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The Polk County Chamber of Commerce ...
- Provides a built-in advertising company for your business and a "front
door" to welcome people to the area.
- Answers and handles more than 300 requests each year about Polk County.
- Offers our most effective voice of the business community and is an
organization through which members can join other business people in
solving common problems and meeting joint needs.
- Coordinates Polk Adult Leadership Program.
- Sponsors Job Shadow Day for Middle School grades
- Develops comprehensive marketing programs to identify, attract and
retain industrial and commercial development.
- Coordinates ribbon cuttings, ground-breaking ceremonies, and promotion
of new businesses.
- Actively works with the intergovernmental committee.
- Publishes a magazine of current programs of the business
community.
- Refers Chamber members first to those who have particular business
needs in Polk County.
- Sponsors meetings through which business people can get acquainted
and form close ties. We encourage our members to do business with each
other and "support those who are supporting the community."
- Monitors national, state, and local legislation affecting our area
and businesses through Legifax.
- Recruits mentors for the school mentor program.
- Maintains ongoing recycling programs to increase community awareness
on the importance of recycling.
- Improves the economy and business of our area.
Your Return On Investment
- Elevates education as a top priority locally and statewide and initiates
programs that involve businesses in meaningful education improvements.
- Gathers hundreds of volunteers who work and confront problems that
have an effect on income, business, and growth.
- Provides a communication network for all Polk County Human Resource/Plant
Managers to discuss labor issues/laws affecting their company's productivity.
- Coordinates tourism efforts for Polk County.
- Serves the needs of existing industries and provides a community environment
that insures their continued profitability.
- Offers one-on-one counseling for small businesses with the Small Business
Development Center.
- Pulls the group together to give the strength that is in numbers and
a unity of purpose by pulling together.
- Through meetings, events, and happenings provides excellent exposure
to the entire business community.
Tangible Benefits For Members
- Listing in the Membership Directory.
- Invitations to Chamber sponsored seminars and conferences.
- Legislative issues - Proposed legislation which would affect small
business is researched, policies are adopted, and elected officials
are informed of our members' views.
- Free subscription to the Chamber magazine THE PARAGON, with
discounted rates for advertising.
- Access to community statistical abstracts:
- Major employers listing
- Civic organizations listing
- Quality of Life Magazines for Polk
- Annual Events listing
- Demographics packages
- Polk County maps
- Participation rights on Chamber committees.
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