The Power of Connections

Today, we’d like to explain to you the Power of Connections—your business thrives on it and your future depends on it. We want to be able to help create opportunities for you to make connections and expand your business. We offer a wide variety of networking programs from professional networking groups and Business After Hours to Breakfast Club meetings and industry specific councils.

In order to facilitate opportunities for you to expand your business, we offer our members professional networking groups and industry councils to help you make connections and help your business grow.

Belonging to a Chamber Networking Group may significantly increase your sales efforts, since group members have the incentive to become salespersons for each other's products and services. Members within the group become a marketing force for each other. This mutually supportive environment is what makes a Chamber Networking Group so powerful.

Our professional networking groups include:

Seeds to Leads (S2L) Their mission is three-fold:

·      Growth and prosperity of each member’s business

·      Formation of partnerships among the memberships

o   Meant to enable and enhance each member’s business and social life

·      Education of the membership on current topics of mutual interest

o   Either from within or outside of the group

Seeds to Leads meets the 2^nd & 4^th Wednesday at 7:45am. For membership information, contact Dan White (203) 556-1198

Valley Business Network (BVN): Their group goals:

·      Build trusting personal and professional relationships ultimately leading to professional referrals and business success

·      Hold one another accountable for the services they offer and the professional handling of their cross referrals

o   So they can continue to grow and prosper

·      Guest speakers visit to educate on relevant to current events and issues

Valley Business Network meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month. For membership information, contact Alex Modica (203) 644-2052

Women in Networking (WIN): a women’s only networking group. Keep an eye out for a blog post in the near future!

Women in Networking meets the 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday at 8:45am. For membership information, contact Mala Vaish (203) 659-0300

Groups are limited to one representative from each industry (i.e. one realtor, one banker, one printer). Group members must be members of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce. Openings are filled on a first come basis. Groups meet at the Greater Valley Chamber, 10 Progress Drive, 2nd Floor, Shelton, CT

Networking Group dues are $80 annually and are pro-rated quarterly for new members. For more information on these Leads Groups contact the Chamber today.

Meeting times and days may change due to special presentations, holidays, weather, etc.—Please double check our online Calendar of Events to confirm dates, times and locations.

Summer Intern, Noelle Monk