Kennebec Valley
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Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce

Waterville, Maine

Where the Kennebec Valley does business.

The chamber keeps the valley’s register of member businesses, runs the breakfasts and after-hours meetups where introductions turn into work, honors the year at its awards gala, cuts ribbons for new doors, and carries member concerns into advocacy.

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In this register

Ribbon cuttings are scheduled on request for member openings, and young professionals meet after hours through the year.

01 — Member Directory

The valley, listed by name.

Add your business

The member directory is the chamber’s working register: member businesses listed by name and town, kept current through the year. It is where members look first when they need a printer, a plumber, an accountant or a room full of people who already know the name on the door.

Membership is what puts a business in the register and keeps it there. The directory covers the range of valley work — trades and retail, professional services, health care, hospitality and manufacturing — and it grows every time a business joins.

Listed by name and town

Every member business appears in the register by name and town, so members and neighbors can find it.

Kept current

The register is updated through the year as members join and renew.

One valley, one register

Members come from across the Kennebec Valley, with the chamber office in Waterville.

A listing puts you

In the register, in front of the people who buy local.

  • In the member directory, by name and town
  • In front of members looking for what you do
  • On the record when the chamber speaks for valley business
  • On the invitation list for breakfasts, meetups and the gala
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02 — Breakfasts, Meetups & Ribbon Cuttings

Breakfasts, meetups and new doors.

Reserve a seat
  1. 01

    Networking Breakfasts

    Recurring morning gatherings for members and their guests, held through the year. The format is introductions and short updates from the businesses at the table — a working morning, not a speech.

    Members & guests Reserve a seat
  2. 02

    Young Professionals Meetups

    After-hours gatherings for members early in their careers — new to a job, new to a town, or new to the idea that a chamber is worth knowing. Introductions are short, and the room is generous.

    Members & guests Ask about meetups
Ceremonial ribbon and scissors on a shop counter the morning of a business opening in Waterville
A ribbon cutting, entered the day it happens

New doors, dated and witnessed.

When a member opens a location, expands a floor or marks a milestone, the chamber comes with scissors. A ribbon cutting is a short, cheerful entry in the register — a few words, photographs and the membership told where to be.

Members can ask the chamber to schedule one. The chamber brings the ribbon and the notice; the day belongs to the business.

  • Step 01Member requests a cutting through the chamber office.
  • Step 02Chamber sets the date and lets the membership know.
  • Step 03The day is photographed and recorded as a dated line.
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A long banquet floor at an annual awards gala, tables dressed and guests mingling before the program
03 — Annual Awards Gala

One evening a year, the chamber honors the year.

Members gather from across the Kennebec Valley for the chamber’s annual awards gala — an evening to recognize the businesses and people who carried the year, and to set the next one in motion. Tables and single seats are reserved through the chamber office in Waterville.

Gala tickets

Reserve a table for your team or a single seat for yourself. Tickets are handled through the chamber office.

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04 — Advocacy

The chamber says what its members need said.

Read as a member

Advocacy is the part of membership that is not an event. The chamber takes positions on behalf of valley businesses and reports back to its members, so they know where the chamber stood and why.

  1. 01

    Positions taken

    The chamber speaks for member businesses on matters affecting the Kennebec Valley, from local decisions to statewide questions.

  2. 02

    Updates to members

    What changed, when it changed and where the chamber landed — sent to members and kept in one place.

  3. 03

    Briefings

    Members are briefed on the issues in front of the chamber and invited to bring their own concerns to the table.

  4. 04

    One voice, many names

    A chamber’s weight comes from the size of its register. Every member adds standing to the positions the chamber takes.

Members seated around a table with notebooks and coffee at a chamber advocacy briefing
Advocacy briefing — members at the table, Kennebec Valley
  • PositionsWhere the chamber stands, in writing.
  • UpdatesWhat changed, and when.
  • BriefingsAn open table for member concerns.
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05 — Membership & Tickets

Sign the year back into the register.

Renew once, and the whole year is open to you.

Membership is a line in the register — and the register is what gives the chamber its standing when it speaks for valley businesses. Renew, and your listing stays current, your seat stays reserved, and your voice stays in the room for another year.

Tickets for the annual awards gala and seats at the networking breakfasts are reserved through the chamber office in Waterville, for members and their guests.

The Valley Ledger Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce — Waterville, Maine
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Keep your entry current.

Renewal keeps your business in the directory, your seat at the breakfasts and your voice in the chamber’s advocacy.

  • Listing in the member directory
  • Networking breakfasts and young professionals meetups
  • Gala tickets and tables for members and guests
  • Advocacy updates and briefings
  • Ribbon cuttings on request
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Renewals, directory listings, gala tables and breakfast seats are all handled through the chamber office in Waterville, Maine. Contact the office for current pricing and availability, or ask any member what the room is like.