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Thousands of Inquiries

Referrals to Your Business—The chamber is staffed daily between the hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in response to the thousands of inquiries that are handled by the office staff.

Social and Business Networking—The Chamber’s Business After Hours provides a quarterly forum to exchange business ideas and interact socially with other chamber members.

Insurance—Beginning in January 2007 the Chamber is offering Health, Dental,
Long term and Short term Disability Insurance polices. This program is available for chamber members only and local chamber member insurance agent and brokers will offer such policies.

Business-to-Business Advertising—For a nominal fee inserts in the monthly newsletter that is mailed to 400 business recipients are available. In addition ad space is available in the newsletter based on a six-month contract.

Special Events—The annual HomeLife Show is held in conjunction with the Hanover Area Chamber. This event draws over 15,000 visitors each year and preferred vendor space is available to chamber members. Sponsorships are also available for the annual chamber golf tournament. All proceeds for this event go to scholarships to adult learners in the Upper Valley.

Upper Valley Leadership Program—The Chamber has a leadership program that informs the participants of all aspects of the Upper Valley. The first program graduated 10 individuals who are now encouraged to participate in community activities.

Public Forums—The Chamber promotes discussion of important issues by hosting candidate forums and seminars on such topics as business ethics and pending legislation.

Did You Know?
The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary, non-profit corporation formed in 1916 by a group of the community’s business leaders. It was created in order to “promote the growth and prosperity of their City of Lebanon and vicinity, and the agricultural, civic, commercial, industrial and social welfare of the people of the Greater Lebanon area.”

Annually the Chamber selects the Good Citizen of the Year and the Business of the Year.

The Chamber is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors. Five directors are elected each year to serve three-year terms.

Elections for officers of the Chamber are held at the annual meeting each September.

The board of Directors hires a President and CEO and other office staff as necessary to carry on the work of the organization. An office is staffed full-time, five days a week.

The Chamber communicates primarily with its members through the monthly newsletter containing events, community functions, news of the business community and articles of interest. In addition, web site and e-mail links are available.

Members are invited to attend meetings and participate on several standing committees, e.g. Marketing, Special Events, Government Affairs, Membership and Human Resources.

The Chamber has an information booth located in Colburn Park that is open in the spring through fall; and is run by the Grafton County Senior Citizen Council.