We are only as strong as our weakest link, and in small business we do rely on each other for referrals.

Helping. The Chamber is committed to helping your business succeed, or helping you recognize your weaknesses and turn them into strengths, through networking seminars, and mentor programs. Most chambers have free weekly networking or monthly after hours events, as well as sponsored events, and paid training. Most staff members have experience with small business owners, and can put you in touch with the right person to help you grow.

Ambassadors. The Ambassadors are select group of business professionals representing small businesses in the area. They market the Chamber via word of mouth, and work on membership drives, networking events and mentoring.

Membership. All groups and clubs thrive on membership. Including churches, softball teams, gyms and rotary clubs. We want to increase membership and invite new businesses to join our organization.

Belong. We as human beings have the need to belong. We all want to belong to something greater than ourselves. It feels good to get recognition and to belong to a group.

Everyone. The chamber embraces everyone. We want everyone to succeed. We are for every small business owner and entrepreneur.

R is for Referrals. It takes an alert person to recognize a referral for another business, then make conversation, create a relationship and follow through. Most of us worry about ourselves, and do not always recognize when we can help others, by referring them to a competitor, or a business associate.






C ommunity

H elping

A mbassadors

M embers

B elong

E veryone

R eferrals

Let me know what you think of this post and if you would like me to develop this for a motivational or marketing speech for your team of ambassadors at your local chamber.

-john