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Is Busyness Getting in the Way of Your Growth?
How’s your summer going? Have you been able to grab a vacation, yet? At least a little down time to camp, get to the lake, or visit family? Too busy, you say? Who isn’t, right? Well, that’s a problem we all share and one we need to really take a hard look at because busy…
Thinking Big for Small Business
As a small business owner, it’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day operations of your business. You’re constantly juggling tasks like managing inventory or staff, paying bills, dealing with customer service issues, and the like. So of course it can be challenging to find time to think about the big picture, let alone…
7 Things To Do To Make Your Business Life Easier
As business owners, it seems we’re constantly being pulled in hundreds of different directions. Some days it can be thrilling, other days its manageable, and other days the work can feel like a massive struggle. But no matter what, there are some things you can do to make your life easier. Here are some cost-effective…
Celebrating 100 Years Serving Lewis County
Yesterday, the Chamber was proud to host West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner as he presented the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce and Standard Gas of Jane Lew with the WV Chamber of Commerce Centurion Award which recognizes businesses which have served their communities for 100 years. In preparing for the ceremony, I went…
How to Find a Complementary Business to Help Yours Grow
Here in Lewis County and our surrounding region, we’re blessed to have several small- to medium-sized businesses opening their doors every year. These businesses often ask the Chamber how to best carve out a place for itself in a competitive market. How can a business owner effectively differentiate their products or services from the competition?…
I Would Come to That Chamber Event But…
I have a confession: I am an introvert. This is a somewhat odd characteristic of an executive director of a chamber of commerce. We tend to think of people in this role as outgoing and chatty, with boundless energy when in a crowd. And while I can be those things when the role requires it,…
4 Questions You Must Ask Before Starting A Business
If you’re thinking about starting a business this year…congratulations! Business ownership is all about betting on yourself and creating your own opportunities. Whether you buy into a franchise, lease some space and start your own thing, or build an e-commerce website, doing it on your own has never been more alluring. But just because you…
10 Ways to Revive Connections with Former Customers
It happens. People buy from you and they love you. Then life and other work circumstances get in the way, and they don’t return. Sometimes it’s because they no longer have use for your products or services like when you offer hair cuts and they’ve gone bald or you sell tractor supplies and they decided…
Efficiency or Effectiveness: Which Do You Need for Success?
How do you like to work? Do you like to move fast or with precision? Do you like many small projects or one big, long one that you can dig into? No, you’re not in the middle of a job interview exercise, though these are questions that you should know about yourself and your teams….
What Does It Mean to Be a Chamber Member?
Posted on in As I talk with folks in our community, there is still some confusion as to what a Chamber of Commerce actually is and does. That’s okay. When you start to think about it, a Chamber is a somewhat unique type of organization. Traditionally, a Chamber of Commerce has been a membership organization…