About the Chamber Local chambers of commerce play a vital role in communities.
F
or visitors and new residents, a chamber is the first place to seek out information about an area. Chambers create that all-important first impression, providing newcomers with important information about transitioning to their new community. Relocating companies look to a chamber for area demographics, connections with key leaders and elected officials, and assistance with the assimilation of employees. To a community, a chamber takes on yet another role — as community champion, balancing the needs of businesses and residents. As community issues have become business issues — and vice versa — the role of the chamber has evolved beyond being the voice of business. As an advocate for its broad and now diverse membership, the chamber leverages and enhances the talents and resources of its members to create a climate of growth and success in the community. Through leadership opportunities, volunteer efforts and business-building programs, and an ongoing focus on critical business, civic and social priorities, the chamber improves the economic vitality and quality of life not only for its members, but for the entire community. The Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to serve all of Northern Palm Beach County — a region that includes 10 municipalities and the unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County surrounding these municipalities, from Mangonia Park in the south through Tequesta in the north.
800 N. U.S. Highway One Jupiter, FL 33477 t 561.746.7111 www.npbchamber.com
NETWORKING AND SPECIAL EVENTS Programs such as Business Before Hours, Business After Hours, Power Networking and Small Business Seminars are all opportunities for members to open a dialogue with prospective clients and become involved in the local community. The Chamber also annually produces the ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival, Art Fest by the Sea, the Loggerhead Triathlon and a Leadership Awards Dinner, among other special events. The Chamber’s website, www.npbchamber.com, is a dynamic tool for members and visitors to gather information and is a vehicle our members can use to increase their visibility. Receiving as many as 150,000 hits per month, the Chamber’s website is continually updated and enhanced to provide a simple yet sophisticated connection to Northern Palm Beach County.
HISTORY Founded in 2007 when the Jupiter Tequesta Juno Beach and the North Palm Beach County chambers of commerce merged, the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber is a dynamic organization that serves as a vital business and community resource. By focusing on the development and retention of businesses, taking an active role in issues that affect the profitability of local companies, we protect and improve the quality of life for residents and, above all, provide superior services and resources to our members.
The Chamber is a not-for-profit organization, funded by the private sector, with nearly 1,000 business members. One of our primary services is as a “knowledge broker,” connecting businesses with prospective clients through an extensive referral program that utilizes one of the most sophisticated computer software programs on the market. Business is still about relationship building, and this basic principle is the foundation for developing programs, special events and social functions at the Chamber. www.npbchamber.com.com 5