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Amazing Stitches Hosts Shop Hop
We love it when businesses work together and it’s even better when they understand that competition is good and can be a tool for encouraging collaboration. A Shop Hop is a great example, one that Chamber member, Amazing Stitches, helped coordinate. On July 28, shoppers will meet at Amazing Stitches in Emlenton and then proceed Read More…
MEET OUR BOARD: Inde Hawkins
Inde Hawkins recently returned to the area after living in Virginia for the last 14 years. She is a joint owner of All Season Temporaries, Inc. in Franklin, along with her sister Tiffany and brother Cory. Inde spent her childhood in Farmington, New Mexico, before moving back to Franklin when she was 12. She says Read More…
What Our Members Are Saying
“As the message of the Chamber’s Be Here initiative says, this is a great place to live and work, and I am proud to have my businesses here.”
“Our school and the Chamber have developed a partnership that is crucial to the future of our students’ success and our region’s workforce.”
“With the help of the Chamber’s advocacy committee, the voice of business was heard, benefiting the entire region.”
“The Chamber helped us craft our message and promote it throughout the region–something we couldn’t have done on our own.”
“FLEX was a networking opportunity and confidence builder for me. It gave me the skills and experience to now run a nonprofit and make an impact in the community.”
Be Here is an initiative of the Venango Chamber created to change the narrative of our region. Launched in January 2017, the goal of Be Here is to show the many opportunities to live, work, and play in the Venango Area, while we work to tackle the challenges that do exist.