about us
Mission
It is the “business” of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce to do our best to promote issues and activities, which meet our members and community’s needs, through the collective efforts of our members.
Objectives and Goals
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Chamber members (businesses, organizations and individuals) work to make the Petersburg area a place where the quality of life is influenced by our small town charm.
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Sharing information: Keep our members informed of issues that can affect their business interests.
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Collaboration: Identify and recruit local organizations that share the Chamber’s vision for a vibrant business environment, develop common goals and actively pursue them.
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Business to Business Promotions: Provide our membership with opportunities to promote their business to other members.
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Business to Public Promotions: Provide our membership with opportunities to promote their business to the public.
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Benefits: One of the benefits of chamber membership is networking - the opportunity to meet, socialize, interact and do business with fellow chamber members.
2019 Chamber Strategies
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Increase the Chamber’s social media presence on Facebook by offering the service of creating and/or sharing posts for all Chamber members.
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Increase our members marketing efforts by partnering with Capitol Radio Group to offer "buy one get one" advertising packages
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A new Petersburg Chamber of Commerce website was created in 2017 which offers the ability to update regularly and includes a community calendar which can be utilized by any chamber business.
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Develop a new business “solicitation package” to bring addition members to the Chamber.
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Continue to bring business leaders together by scheduling after-hours networking opportunities at the request of any Chamber business.
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Plan a kick off to summer street festival in Downtown Petersburg.
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Hold ribbon cutting ceremonies for all new businesses.