Host a Business After Hours

2024 Is Now FULL!

Only 4 Months Remain in 2025!

The Chamber is SEEKING HOSTS FOR BUSINESS AFTER HOURS IN 2025! Yes, that's right, we are now booking into 2025 -- months available currently are: January, February, March, and September.

If you have been wanting to host this great signature networking event now is your chance before these dates are gone!

Hosts must be able to accommodate 50 attendees and are asked to provide light refreshments. In turn, the Chamber supports our hosts with marketing through our Website, eBlasts, and Social Media Pages. In addition, all hosts receive a copy of the Attendance List following the event.

EMAIL THE CHAMBER If you are interested in finding out more and taking advantage of this great opportunity to showcase your business.

Volunteer for a Chamber Committee

As the song goes "You Only Get What You Give." Here's a sampling of what you can expect to 'get' if you 'give' just a little of your time each month:

• Develop and/or Enhance your leadership, communications, teamwork, planning and problem-solving skills
• Gain more exposure for your business
• increase your network
• Share your ideas and voice your suggestions to help shape Chamber programs

Any individual from a member company

is eligible to participate

Member Savings with Constant Contact

Avon/Canton Chamber of Commerce members

Can Save:

20% when you pre-pay for 6 months

25% when you pre-pay for 12 months

Non-Profits save 30% when you pre-pay for a year

This benefit is good for both New and Existing Constant Contact customers!

CLICK HERE to learn more about how you can save with this great new benefit

The Office Green Chamber Sharing Suites

Don't Wait to Take Advantage of This

Extremely Popular Benefit!

If You Are Looking For... A new way to scale your business/reduce costs by sharing space, Opportunities for collaboration and greater productivity, Freedom from the cubicle and flexibility ...

The Office Green Chamber Sharing Suites -- a Chamber collaboration with member E.N.E. Realty Associates -- offer Quality, Professional, Flexible, Affordable, Safe co-working/meeting space conveniently located in the heart of the Farmington Valley, and are a great solution for Remote Workers, Self-Employed, Freelancers, or Other Entrepreneurs. Available by the hour, day, week or month to both Member and Non-Member area businesses. Chamber members receive a special discount!

Special Cleaning Protocols: The Suites are cleaned daily | Anytime The Suites are rented on an hourly basis they are disinfected before the person's arrival and following their departure

Interested? CLICK HERE to Learn More

Attention: Women-Owned Businesses

WBDC Equity Match Grant Application

Opens August 14

The Women's Business Development Council's (WBDC) Opportunity Fund is pleased to announce the opening of a new application period for the Equity Match Grant (EMG) Program. Cash grants between $2,500 and $10,000 will be awarded to qualified women-owned small businesses in Connecticut who have been in business for 2 or more years, have revenues between $25K and $2 million, and for clearly-defined projects that will have a measurable impact on the business, its growth and profitability.  CLICK HERE for more information.

Town of Avon

Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan

The Town of Avon is in the process of creating the Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan, the purpose of which is to develop a long-term plan that will create connections between residential and commercial areas, existing recreational facilities, schools, and other major destinations. The goal of the plan is to make it safer and easier for anyone who lives, works, learns, or plays in Avon to get around without the use of a motor vehicle.

Currently the project team is seeking opinions through a series of Monthly Mobility Questions. Click on the link if you would like to view the PROJECT WEBSITE and/or weigh-in on each month's question.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS -- Final Recommendations Presentation

September 2023 (tentatIve)

Follow the Town's Facebook Page for all the latest information.

Town of Avon

Updating of Zoning Regulations

The Town of Avon is presently working with SLR Consulting to update its current Zoning Regulations. According to the minutes from the April 11, 2023 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission -- "Outdated concepts will be eliminated while considering new planning trends. The final product will be permissive and user-friendly to Town Staff and officials as well as the general public."

The Town is currently conducting a baseline review and assessment of the existing Zoning Code as well as the POCD, and an outline will be prepared to show how the Code could be updated to be more user-friendly.

Community engagement is anticipated to occur throughout the process; with two open house sessions being planned for the general public (dates TBD). The entire project is estimated to take about 12 months to complete.

Stay up-to-date on this project by Bookmarking the Town of Avon Zoning Regulations Update and/or Town of Avon Zoning Regulations Update StoryMap, You can also Follow the Town's Facebook Page, and/or Subscribe to Avon Town News