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Annual Dinner
Sponsorship | Contact
Celebrate your Chamber and recognize the outstanding volunteer leaders who work on your behalf each year during this festive October event.
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Business After Hours
Sponsorship | Contact
Network with fellow members and promote
your products or services at this casual after hours event, learn
about the host business, and enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres
and beverages. Held the second Tuesday of each month (except December)
from 4:30 –- 6 p.m. No charge for members to attend
(not available to non-members).
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Business Day at the Capitol
Contact
Before dawn, Chamber members hop on a coach bus and travel to St. Paul for a day of meetings about key business issues and meetings with our State Legislators. We join over 500 business people from across the State for this important lobbying event. The fee to attend is around $55 per person.
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Business
Expo & Holiday Extravaganza
Booth Registration | Sponsorship | Contact
Celebrate the holiday season with fellow
Chamber members amidst spectacular holiday decor. Network with
hundreds of your business neighbors while visiting sixty Chamber
member exhibits. Hors d'oeuvres,
cash bar, and silent auction. Held in December at Madden's Resort
Town Hall from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., free to members (not
available to non-members).
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CHOW
Lunch (Chamber
Highlights on What's Happening)
Sponsorship | Contact
This 12 - 1 p.m. member lunch offers "shameless
self promotion" for the attendees and the event sponsor.
Attendees are invited to donate door prizes. C.H.O.W. is
held on the first Wednesday and the last Thursday of each month. Fee to attend:
$5
in advance or $7 at the door (not available to non-members).
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Commerce & Industry Marketplace
Registration | Show Layout | Contact
For less than $400, promote your products or services to over 12,000 people at the area’s largest trade show. Booth participants acquire new and potential clients, and expose their business or organization to a diverse profile of area residents.
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Eggs 'n
Issues Legislative Breakfast
Sponsorship | Contact
Join our area legislators for a lively
discussion about issues impacting business. Hear what is happening
at the Capitol, share comments in a structured but comfortable
meeting environment. Attendees inform the facilitator about the
issues they want to discuss, and then the legislators respond
to questions or comments, as well as share their priorities on
behalf of their District. Held two to three times per year from 7:30 - 9 a.m. (not available to non-members).
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Golf Tournament
More Information & Registration | Lunch Sponsorship
Participate in the lakes area's premier
golf event and raise funds for the Chamber operations. The event
starts with lunch on the patio, then golf, followed by a social
and dinner. Everyone golfing is entered into a drawing for almost
$5,000 in prizes. Guests are welcome to attend the dinner for
an additional fee. Held in August at the Legacy Courses at Cragun's
for up to 72 teams of five people and 36 Business on the Tee
options. The golf fee to participate: $700 per team or $140 per
individual (not available to non-members).
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Hospitality Socials
Sponsorship | Contact
The event features a presentation about
a topic important to the hospitality industry, updates about
Chamber destination marketing, and hors d'oeuvres and refreshments
provided by the host business. Held in November and April from
5:30 –- 7:30 p.m. for hospitality members, at no charge
(not available to non-members).
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Job Fair
More Information | Registration Form
Reach prospective employees for year-around or seasonal positions at this annual employer’s event.
This event is sponsored by the Chamber’s workforce committee and Rural Minnesota CEP and is promoted through advertisements in area newspapers, press releases, radio shows, and posters.
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Lakes Vybe
Sponsorship | Contact | Lakes Vybe Information Packet
This Chamber program links people ages 21-40 by offering educational programs and networking opportunities in order to enhance professional skills and create a sense of belonging within the business community. The objectives of the group are:
- Connect young people in the Brainerd Lakes Area
- Create a connection between veteran professionals and the emerging leaders of the community
- Build confidence in young professionals
- Provide networking opportunities amongst people of the same age group and professional level
- Encourage young people to get involved in the Chamber and community
- Offer educational opportunities of interest to young professionals. A fee to participate in the events may be required.
To learn more about Lakes Vybe and receive email invites to events, contact Miranda Anderson
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Progressive Power Lunch
Event Details & Registration | Sponsorship | Contact
During this fast paced luncheon you will progress through three courses of your meal while networking with new tablemates during each course. You have to eat anyway, so take this opportunity to make your business grow! Held the third Thursday for $15 per person during various months (not available to non-members). Attendance: Limited to 50 people; two people per business.
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Speed Networking Lunch
Event Details & Registration | Sponsorship | Contact
You'll enjoy quality, structured
time with about 15 different people during this hour-long event.
You'll use 30 seconds to share a quick overview of your
business, then 90 seconds to find out how the person you're
talking with can help grow your business. By meeting a lot of
people, you have a better chance of meeting ideal contacts. Eat your lunch from 11:30 –- 11:55
a.m., then the networking runs from 12 –- 1 p.m. The fee
to attend is $10 per person (not available to non-members). Attendance:
Limited to 30 people, one per member business, two member businesses per category on a first come, first serve basis.
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Washington D.C. Legislative Trip
Event Details & Registration | Contact
Strengthening the connection with our federal
legislators is important to our Chamber members. Each spring,
the Chamber travels to Washington D.C. to meet with our legislators
about issues impacting business.
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What's
Happening? Lunch
Event Details & Registration Brainerd/Baxter | Sponsorship | Contact
Event Details & Registration Crosslake | Event Details & Registration Pequot Lakes & Breezy
Point | Sponsorship | Contact
Enjoy timely and topical discussion about issues impacting
the business community in the Chamber's neighborhoods
from 12 - 1 p.m. for $8 per person (not available to
non-members). The months of the lunches vary –- see your
newsletter for details or contact us.
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