The Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce’ Board of Directors gathered for their annual planning retreat to set goals for 2021. The board’s goal setting was a process that took several hours …
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The Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce’ Board of Directors gathered for their annual planning retreat to set goals for 2021. The board’s goal setting was a process that took several hours of discussion and reflection on last year’s challenges and successes.
Acknowledging that there are more challenges ahead, the board was able to set goals based on marketing, school partnerships, member growth and outreach, and future events.
With the pandemic still in the forefront of every consideration, the board was tasked to be flexible and creative with their goals for 2021. In the age of virtual meetings, mixed with small in-person meetings, the Chamber has been able to create a “new normal” for now.
Events are the most challenging, at this time, and there were several that had been cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic. The board has decided to plan only those events that can be held outside for now and will look to other events in the future, when it is safe for members and the community’s residents to attend.
School partnerships continue to be a focus for the Warrenton Area Chamber as it invests in the future of the community’s students. Member businesses are in a position to offer internships, business site visits, mock interviews, and volunteer/community service opportunities to students. With the exposure of the various businesses and industries our region has to offer, the students would be able to focus on their interests and make educated decisions concerning further education and/or employment.
Marketing area businesses is always an important part of the Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce. With its “Think Local, Be Local, Buy Local” campaign, the Chamber is working to remind area residents to shop their community first for goods and services. It not only saves them time, gas, and money, it also puts that money back into this community’s roads and emergency services.
The Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes all businesses and individuals that live and work in the community, or have an interest in doing business here. The Chamber ended 2020 with 190 members and the Chamber board is working hard to represent those members and their future in this area.
For more information about the Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce, go to www.warrentoncoc.com.
