Six Most Often Asked Questions About the Chamber of Commerce:
1. What is it?
The Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce is an action agency designed to meet community needs. It is a voluntary organization of individuals and businesses who band together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial, and civic interests of the Spooner Area. It is a civic clearinghouse, a public relations counselor, a legislative representative at the local, state, and national levels of government, an information bureau, and a research and promotion medium.
2. Who runs it?
The Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce is run by an Executive Board, elected by the Chamber's members. The Board, serving without pay, sets the policies of the Chamber. The administrative head of the Chamber is the President, who is also elected by the membership.
3. What does it do?
The variety of the Chamber's activities is virtually unlimited, depending on community needs and the desire and ability of the Chamber to meet those needs. Each year, the Chamber membership reviews its goals to assure the Chamber is remaining responsive to the community it serves.
4. How does it work?
Committes are the backbone of the Chamber. They are the units that accomplish the organization's goals and objectives.
5. Who pays for it?
Financed on a voluntary basis, the Chamber's expenses are apportioned -- via a flat-rate dues structure -- among its members, consisting of firms and individuals in the area. Chamber membership is an investment in the present and future of the individuals' and the community's welfare.
6. Who are its members?
The Chamber is its members ... it's YOU! Any firm or individual sharing a common interest in community improvement is eligible for membership.
