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Chambers of Commerce Share Organizational Challenges in 2024 Survey

GrowthZone

GrowthZone surveyed 470 chamber of commerce professionals across the U.S. The results show several interesting trends impacting today’s chambers, highlighted below are some key findings: Despite engagement challenges, a majority of Chambers experienced a net increase in membership in 2023. and Canada at the beginning of 2024.

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How to Start a Chamber of Commerce in 7 Steps

Wild Apricot

If you think a “chamber of commerce” sounds a little old-fashioned, even a little pretentious, you’re not the only one. But the archaic-sounding name makes sense seeing as how the first chamber of commerce was founded in France in.

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The Top 9 Chamber of Commerce Software Solutions in 2021

Wild Apricot

If administrative work is taking over your organization — things like filling out membership applications by hand, running cheques to the bank, manually processing event registrations, and sorting through a messy Excel directory — Chamber.

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9 Chamber of Commerce Software Solutions That Save Time and Money

Wild Apricot

If you want to spend more time building local businesses up and less time managing the administrative work of your Chamber, Chamber of Commerce software may be for you — here's everything you need to know about Chamber of Commerce software, along with 9 options and how to evaluate between them.

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[GUEST BLOG] Your Chamber Has More Potential Than You Realize, Part 1

GrowthZone

When I was interviewing for the Executive Director job at my chamber, an influential board member took me aside and said, “Look, we’re just a small, poor chamber and we cannot afford to pay you what you’re worth and you’d be better off just finding another job.”. What about your chamber?

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Top 11 Chamber Management Software AMS Systems

GrowthZone

Leveraging a robust membership management system enables chamber professionals to engage members and develop their chamber instead of focusing on mundane, repetitive tasks. Whether your chamber of commerce is regional, local, or niche-specific, a feature-rich Association Management Software (AMS) is a must. Chamber Software 101.

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15 Ideas to Provide More Value For Your Chamber of Commerce Members

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Chambers of Commerce are essential to the economic growth of our communities; through making introductions, facilitating projects, maintaining data on the areas served and their economic climates and keeping abreast of pending development projects. Chambers now have to ensure their members understand the return on investment of Chamber.

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