We help you stand out and connect with the community.
Through networking, resources, promotion, and specialized events we assist local businesses and create meaningful connections.
ENHANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
We offer opportunities for local businesses to receive resources and direct assistance in order to impact local economic growth, job retention and job creation. Our economic development efforts, through community partners, aim to grow our economy by helping businesses to start up, relocate, and expand in the Winona area.
Workforce
Creation
Offering opportunities for local businesses to receive resources and direct assistance in order to impact local economic growth, job retention and job creation.
Advocacy
We are your voice in government, advocating for an environment in which our businesses can prosper. We represent and support the interests of businesses at all levels of government.
Workforce Development
The Business Education Network (B.E.N.) and Synergy Academy were created to narrow the workforce skills gap by better connecting high school and college students to higher education and workforce training.
Entrepreneurship
The Winona area is rich in entrepreneurial history. It is our goal to continue to foster an environment to identify, support, and accelerate an ecosystem of entrepreneurial growth.
ADVOCACY
As the leading advocate for business in the Winona Area, the Chamber provides leadership and takes action on the issues important to business. We work to advance an agenda that supports economic sustainability, as well as attract the talent and visitors that will help keep our area strong and prosperous for years to come. Through a partnership with the MN Chamber of Commerce, we work to create priorities for legislative sessions.
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2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION PRIORITIES
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Structural tax reform
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Environmental and regulatory reforms
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Near-and long-term workforce solutions
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Focus on affordability
