The NACC is working to really live true to our new Impact Statement, “Moving Business Forward towards an engaged, thriving community by being Your Advocate and Your Resource for Our Community.” One way we aim to be your resource is to provide our Members with quality programming relevant to their needs. We have many specificContinue reading
The New Year is often a catalyst for us all to examine what we are doing and how we can work to make ourselves improve. One word I use is “intentional”. I work hard to be intentional in WHAT I do as well as WHY I do it. I want to challenge each of you to be intentional in all youContinue reading
I simply cannot reiterate enough, please be intentional with your holiday shopping and Shop Local and Shop Chamber this year. Our businesses need your support now more than ever. Did you know many of our local shops offer curbside pick-up? Some shops have virtual appointments so they can utilize technology to take you shopping throughContinue reading
November is a month about Giving Thanks and expressing gratitude. I want to make sure to truly say thank you to all of you for prioritizing purchasing from our local businesses. Now more than ever, our local businesses need you. They need you as customers, as reviewers, and as curbside patrons. This month, let’s allContinue reading
We want to take a moment to celebrate you and your membership. Thank you for keeping your membership current with the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce and believing in our purpose through these challenging times. We want to offer a small gesture of gratitude to demonstrate what it means to us that you are aContinue reading
I’m very excited. I cannot wait to see all of you live and in person at our first in-person event in months. Our Annual Golf Outing will take place at Springbrook Golf Course on Monday, September 14. To ensure that the event is a safe success, we have implemented many safety precautions in accordance withContinue reading
On July 1 NACC entered Fiscal Year 2021. While this notation is mostly financial and administrative, it does mark the start of something new for the Chamber. July 1, 2020, began the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce’s new Strategic Plan. This is our rubric for you, our Members, and the community to hold us to.Continue reading
NAPERVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RELEASES SOBERING RESULTS COVID-19 BUSINESS IMPACT SURVEY Today, the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors issued the results of its two-week survey of 155 local businesses and nonprofits, showing that nearly one third had less than two months of cash reserves before facing a permanent shutdown. In solidarityContinue reading
Allow me to be honest with you. COVID-19 has upended so many aspects of our business and our lives. This is hard. This is hard professionally and personally. I don’t know about you, but my kids somehow find their way onto most of my conference calls. We are learning new ways to work, and newContinue reading
Flu season is in full effect. We’ve had many staffers here at NACC with the flu – myself included – and, my advice is simple: if at all possible – stay home. Just like a sick child staying home from school, staying home from work is important to help prevent spreading the virus or coldContinue reading
