For Chamber Business Owners
Get Connected to the Chamber and Other Members

Make sure you and your staff maximize membership in the Chamber and get connected with potential customers. Connect with others by joining a special interest group, volunteering for special events planning and/or receiving alerts & updates that could potentially impact your business.

Check all that apply to your area of interest.

Ambassadors:
Connect with fellow Chamber members and build business relationships with one-on-one personal calls to other members. Meets monthly. Contact Julia Kyle.

Business Excellence Awards:
Participate in selection and recognition of business and industry accomplishments. Contact Bill Eanes or Julia Kyle.

Existing Industry:
Participate in business and industry surveys to understand issues affecting companies and aid in finding solutions to those issues. Contact Bill Eanes.

Governmental Briefings:
You will be invited to local, state, and federal government briefings with our elected officials and regulators- held throughout the year. Additionally, you will be invited to participate in the Day on the Hill in Nashville. Contact Kathy DeLozier.

HR Focus Group:
Learn about the latest issues affecting your workplace from specialists in the employment law area. Plan and sponsor the Annual Supervisors Training. Meets quarterly. Contact Kathy DeLozier.

Transportation:
Hear local community leaders and TDOT discuss current transportation projects and help shape policy decisions for the Chamber. Quarterly meetings, but may include additional called meetings. Contact Kathy DeLozier.

Volunteers in Progress (VIP):
Be on the front end of economic development. VIP members contribute financially to economic development efforts and receive benefits and exposure for their businesses through exclusive economic development and social events. Contact Bill Eanes.

Women in Business:
Receive email notifications and reminders for this luncheon meeting. Women share best practices and discuss issues relevant to their work. Meets semi-annually. Contact Julia Kyle.

Workforce Development:
Work with education professionals and employers to identify key areas concerning workforce development and implement programs to better equip our community with a qualified workforce. Contact Bill Eanes.

Information Updates

You may choose to receive valuable information on important issues impacting your business from sources available through the Chamber. They include: Economy/Fiscal Responsibility, Education/Workforce, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Infrastructure (Transportation System) Taxation (how new taxes affect your business), Workplace (Employment Law changes, Labor, Workers' Compensation, and mandatory new business requirements). You may also choose to receive additional general informational updates from our elected officials, the Tennessee Chamber, the US Chamber and other sources. Contact Kathy DeLozier.

Economy/Fiscal Responsibility

Education/Workforce

Energy

Environment

Health Care

Infrastructure (Transportation System)

Local, State and Federal Informational Updates (may include a variety of issues)

Taxation

Workplace (Employment Law, Labor, Worker's Comp, Mandatory Business Requirements)

Event Planning

Taste of Blount:
Help plan the 10th Annual Taste of Blount. This premier event takes place in September in downtown Maryville. Planning meetings begin in May. Volunteers are also needed the day of the event. Anticipate four planning meetings prior to the event. Contact Kathy DeLozier.

Townsend Festivals:
Volunteers needed to work during several festivals/events such as the Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival, Townsend Spring & Fall Festivals and Winter Heritage Festival. Contact Herb Handly.
 
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