Sometimes, I Don’t Get It…

Category: Chamber Corner Chamber Corner
Published: 27 February 2019 27 February 2019

Each week I prepare a Chamber of Commerce newsletter that is distributed via email on Fridays. There are times I will send out an email blast regarding something that may be important to Chamber of Commerce members, businesses or the community. This past Monday I distributed an email that gave information about two legislative bills dealing with minimum wage. I explained the basics of each bill and noted that one of the bills was more heavily favored by various state-wide business organizations. Let’s face the facts…the minimum wage in New Mexico is going to increase on July 1, 2019. The amount of the increase will be determined by which bill passes.

Anyway, I receive a fairly rotten email from a local business manager telling me that emails such as that one is the reason why the Chamber of Commerce isn’t liked by some groups. Really? I don’t get it. We provided what is useful information for planning your business and you don’t like us for that. Frankly, I guess I’m glad I don’t run with that crowd. We bust our tails to promote Silver City, Grant County and the surrounding area of southwest New Mexico. We mail hundreds and hundreds of relocation/tourism packets to people around the world wanting more information about our region. We answer thousands of emails and phone calls from people wanting information about our wonderful area. We work really hard to get people to visit Grant County or relocate to our four gentle seasons. We provide a great referral service for businesses that are members of the Chamber of Commerce. Our mission is simple: To serve our members by promoting Business, Commerce and Tourism in Grant County.

Amazingly, we actually offer marketing events and efforts to folks that aren’t even supporters of the Chamber of Commerce…because we feel it is the right thing to do when promoting our region. Heck, even after getting a crummy response from the person that wrote and sent that email…we’ll still refer people to his business – because it is the right thing to do.

If you are looking for information, call the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce office at (575) 538-3785. Or you can always stop by our office located in the Grant County Conference Center at 3031 Highway 180 East in Silver City.  By the way, our email newsletter is free. Just send us your email address and we will add you to our database. Shoot us an email to: info@silvercity.org. We will always do our best to assist you with your needs.

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