Our Businesses and Our Community
As a community, we are living in a time where uncertainty of our future is the only certainty. We have an ongoing Pandemic that peaks and drops then peaks again. The Pandemic has led to government shut downs, regulations and an economy that is robust for a few and non-existent for most. Then there is an election tomorrow that will determine our future and the direction of our county, state and federal government for the next two to four years. We are living in a remarkable moment of uncertainty stemming from the ongoing pandemic, the looming elections, and the economic recovery. All of these things are weighing on us all.
The team here at the Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce is advocating for your business and our community. We know our businesses drive our economy and we are striving to keep businesses open through this Pandemic.
Our businesses serve the needs of our community, provide services, create jobs and offer opportunity. We understand the importance of advocating for our businesses and balancing a COVID Safe Community. We believe in the power and strength of our businesses and the resilience of our community.
This Chamber is here to serve our businesses and the community every day as we fight for you to succeed. Since the Pandemic first started, this Chamber has advocated for
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Outdoor dining
- Expanding our occupancy levels
- Grant application support
- PPP and EIDL application direction and completion
- Small business grant expansion to businesses open less than one year
- Marketing, advertising and business expansion
- Job advocacy for employees and employers
- Workforce support for unemployment
- Senior program support
We fight to help businesses and our community throughout this downturn and the crippling legislation that limits progress. We are fiercely optimistic. The Chamber and its partners including WESST, Sandoval Economic Alliance and SBDC are leading the way in support of our businesses. The decisions we make can positively—or negatively—impact the speed of the recovery for our businesses, our workforce and our community. The Chamber will continue to work with businesses and government to restore growth and help people rebuild their lives in the months and years to come.
In the coming weeks, the Chamber is developing our plan to strongly support our community and save our businesses. The Chamber will be working with our elected government officials after the election and advocating for a better 2021.
What would you like the Chamber to focus on in 2021? We want to hear from you, please be sincere in your thought and if you have a solution to a challenge please send those in as well. Constructive feedback appreciated. What in your opinion is our community’s strengths, weaknesses. opportunities and threats? (SWOT Analysis)
We look forward to a better 2021 and making this Region the best in the Southwest.
Thank you to everyone that has supported the Chamber efforts and to our community for supporting our businesses.
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Regards
Jerry Schalow
