What We Do
The Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce brings businesses and community leaders together to strengthen our local economy and make Blue Springs a great place to live, work, and do business.
We support our members through networking, promotion, leadership development, and advocacy, while creating opportunities that help businesses grow and build meaningful connections in the community.
Program of Work
See what our focus is this year.
Annual Report
See how we did last year.
Committees
Leadership & Community Development
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Plans, promotes and executes a successful Fall Fun Festival (September 19-21, 2025) in downtown Blue Springs. This event is a community celebration and includes entertainment, a beer garden, carnival, food, game and vendor booths, and a parade. It is also the largest non-dues fundraiser for the Chamber each year.
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Reviews the Chamber's finances monthly and report to the Board of Directors. This is a sub-committee of the Board and is by appointment only.
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Develops a leadership pool for the present and future of our community. Leadership participants develop skills and knowledge of the community through nine full-day sessions concerning topics such as government, education, economic development, law enforcement and quality of life.
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IDEA stands for Insight, Deliberate Empathy and Awareness.
Insight - the power or act of seeing into or understanding something
Deliberate Empathy - Deliberate empathy is the act of intentionally focusing on another person's feelings and perspective. It can involve listening to someone with the goal of understanding their experience.
Awareness - Concern about and well-informed interest in a situation or fact
Goals:
To foster understanding, respect, and collaboration among businesspeople and community leadersTo offer educational programs that include opportunities for dialogue and shared experiences
Meetings:
Quarterly on the third Friday (January,. April, July, October) -
Supports the Blue Springs School District’s Real World Learning program by connecting them with local businesses that can offer students valuable learning experiences and skills they can use in the real world.
Member Events & Services
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Works to retain existing members of the Chamber and help new members successfully connect with other Chamber members in a way that promotes business.
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Genbluesprings helps young professionals build a community of peers through career building and networking.
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Plans and promotes a successful golf tournament (May 10, 2024 at Blue Springs Golf Club). This tournament is a fundraiser for the Chamber and also facilitates interaction within the business community.
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Provides virtual learning opportunities with an online database that members can access anytime.
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The purpose of the Women’s Networking Group is to foster meaningful relationships among women in business, whose companies are members.
Business Support & Promotion
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Promotes & solicits applications for the Business and Not for Profit of the Year programs.
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Promotes “Buy Blue Springs”, an education and outreach marketing campaign encouraging residents to shop local.
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Goals:
Study local, state and federal legislative issues of interest to businesses
Encourage information sharing about business and community issues among the membership.
Stay alert to issues that will affect our members and the business community and make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding such issues.
Meetings:
Second Friday of each month.
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Goals:
Support Veteran owned business (No matter the percentage of veteran ownership.)Help military affiliated individuals – like active-duty service members, veterans and military spouses – build strong career paths in our community.
Promote Local Businesses to veterans, active-duty service members and their families.
Meetings:
Second Tuesday of every month.