Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber office will be closed on Monday, January 18th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In Dr. King's honor, our staff will be serving the community for the holiday.

Join us as we connect with Lincoln University of PA President Dr. Brenda Allen on Tuesday, January 26th from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Dr. Allen will share how she leads through a crisis and the ability to persist. GWCC's Women's Roundtables sponsored by Miles Financial Management, Inc. are not only a great opportunity to connect with an extraordinary female speaker in your region - they are also an excellent place to network with other working women like yourself. So start the year off right and make a new connection while learning from the best in the region! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3i9DFOb

Our first Women's Roundtable sponsored by Miles Financial Management, Inc. of 2021 is here! Connect with a phenomenal female speaker near you - while networking with other professional women in your region! Click here to learn more and sign up today: https://bit.ly/3nfFv0V

Last call for Rep. Chrissy Houlahan's stimulus bill webinar today (1/13) at 1:00 p.m.! This is your chance to discuss the details of the new stimulus bill and present your feedback on what would help your business in future stimulus bills. Register now: https://bit.ly/3pRegeH

COVID-19 has exposed an urgent need for public-private solutions to challenges faced by working families, especially around childcare. While some businesses have adapted to help minimize this issue, many businesses are not aware of available childcare assistance options and how to implement them. Register for The Business Case for Employer-Assisted Childcare on Thursday, January 28th at 10 a.m. to learn information, best practices, cost-saving measures, and the tools and resources needed to achieve success for your business and for working families. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/35vhj4D

The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce wishes you and your loved ones a fresh start in 2021 - may you all be healthy and happy. Happy New Years!

2020 has been a trying year for so many small businesses. How can you better your business strategy amid the uncertainty of 2021? Click below to find out. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/358862

Handshake is such an important tool to connect with and hire qualified college students and alumni. So whether you're looking for an intern, part-timer, or full-time employee, don't miss our next Business Owners in the Know sponsored by West Chester University on 2/2! Learn everything you need to know about hiring with Handshake - you won't believe how easy it is! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/2Lw9EvV

We have to give one big last final thanks to all of the amazing people and businesses that helped us pull off #QVCLightsUpWestChester! To all our block sponsors, planter box sponsors, and lamppost sponsors - thank you, we couldn't have done this without your generous support (too many to name! Click here for the full list: https://bit.ly/38aitDj)! To those who sponsored the Christmas tree and installed it - it's not Christmas in West Chester until that tree is up and lit! BB...&T Under the Sun Productions, Inc. To those who sponsored our community events like the Tolsdorf Santa Sleigh Ride and Virtual Visit with Santa - you helped spread holiday cheer within this wonderful community. Tolsdorf Oil Lube Express West Chester University of PA To Del Vacchio Landscape & Christmas Decor, town would not have been such a beautiful and festive place without your resources and expertise. To those that worked on all the signs and the FM signal loop (tune to 98.5 FM when you're in town!), thank you for working with our non-profit budget and those quick turnaround times! Blue Dog Printing & Design Disc Hounds Market Street Print To the Borough of West Chester, for letting us decorate town to the fullest this year - thank you! For all of those who helped us with everything from A-frames to H-stakes - thank you!! West Chester Parks and Recreation To all those who came to downtown West Chester to see the lights and do some holiday shopping - we thank you too! Shopping small and shopping locally can make such a great impact in the community and the local economy. And last but not least, thank you QVC for being so flexible when we had to pivot from the annual QVC West Chester Christmas Parade to QVC Lights Up West Chester! We would not have been able to bring this idea to light (no pun intended) without your support of our local community. Thank you! Downtown West Chester, PA Chester County's Brandywine Valley

We have a few more people to thank for making QVC Lights Up West Chester so magical! First, we'd like to thank BB&T, now Truist, for sponsoring the Christmas tree this year, as well as Under the Sun Productions, Inc. for installing it and making it look so beautiful! Next, thank you to Tolsdorf Oil Lube Express for sponsoring the Tolsdorf Santa Sleigh Ride where Santa Claus rode through downtown West Chester on a First West Chester Fire Co., Engine Co. 51 fire truck - we love...d seeing those smiles every Saturday before Christmas! Lastly, we'd like to thank West Chester University of PA for sponsoring the Virtual Visit with Santa series. It was truly a joy to see the faces of those children light up to still speak with Santa Claus despite this crazy year. We were able to really spread some holiday cheer throughout the community this year thanks to your generous support. Thank you!!

GWCC understands the strain that Governor Wolf's new restrictions have put on bars and restaurants and those in the service industry. That's why we're relaunching our Virtual Tip Jar from back in March! So leave a tip for your favorite service industry worker or for a random stranger in need! Click here to donate now and get your name on the tip jar list today: https://bit.ly/3gPMD2w... Downtown West Chester, PA