Chamber News & Events
This week's Events:
Register Today!
AM Connection
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Networking begins at 7:30 am and the meeting is from 8:00 - 9:00 am
Gateway Center for the Arts
880 N.C.R. Beall Blvd., DeBary,

Be a part of the largest morning business networking event in West Volusia. This week Laura Roth, Volusia County Clerk of the Court will explain the services that they offer.

Click below to learn more and to register.
Next Series of Classes:
Financial Literacy - Family Budgeting
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
9:30 am
Career Source Flagler/Volusia, 846 Saxon Blvd., Orange City

The West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce, CareerSource Flagler/Volusia and BB&T Bank are partnered together to bring you the next series of programming, focusing on financial literacy.

In this course, participants learn four key steps to creating an effective budget for their family.
Member Orientation sponsored by Firehouse Subs
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
5:00 pm
Chamber Office, 132 Treemonte Dr., Orange City

We invite all members to learn more about our networking events and receive an overview of navigating the website.





We are SOLD OUT! We have reached the maximum # of attendees allowed at the site and cannot accept walk-ins.   

First Responders Valor Awards, presented by Halifax Health
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
11:30 am
DeBary Golf & Country Club , 300 Plantation Club Dr., DeBary

Join the West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce as we honor our First Responders from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Volusia County Fire & Rescue, Volusia County EMS, Orange City Police Department, Orange City Fire Department, Lake Helen Police Department, and Deltona Fire Department, for acts of valor undertaken in 2018. 

Lunch will be served promptly at 11:30 and program will begin shortly after.
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Presenting Sponsor:
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New Benefit!

The Chamber will send an enews blast out on Wednesday's with your community events. (races, festivals, charity fundraisers)
Please send your flyer in pdf or jpg format only to: admin@westvolusiaregionalchamber.org
Kim Luna and Sarah Easterly with The Springs of Parc Hill at our AM Connection telling us what an awesome residence they will have when it is completed by the end of this year.
Comcast Issues in DeBary

As the voice of business in West Volusia, the West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce continues to work closely with our local, regional, state, and federal representatives to advance conversations on improving the climate for business growth, sustainability, and economic development. We are proud to be the Chamber that governments and businesses turn to resolve their most pressing issues and have a successful track record in getting results.

As your Chamber for DeBary, we have heard from our local businesses, over 300 which are home-based, about continuing issues with Comcast service. Internet access is a sine qua non for conducting business transactions, required for everything from email communications to processing POS transactions. When a business owner faces continual denial of service, business suffers.

We have heard you and are working closely with our City Manager, State Representative David Santiago, and Comcast to determine the cause for the frequent outages. While we have received preliminary information from Comcast, we are continuing to pursue this matter at the highest levels until we can confirm that a resolution is in place and then report back to our members and City staff.

We thank our members who have brought this to our attention and we look forward to sharing more information with you as we work toward our goal of ensuring DeBary remains a top location for business success.
West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting Senator Rubio's West Volusia Mobile Office

Meet Senator Rubio’s local staff and learn about the services his office can offer his constituents in areas such as: Immigration, Medicare, IRS/Banking, Military/VA, Social Security and Legislative issues.The Mobile Office hours will be held (dates below) from 9:30-11:30 am at the Chamber Office, 132 Treemonte Drive, Orange City:

June 4

To date, this program has assisted many of our community members with urgent issues. We are grateful for the opportunity to assist our fellow West Volusia citizens receive resolution to their challenges.

After June 4, the program will continue every other month.

For more Information, call the Central Florida Regional Office at (407) 254-2573 or Toll Free in Florida at (866) 630-7106.
No registration is necessary for attendees. If you are interested in purchasing a table, click here






In partnership with Advent Health, the Chamber is pleased to announce the West Volusia Business Awards. Held annually, t he West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce will honor businesses for their significant role in driving the region’s business community and economic growth. To be considered for a Business of the Year award, the organization must be setting the standards for excellence and innovation with their business practices and community involvement.

Each nominee will receive a nominee logo they can use on their marketing materials and winners will receive a logo recognizing them as the West Volusia Nonprofit Business, Small Business, Medium Business, Large Business or Overall Business of the Year. Winners will be unveiled at the Business Awards program and reception to be held in October.

Nomination forms are available at this link and more information, including additional partnership opportunities, will be out soon on our website. You won't want to miss the "Academy Awards" for the West Volusia Business Community!!

Presented by:
L ast month, your Chamber launched its workforce development program with Volusia County Schools. Part of this program includes partnering with Deltona High School students who formed the West Volusia Regional Chamber PodSquad, who film, edit, and produce our podcasts. You can view our PodCast here. Watch our website for new podcasts each month.

Speaking of schools.... PARTS NEEDED : Volusia County Schools started a Cybersecurity program and are looking for left over IT pieces. These pieces do not need to be working, they just need the parts to show students the internal workings, etc. of these parts/pieces.  Y ou can view a list of needed items here. Let us know if you have anything to donate.
MEMBERS: If you have not presented at the AM Connection as a Spotlight Speaker, please contact the Chamber office at (386) 490-4606 or admin@westvolusiaregionalchamber.org to get available dates.
Committee Meetings
Marketing and Business Education Committee Meeting
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
9:00 am
Chamber Office, 132 Treemonte Dr., Orange City
Upcoming June Events
The next series of classes:
BB&T Presents: Financial Literacy: Becoming a Home Owner
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
9:30 am
CareerSource Flagler/Volusia, 846 Saxon Blvd., Orange City

The West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce, CareerSource Flagler/Volusia and BB & T Bank, are pleased to announce our next educational series exclusively for West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce members.
This course will hightlight the most critical elements needed to become a homeowner. The following are key topics to be covered in this course:
1. Is home ownership right for you?
2. Why own a home?
3. Buying a short sale or REO/Bank Owned property.
4. Down payments, mortgage insurance and closing costs.
5. Finding a mortgage lender.
6. Finding a real estate agent.
This program is designed to provide participants with a basic overview of these topics as well as tools they can use in the future for futher reference and development..
News from the Community and Elected Officials
DeBar y
Volusia County

Volusia County has a number of resources available for businesses. Be sure to visit their website at this link for more information.

Please review the following (weekly briefing) from the Volusia County Division of Economic Development.
For businesses and homeowners, Volusia's BeFloridaNow campaign will keep you updated on how you can protect our waterways. Check out BeFloridaNow
Elected Officials
As a community leader, the Chamber will provide updates as we receive them from our elected officials. You will find these updates on our Advocacy page at this link

Member News
Be sure to see all the exciting news from our members on our membership news page!
Special Deals for Chamber members
From time to time, Chamber members can offer special deals to other members or the general public. To see Member to Member deals, or add one of your own,
please log in and click on Member to Member Deals.

To see any deals offered by Chamber members to the public, click here

To add your deal, please log in and click on the type of deal you want to add and follow the instructions
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The National Chamber Program is now easier to see what deals are available! 
Plus, get details on everything happening this month, like webinars and resources! Contact us for information on how to take advantage of this benefit!
To learn more about Office Depot and The National Chamber Program:
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The West Volusia Regional Chamber has partnered with WSBB AM 1230 AM1490 and 106.9 FM to provide business updates about our community. Listen in to learn how the Chamber is advancing conversations on improving the climate for business growth and sustainability. Tune in the first Monday of each month at 7:15am  here.
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