letter from the president
Greetings from the Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce!
For nearly 70 years, The MRCC has been a vital and instrumental component to our business community. Serving our businesses has never been more important than now as we work together to navigate these uncertain times. We are very excited about the future of our community and the success of our members. As always, our organization provides unmatched opportunities to align with old and new relationships and network with prospective customers, as well as a dynamic schedule of events. The programs and events provided to our members offer extraordinary opportunities to enhance networks and relationships.
As we look to the future, we continue our strategic planning for this quickly evolving business environment to offer our members innovative tools to be successful moving forward. The last two years have been like no other we have witnessed, and this Chamber went into high gear to support its members and shine a light on them in the wake of troubling times. As the new President, I’m proud to be part of an organization which was so supportive of local business, a true passion of mine. The Chamber proudly acted as a marketing arm for many of the businesses who understandably needed assistance during the time of COVID-19. Through the use of social media, networking, business consultation, and events designed with health and safety as the priority, the Chamber showed its strength to assist and advocate for its membership – and it worked!
As a resident of this coastal region, and someone who raised my family here, it is of the upmost importance to me that our already high quality and business friendly community grow and excel. Whether you are new to the Milford region or a long-time resident, if you are ready to take advantage of all that the Chamber offers its members, we look forward to hearing from you.
On behalf of our entire staff, thank you for helping to strengthen our business community and promote local business. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!
Michael Moses
President
Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Milford Chamber of Commerce enters its 68th year in 2022 and it just keeps getting more exciting! With new programs designed to embrace the new economy of digital and virtual meetings, your Chamber is creating new ways to help our members. In other words, this ain’t your father’s chamber.
We have launched the “I Love Local” gift card program to further increase marketability for our members. The Best Of’s this year were much larger to increase awareness and our concert series “Friday after Five” had a more diverse lineup and audience, and with additional events in planning for 2023 our concert series will be even more exciting. Even old standbys like the Golf Tournament and State of the City are more modern.
This doesn’t take away from the old school knee-to-knee networking that has been so successful for so long but expands what the Chamber can do for our members. So as the world changes, so does your Chamber, moving forward with the times but never forgetting where we came from. Now with the addition of West Haven’s vibrant business community and civic institutions into the Milford Regional Chamber we are poised to become even more dynamic!
Simon McDonald
Director of Membership and Marketing
Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce
