Chamber Listens – Other people’s ideas
Topic: All
There are too many emails from the Chamber. Maybe go dark for two weeks then relaunch all the eblasts with a request to sign up for the different ones. Chamber must better inform members of initiatives, opportunities to become involved and what we do in general.
A good role for the Chamber is to educate members about the facts about community issues such as SD#2 levies and bonds. Often times messages can become distorted by multiple sources.
Introduce small business to technology for efficiencies; including smart phone applications
Build a network of sky bridges down town. Our winters are terrible. The ice lasts forever. Crossing the street is a terrible experience with the ice, mud, snow, and traffic. Please build a network of sky bridges to connect buildings so that we can ger around downtown without being in the cold. Other communities have done this with the spaces above alleys and side walks. This would make Billings even greater.
Better street maintenance.
Speed pass parking meters.
Relocation - expand on current Relocation guide, bigger online presence.
Gas station/convenience store out by Ironwood/CopperRidge subdivisions.
Meetings weekly are great but need more results: 1. Help with marketing - how, where, who, how much follow up, etc. 2. Business Plan assistance.
Maybe one on one's with new Chamber members to educate about business resources. I joined networking meeting and feel lost about resources.