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Business After Hours
Event makes networking fun and easy
By Derrek Vaughn
“Networking seems like a scary thing but it
shouldn’t be, it should be fun and easy,” said Chloe
Wade, membership and events director for the Valdos-
ta-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce.
Business After Hours is the key event to make this
networking fun and easy.
“From our member surveys this is the number one
thing that people really appreciate that the chamber
does for them,” Wade said. “It’s a way for people to show
off their business.”
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As the event became popular with chambers across
the nation, the Valdosta-Lowndes chamber adopted the
event in 1990 and has been facilitating them ever since.
Business After Hours are hosted by different cham-
ber member businesses throughout the year. They are
generally held 5-7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each
month.
Lauren Pope, director of communications and
marketing for the chamber, said securing a particular
month can sometimes be competitive among members