Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Business Journal and Other Publications Q4 2015 Business Journal | Page 36

Your Business- Shielded
By: Stephanie Joy Meisner, The Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Vice President

Chambers of Commerce play a critical role in business. The
are in the midst of the action and experience firsthand, and
needs of business may change and the communities they serve
understand how the decisions made today can alter the state
evolve over years, but fundamentally, Chambers have served
of their business in the future. Whether advocating for positive
business communities for decades.
change or protecting business from
The Greater Cheyenne Chamber
actions that will have a negative impact,
of Commerce has been protecting
the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of
“A healthy business climate
business in the Cheyenne area
stimulates the economy, taxes Commerce is focused on surfacing
since 1907. For over 100 years,
those critical discussions and will
influence
community
business professionals unite and
provide effective solutions on behalf
amenities and business
build an alliance which enables
of the Cheyenne area business
business to drive advocacy efforts
community. Chambers are the experts
unleashes creativity which
forward for projects and initiatives
in uniting business professionals and
helps communities evolve.”
focusing on sustaining a healthy
protecting business because they
business climate for years to come.
believe in a better tomorrow.
But why? A healthy business
climate stimulates the economy, taxes influence community
Whether you have a small business or you are part of a global
amenities and business unleashes creativity which helps
enterprise, the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce works
communities evolve.
in the interest of business and will do what it takes to ensure
prosperity. Jeff Linville, CEO of Taco John’s International stated,
The Chamber’s role is to protect the nature of business, to be
“The Chamber has always been a valuable partner in helping
forward thinking in sustaining a habitat in which business can
business and philanthropy efforts in the community. Whether
build and thrive. Advocacy efforts are identified by business
it is the future development of the downtown area or helping
professionals who are not only concerned about finding solutions the Comea Shelter fulfill its goals, our partnership has aided
for today but exercise the best practices of preparing for the
Cheyenne in many ways. Cheyenne is a vital player not only in
future. The business professionals who engage in the Chamber
Wyoming, but in the western United States and it needs vision

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