Lake Area Chamber Happenings

Our mission is to support local businesses at the Lake of the Ozarks. We strive to provide educational and beneficial opportunities for our members to grow in a professional and personal manner. YOU are invited to join us for our upcoming Speed Leads Networking Luncheon. As your Lake of the Ozarks chamber, we pride ourselves on providing opportunities to help you and your business thrive. Meet other local business owners and associates at our upcoming event on April 26th! Learn more about this exciting event below.


All About Speed Leads: The Lake Area, Camdenton, and Lake West Chambers of Commerce invites our members
to connect at our Joint Chamber Speed Leads Networking Luncheon. This fast-paced event
presents an opportunity to connect face-to-face with representatives from member businesses
and to introduce your business service and/or product to other Chamber members. It's like speed dating for your business!

Twice a year, we collaborate with local chambers to host our thrillin…

Everyone has to deal with stress. Even people who seem to have it all together have stress in their lives. Managing your stress is a key for success, especially for business professionals in the area. Since our Lake Area Chamber is here for local businesses, we want to help provide some stress management techniques you can start implementing in your everyday life right away - both in your personal and professional life.



This week, the Young Professionals at the Lake hosted a Lunch and Learn session that focused on stress by Billye Bennett with Lake Regional Health Systems. In case you missed it, we've decided to recap some helpful tips in this week's blog!

Stress Management Tips:
1) Change Your Attitude A positive outlook on each situation can help improve how you feel about stress. A moderate amount of stress is actually a good thing - it keeps you on your toes and at peak performance. Instead of focusing on the negative, change your attitude to a positive outlook. This alone…

Networking is an important skill for any business professional. It's the ideal way to expand your network with fellow professionals in the area. The Lake Area Chamber of Commerce knows how important networking is - that's why we host a number of networking socials throughout the year! In addition to growing your current connections, networking involves meeting new people and getting to know them and their business. For many professionals, networking is an intimidating concept. If you are nervous when entering networking events (or avoid them altogether), learn how you can improve your networking skills below!


Success Tips for Nervous Networkers:
1) Arrive Early If walking to a room full of people is intimidating, arrive before the big crowd. Coming early to a networking event can help you get acclimated to your environment. This also gives you the chance to visit with fellow networkers as they arrive. Arriving early can help ensure networking groups have not formed yet and you…

With over 500 members already experiencing the perks of membership with the Lake Area Chamber, there are many reasons to join today! From networking opportunities to special member pricing for sponsorships, you can start experiencing the difference the Lake Area Chamber can make for your business. Our goal is to help you and your business grow! If you'd like to get in on the action, take a look below to learn just a few of the perks you can start experiencing with the Lake Area Chamber of Commerce!


Membership Benefits:1. Network and connect with other local businesses.
Since networking should be a vital part of your business plan, we encourage all members and future members to participate in our monthly networking socials. It's a great way to get to know other members and area business owners and employees. To gain visibility for your business, be sure to come out and network with us. You never know - you may meet your next big client at our networking social!

2. Get your busin…