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Be a champion for your local small businesses

You’ve heard it said so many times that you probably think it’s a cliché, but it’s actually true: small businesses really are the backbone of our economy. The US Small Business Administration notes that small businesses total 33.3-million nationwide – representing 99.9% of all businesses. Nearly half of all employees in the country are employed by a small business. In addition, more than eight out of ten small businesses have no employees at all – reflecting a trend in entrepreneurship that has left over 27-million businesses managed solely by their owners. These nationwide ...

Eclipse Opportunities for Businesses

Is your business ready for the total solar eclipse April 8? Let the Chamber of Commerce help you get prepared. We have an upcoming workshop just for you, and an opportunity to help all small local businesses market themselves for eclipse weekend. On March 8, just one month away from the total solar eclipse, we are bringing back our panel of experts for a special Business Builder Workshop. These folks presented to a group of businesspeople back in November in Dunkirk and will be back, this time in Jamestown, to help you understand what you can expect and why it’s important to be ...

Thankful for volunteers who make good things happen

With the annual Mayville Winter Festival underway this weekend it’s important that we take a moment to say thank you to all the volunteers who have worked for months to bring this enormous event to life. What visitors to the festival see is a lot of activity in Lakeside Park, some of it outdoors, some in tents, some in the Carlson Center. They see food trucks and vendors and games, and a massive fireworks display on Saturday night. What they don’t see is all the work that happened before the wooden castle was illuminated and the tents were erected, and the concessions rolled in. A ...

Lake Shore awards funds to non-profits

Lake Shore Savings Bank is proud to announce that it has awarded $18,300 in grants to 11 local non-profit organizations throughout Chautauqua and Erie counties. The Bank’s Community Reinvestment Committee, composed of members from the local community, is charged with reviewing all submitted grant applications, and ultimately deciding which non-profits will receive grants (awarded on a semi-annual basis). Employees of Lake Shore Savings Bank do not play a role in the decision-making process. The following area organizations were recipients of the latest round of grant awards: — ...

Enjoy the Mayville Winter Festival

The Mayville Winter Festival is February 16-18 at Lakeside Park on Route 394 with something on tap for everyone to enjoy! Festival Chair Brian Pender noted, “This festival has a very long history in Mayville, going back to its inception in the 1980s when my grandfather, Don Hogan, brought the concept of an ice castle to Lakeside Park. For most of the years since then the festival has been running with or without a castle in place. While we always hope for some winter weather for atmosphere, we are prepared to run the annual Mayville Winter Festival in any conditions, with ...

Services To Help Your Business Grow

Business to business and public-facing events are undoubtedly among the projects the Chamber of Commerce is known for, yet there is so much more we do daily all with an eye towards meeting our mission to build vital connections, provide professional resources, and champion our local businesses in Chautauqua County. Direct referrals to your business or organization may be one of the most valuable aspects of your Chamber membership, yet it’s one we don’t often talk about. Each Chamber member is automatically listed in our online Business Directory. Each day in 2023 there was an ...