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- What is the Wendell Chamber of Commerce?
- How is it Organized?
- What Does the chamber Do?
- How is it Financed?
The Mission Statement
The Wendell Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit 501 (C) (3) corporation, aims to advance commercial, industrial, and civic development; to encourage the economic and social progress of the Wendell area for the benefit of all citizens, and to facilitate the production and distribution of goods and services.
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What is the Wendell Chamber of Commerce?
Organized in 1947. The Wendell chamber of Commerce has served and continues to serve the agency through which community plans become community action.
The Wendell Chamber of Commerce is the business community at work as the central agency for the development of our community... doing jobs that no firm or individual can do alone.
Consider the Wendell Chamber of Commerce as department in your business. Your Chamber works to build positive sentiment on many civic problems in the community and the conditions under which business is conducted.
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How is it Organized?
The Board of Directors of the Wendell chamber of Commerce, elected by the membership, sets the policy for the Chamber. They serve without pay and also supervise several committees set up to handle special projects.
The head of the Chamber is the President, elected by the Board of Directors. The only paid staff member is the Executive Director who maintains the office and works under the supervision of the President of the Board.
Strictly non-sectarian, the Chamber is cooperative with all churches and religious institutions and advocates high ethical practices in all endeavors.
The Chamber supports no particular political viewpoint and recommends no candidate for public office. The Chamber seeks to represent the entire business and professional community; however, it does not recommend any one firm, product or service.
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What Does the Chamber do?
The Wendell Chamber of Commerce is an organization interested in building a better community, meeting the growing needs of a growing population, improving commerce, increasing payrolls, legitimate profits and the maintenance and continuation of a sound community financial structure. Basically, the Chamber's job is community development of industry and trade, civic activities, development of publicity and public relations for the community and many other areas of development.
The Chamber of Commerce seeks to serve the best interests of all people of Wendell.
The Chamber does not carry this load alone. It is shared by many other organizations and public officials. Your Chamber is also affiliated with the National Chamber of Commerce and often co-operates with other municipal Chambers in the state to benefit from the collective knowledge in solving many mutual problems.
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How is it financed?
The Chamber of Commerce is financed on a voluntary basis and the expenses are shared by the membership. Dues are based on a fair share plan that lets businesses privately determine their own dues. These dues include the listing of your business on the Chamber web site and links to your homepage. Flyers may be placed in our bi-monthly newsletter and "broadcast" email of any event, sale or promotion for your business.
Membership list is available to all members for no extra fee.
Business, industry and the professionals are all represented. The member consist of those who contribute their energies and resources with the belief that a community worth living in is a community worth improving.
Membership is actually an investment in the present and future of our community's welfare. Dues are deductible as a business expense.
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