Together, We Can Do It & We Will!

So close you can almost TASTE it!

Its hard to believe, just a week away and we are celebrating the 39th Annual Taste of Chaska!

We have our 60 vendors that will be in attendance this year, lots of great food and other vendors with amazing services and experiences. We have had so much planning and hard work put into this and already I want to thank our volunteers who will be with us and are taking time to help us out with something so large for the community!

I hope you all can join us May 8th for this fun opportunity to celebrate good food, good times and do it all in the city of Chaska.

We are looking for bag stuffers if you are interested in having goodies included in 500 expo bags for $100, please reach out to Matt or Steve for more info! Items need to be at the Chamber office by Friday May 3rd.

If you would like to volunteer there are a few spots left! Please reach out to Matt if you are interested!

Join the Chamber May 23rd for a First Responders Night with the Chaska Cubs!

Proceeds from this event will be going towards our First Responders Scholarship.

Check out this awesome Women's Biz event for Mother's Day! Register today!

Join us today for Happy Hour at Parley Lake Winery!

We are Getting ready for Brews & Bones on May 19th!

STAY CONNECTED AND GET ENGAGED WITH OUR CHAMBER COMMUNITY!!

Check out our Social Media (please like Our Chamber social media pages) to keep up with everything Your Chamber is doing.

Here is a a calendar of our upcoming events.

Events Calendar

Please remember to add your events to our Event's calendar. Get the most out of your membership! check out our Member Engagement page. How to post a Job Opening, Hot Deal, News Release, Update your page, and more!

Enhance your page for $159! Call Steve for more information!

2024 Sponsor Bundling Opportunities are filling up fast!!

Thank you to those that have reached out, Sponsored, and renewed! Your dues are the same as last year. Bundling is an easy way to save on all Chamber Events and Sponsorship opportunities. Bundling does not include membership dues. We have created a micro site to make this a smooth process. Sponsorships are on a first come first serve basis. Feel free to reach out to Steve for more information on the opportunity to Bundle and Save in 2024!



New Member Spotlight

Please join us in welcoming Mind of Mo Photography to Our Chamber!!

Classical, elegant, personalized Family, Lifestyle, Engagement and Wedding Photography in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the surrounding Midwest.

Our Chamber's Core Values

 RELATIONSHIP DRIVEN

• Always mindful of customer service, integrity and professionalism.
• Collaborate in a non-partisan way with the cities we serve.
• Value our partnerships with other business organizations.

GROWTH FOCUSED

• Connect businesses to their customers.
• Results driven and dedicated to our mission.
• Develop leaders in our businesses and community.

INNOVATIVE APPROACH

• Adapt to meet the growing needs of our chamber members.
• Creative solutions using a team based approach.

FUN

• Provide opportunities to showcase our members in enthusiastic settings.
• Laughter and joy is part of our every day work.

Check out our upcoming events in May!

Get ready for our next ribbon cuttings!

O2B Kids is celebrating TWO ribbon cuttings for Chanhassen and Carver!

May 22nd 10:00AM-12:00 PM (Chanhassen)

May 29th 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Carver)

Check out these awesome upcoming event!

Check out this awesome event tomorrow morning from Chaska Rotary and Carver County Public Health!

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has several free advising and mentoring programs to help small businesses navigate a wide variety of strategic issues, below are some available programs:

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s (DEED) Small Business Assistance Office (SBAO) can assist with a wide range of inquiries from financing to basic process questions. Their business consultation services can address complex regulatory, financial, managerial, business structure and other questions while connecting you with relevant DEED financing and programming. If you are interested in DEED programs, this is the best place to start. To contact the SBAO, call 651-556-8425 or 800-310-832 or email deed.mnsbao@state.mn.us.

In addition to the SBAO, DEED operates a network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) which deliver free and individualized business advising and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre-venture entrepreneurs. SBDCs provide problem-solving assistance to help small businesses access capital, create business plans, and more. Your local SBDC can be found here. 

SCORE is a non-profit that will connect you with a local mentor that matches your business interests and concerns. They can assist you on a variety of topics and generally provide advice on running a business. You can request a mentor here. If you are an established business leader, you can become a mentor here.

If you are in Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, and Scott counties, along with the city of Saint Paul, CEO Next is a resource program for second stage businesses. The purpose of the program is to help growing companies make a larger impact by offering peer learning, forum events, business research and support at no cost.