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About the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce |
The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce has served its members, this community and the surrounding area for over 50 years! The Chamber’s mission is to advance, promote and encourage successful business growth for our members! The Chamber is a voice for the business community representing over 450 members with over 700 direct contacts representing an employment base of over 13,000 employees!
Our valued members invest time and money to make the community the ideal place to live, work and play. Its purpose is to advance the economic, commercial, industrial, civic and cultural well being of Mount Airy and its surrounding area. It is financed primarily by the investment of its members. Support from businesses is essential to finance the programs that are vital to community growth and development. One of the greatest joys and most rewarding experiences of living in a small town is community involvement. Our sense of community defines our relationships, enthusiasm and determination to ensure that Mount Airy and the surrounding area is a progressive force for economic growth in Surry County.
Promotion of all of our members and the support of our small businesses are the cornerstones of the Chamber’s programs throughout the year. The Chamber continues to encourage and promote the program “Buy Local” to keep jobs in our community. Supporting our Chamber Member businesses first, contributes to a strong network of leadership that business can rely on. We believe that the business community is only sustainable when it is integrally linked with the entire community.
Our weekly newspaper column “Business Bulletin Board”, our weekly event e-blast “Chamber Connects Weekly”, our monthly Newsletter “Chamber Chatter”, our Mount Airy News Tabloid “Chamber Connections” and our Mount Airy Chamber Facebook and Fan Page are all perfect avenues to showcase our members! Staying connected to information networks is vital to the success of any business.
Businesses look to the Chamber for new and creative ways to make contacts and network their business for growth. Members are taking a stand by providing a voice for the business community. They are making an impact by getting involved in public policy issues and supporting new options in education and business development. Chamber members support the community by supporting each other!
Let The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce lead the way and “connect” your business with success in 2010.
WE MEAN BUSINESS!