Group comprised of local chamber business leaders from a wide-range of business industries, markets, and professional backgrounds who volunteer their time & efforts to assist chamber businesses & members in a confidential and ethical manner. | ||
Mission | ||
To provide free guidance, advice, and assistance to Marathon Chamber members in order to improve overall business performance and profitability. | ||
| Purpose: | ||
To connect business members with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to succeed and improve their businesses through such business support. | ||
| Value Statement: | ||
As members of a collective group (The Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce) it is vital that we ethically utilize each others strengths, experiences, and connections to achieve desired business goals & objectives to improve quality of services offered as well as the quality of our lives and those of our employees/staff. | ||
| How It Works: | ||
A business owner, executive, or manager simply fills out a form online via the chamber website and clicks the “send” tab. Their question initially goes to the Marathon Chamber of Commerce who then confidentially sends the question to the appropriate Business Support Advisor(s). Business Support Advisor(s) then reply to the question which goes directly to the chamber member who asked the question, and any further dialogue is strictly between that member and their advisor(s). | ||
This service is solely a benefit to members of the Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce. There will be no fees, costs or expenses incurred from utilizing this service. | ||
The following table lists examples of possible support/business topics in which members may receive assistance in: | ||
| - Leadership & Managerial skills / techniques | ||
| - Communication (internal & external) styles/skills | ||
| - Strategy & Decision Making | ||
| - Negotiation | ||
| - Marketing | ||
| - Sales | ||
| - Operational Management | ||
| - Financial & fiscal management | ||
| - Ethics, confidentiality, situational reasoning | ||
| - Employee Motivation, Retention, Morale | ||
| - Conflict Resolution, Supportive counseling, confidence building | ||
| - Other, etc… | ||