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New Canaan Chamber of Commerce Membership
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Our Town and Our Chamber
Welcome!
The basic mission of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce is to serve the community, not only by fostering the growth of local businesses, but also by promoting the continued progress of New Canaan as a whole.
In discharging its responsibilities as the overall representative of the New Canaan business community, the Chamber conducts many activities of direct and indirect benefit to its members. These include the annual Village Fair and Sidewalk Sale, during which the core business area becomes a pedestrian mall; the ongoing Downtown Beautification Campaign; the Halloween Parade and the holiday lighting of downtown New Canaan; surveys of public opinion and participation in community celebrations and other projects.
The Chamber also strives to maintain a close liaison with local government and community groups working toward resolution of problems of mutual concern such as public parking, zoning, and business development. The economic conditions are a primary concern and the Chamber works to bring businesses to New Canaan and support those businesses with marketing advice, public relations and networking opportunities.
A newcomer to New Canaan is immediately impressed by the town’s strong community pride, its many activities and its determination to preserve a small town atmosphere, and yet be a progressive community. The Chamber of Commerce firmly believes that it has an important role to play in maintaining these goals.
With very best wishes,
Pamela B. Ogilvie, Executive Director
Our Goals and Objectives
The New Canaan Chamber of Commerce seeks to:
- Publicize the positive aspects of the community to enhance its uniqueness and quality of life.
- Provide leadership and direction for the business community and serve as a source of information to ensure the continued progress of New Canaan’s economy.
- Foster communication among members of the business community and promote a favorable local business environment.
- Provide ongoing services to the Chamber members by recognizing the diverse interests and needs of its members.
- Maintain a high visibility for the Chamber and its members.
- Promote good government relations with the business community and serve as a representative in town affairs to solve problems of mutual concern.
Our Code of Ethics
The members of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce are pledged to:
- Maintain high ethical standards in the conduct of their businesses.
- Offer goods and services of high quality at equitable prices.
- Provide effective procedures for acting promptly and fairly on customer complaints.
New Canaan Chamber of Commerce Membership
We have over 400 members of the Chamber subscribing to the objectives and ethics as stated in this directory. The membership includes a variety of retail stores, numerous service organizations, banks, utilities, real estate firms, professional service companies and individual offices of national corporations. The Chamber is governed by a Board of Directors, selected from the membership, working with our Executive Director and staff.
The New Canaan Chamber welcomes new members, who are provided with a simple application form and an established schedule of very modest annual dues, based generally upon the number of persons employed by the member firm.
- Referrals: only Chamber member names are given in response to inquiries for goods and services.
- Information: maps, brochures, market research data and statistics on New Canaan; periodic opinion surveys on key issues; assistance to new businesses.
- Low-cost health insurance available only to Chamber members, their families and employees. www.citrust.com
- Business contacts: frequent get-togethers such as breakfasts, luncheons, business-to-business receptions, etc. for networking and developing new contacts and customers.
- Professional staff to respond to you and your potential clients' inquiries, only a phone call away.
- Newsletter: a yearly subscription to our bi-monthly newsletter packed with information.
- Promoting your business or profession: for the modest fee of $100, any member may insert an advertising flyer with the bimonthly newsletter. The Chamber also arranges cooperative advertising projects from time to time.
- Valuable member-to-member discounts on goods and services--which you can also offer to promote your business or profession.
- Community events: the Chamber sponsors the annual Village Fair and Sidewalk Sale, Halloween Parade, Holiday Lights -- all improving the quality of personal and business life in New Canaan.
- Strength of numbers: opportunities to participate on committees and task forces, and the knowledge that you are part of a united effort to make New Canaan a great place to live and be in business or a profession.
- Web presence with links to member web sites.
- Membership decal: a seal of good business to your customers.