Column: Discovering the 21st century chamber

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Commentary by Bob DuBois

For 80 years, the Noblesville chamber has gathered together business owners and managers to put their leadership and organizational skills to work to better our community. Formed out of need, progressed out of love for community and strengthened by quality of character (some may say ‘characters’), the chamber through its members has played a guiding role in our community’s growth.

At one time, Noblesville was the sole economic hub of Hamilton County. The city has been joined over the past few decades by our surrounding communities. Noblesville can take pride in knowing it built the foundation for success in our county.

As our city has grown, our city government has effectively evolved to meet the community’s needs. Noblesville is a great community, in part, because of the leadership of men and women from the business community.  Throughout Noblesville’s history there is great evidence of business leaders stepping into public service to put their skills and expertise to work; you need look no further than the mayor’s office and the common Council. Half of our current city leaders honed their leadership skills while serving on the chamber’s board of directors.

The business community also has grown and the Chamber continues to change to meet their needs. What businesses need to be successful hasn’t changed that much over the decades.  They still need a supportive, regulatory climate with a high degree of predictability, access to markets, quality workers and infrastructure capable of growth. The task of meeting those needs is changing. Chambers, ours included, play a leadership role in ensuring each of these needs are met. The complexity of issues, the speed in which business evolves, and rapidly changing methods of communication all have changed how chambers must do business.

The Noblesville Chamber is committed to achieving its mission through collaboration with citizens, community organizations, educational institutions and of course, the backbone of our organization, its business leaders. We invite you join with us as we enter another chapter of service and leadership to our great community of Noblesville.

Core Values

We base our mission on the belief that with a healthy economic climate: the character of the community will be maintained and enhanced; entrepreneurial and employment opportunities will arise for our citizens; and businesses and families will prosper.

We believe educational opportunities; cultural enrichment; and improved quality of life can best be achieved in areas where the free enterprise system is allowed to thrive.

We understand the unique character of our community must be preserved and this is best achieved when government, business and the general citizenry work together.

Bob DuBois is the president of the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce. He may be reached at [email protected].


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