Are you thinking of moving your business to Mount Vernon?
Want to find out how your business fared compared to others
in recent years? Need to contact local officials and city or
county departments? Youll find all that information and more here!
The Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce has several programs that help to fulfill our mission.
Read about our diverse programs here, and if you are interested in getting involved with any of our committees,
please contact Amelia at 360-428-8547
Get the latest news from the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce. You can also download this months
Chamber Chat Newsletter or search through the archives for past issues.
Mount Vernon and the Skagit County have lots to offer visitors, residents, and businesses alike! Check
out our links for some great cultural activities, places to host meetings or events, and other resources you might need!
Soroptomist Sale to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Women Build July 8
Have fun & shop while raising $$$ for Habitat for Humanity's Women Build, what could be better?
The Soroptimist International of B… Read More
Highland Games Festival July 12-13
Many of the sights and sounds of Scotland will be found at the Skagit Valley Highland Games in Mount Vernon, WA, July 12-13, 2008 at Edgewater Park. Now in its fou… Read More
Beginning July 1, all retail businesses in Washington will need to collect sales tax based on the destination of the goods shipped or delivered. What does this mean for you?
According to the Washi… Read More
Anacortes Chamber to Offer Financial Seminar
Back by popular demand, local attorney Gary Jacobson and financial planner Larry Morrison will be conducting a planning seminar on Friday, June 20 from 9:… Read More
Make Mine a Million $ Business
Helping women micro entrepreneurs grow and build sustainable enterprises June 11, 2008 8:00am - 4:30pm Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion
This exciting business program… Read More
Puget Sound Energy recently hosted a group of nearly 40 concerned citizens to both their Upper and Lower Baker River Dams to discuss flooding issues and how the dams are related to flooding on the Ska… Read More
Make Mine a Million $ Business
Helping women micro entrepreneurs grow and build sustainable enterprises June 11, 2008 8:00am - 4:30pm Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion
This exciting business program… Read More
The Association of Small Business Development Centers reports that more than one in four businesses will experience a significant crisis in a given year, and 71% of businesses without a plan never re-… Read More
Youthnet Art Benefit May 30
Youthnet is pleased to announce an evening of art, wine and jazz on May
30th at our building in Mount Vernon (227 N 4th Street, top of the viaduct) and a month long prev… Read More
Youthnet Art Benefit May 30
Youthnet is pleased to announce an evening of art, wine and jazz on May
30th at our building in Mount Vernon (227 N 4th Street, top of the viaduct) and a month long prev… Read More
How do customers judge your place of business? By its appearance, of course! Think about it. The last time you entered a supermarket with a dirty floor and cluttered aisles, didn't you make a negat… Read More
"History Day at the Museum" Features Local Student Winners and Projects
Regional student winners of the 2008 Washington History Day Contest will share their award-winning projects on Thursday, May 1… Read More
Mapping Your Future Career Expo at Skagit Valley College May 6
Are you mapping out bigger and better business plans? Are you looking for the right employees to help you reach your desired growth?
Le… Read More
Denise Decker, owner of Debt Recovery Specialists and Mount Vernon Chamber Ambassador, shared her Less Than 6 Degrees story with us, and now we're sharing it with all of you!
Denise had to say...… Read More
Synergy Salon to Donate 10% of Services to Skagit Women Build During April
During the month of April, Synergy Salon in Mount Vernon is donating 10% of receipts to Women Build. If you've been putting … Read More
In May of this year the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce will be providing a short, simple, and confidential online survey to you, our members. Chambers from across North America will be participatin… Read More
Skagit County qualifies as a "distressed or rural" county in Washington, and as such, each year we receive a tax "rebate" from the state to put toward projects for economic development. Each municip… Read More
Mount Vernon Chamber and Business Resource Center
Give Boost to Local Companies and Business Start-Ups
Fostering new businesses is the most effective tool that government has to boost local econo… Read More
Synergy Salon to Donate 10% of Services to Skagit Women Build During April
During the month of April, Synergy Salon in Mount Vernon is donating 10% of receipts to Women Build. If you’ve been putting … Read More
Synergy Salon to Donate 10% of Services to Skagit Women Build During April
During the month of April, Synergy Salon in Mount Vernon is donating 10% of receipts to Women Build. If you’ve been putting … Read More
Jeremy McCullough, Assistant Vice President of Business Bank, was named Ambassador of the Year at the 2007 Awards Luncheon. What makes him such a great ambassador for the Mount Vernon Chamber of Comm… Read More
Synergy Salon to Donate 10% of Services to Skagit Women Build During April
During the month of April, Synergy Salon in Mount Vernon is donating 10% of receipts to Women Build. If you’ve been putting … Read More
Spring Wine & Tulips Festival at Carpenter Creek Winery, March 27-April 27
Carpenter Creek Winery announces 4th annual Spring Wine & Tulips Festival beginning March 27th thru April 27th. Special eve… Read More
Cantabile Performance to Benefit Skagit Women Build
Cantabile of Skagit Valley, recently announced their spring concert will be held March 29, 2008 at Bethany Covenant Church in Mount Vernon. The con… Read More
Chinook Enterprises, a local non-profit providing job placement and training for individuals with disabilities, was the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce Making a Difference Award winner for 2007.
C… Read More
Cantabile Performance to Benefit Skagit Women Build
Cantabile of Skagit Valley, recently announced their spring concert will be held March 29, 2008 at Bethany Covenant Church in Mount Vernon. The con… Read More
The Key: Revisioning Bluebeard at Skagit Valley College
Skagit Valley College Department of Theatre presents THE KEY: Re-visioning Bluebeard!, a bold new play, written and directed by Drue Robinson. … Read More
The Key: Revisioning Bluebeard at Skagit Valley College
Skagit Valley College Department of Theatre presents THE KEY: Re-visioning Bluebeard!, a bold new play, written and directed by Drue Robinson. … Read More
How to Know when the Cheapest Price Really Isn’t
None of us falls for the waterfront property in Arizona trick anymore. It’s too easy to figure out that if it sounds too good to be true, it probab… Read More
A great way to market your business and attract new customers is to partner with other companies that serve the same target markets. For instance, an exotic cheese store could partner with a wine sho… Read More
A national study by The Schapiro Group, an Atlanta-based market research firm, reveals a number of important findings about how consumers and business owners perceive the local chamber of commerce and… Read More
"We want the message to be: Washington is Open for Business!" stated Governor Christine Gregoire at the opening of Chamber Day in Olympia. Chambers from around the state gathered meet with their legi… Read More
Sometimes it seems like the things companies do to "appreciate" their employees are impossibly trite and without meaning. And yet, in this age of high-turnover and low unemployment, showing appreciat… Read More
It can be difficult to swallow your pride and indignation when you get some negative feedback about your business; who hasn't tried to brush off a bad comment with a rationalization or defensive argum… Read More
Almost half the population of planet earth is forecast to spend time viewing parts of the 2010 Winter Olympics. That's three billion people who will catch a glimpse of the Pacific Northwest less than … Read More
Advertising takes time - It takes effort - And it takes cash.
So when you've put all that in the pot, it's tough when you don't see the return you expected, and well, hoped for.
I am asked repe… Read More
The term "non-profit organization" conjures up different images. "Passionate do-gooders engaged in charitable work not really involving much money" might be one common perception. But consider this:… Read More