Mission Statement:
The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce exists to advance and promote businesses in the Anderson area, enhancing our communities, where people live, work and prosper.
Vision Statement:
The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce (AACC) will be recognized as the premier organization and leading catalyst for providing support and resources to member businesses in order to sustain and grow a robust local business community. AACC will seek to maintain and enhance a strong, vibrant and socially responsible business climate and consistently work to build value for all members.
Chamber Information:
The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to support and promote businesses and organizations in the Anderson area. Since 1970, the Chamber has been a great way for businesses/organizations to market to the Anderson area community. The Anderson Area Chamber is a medium chamber with nearly 500 members, serving Anderson Township, Newtown, Mt. Washington and western Clermont County. Anderson is approximately 15-20 minutes from downtown Cincinnati and is bordered by the Ohio River to the south, the Little Miami River to the west, Newtown to the north and Clermont County to the east.
The Chamber works with Anderson Township, Forest Hills School District and Anderson Township Park District for business and community related activities. The Neighborhood Business District program sponsored and produced by the Chamber also involves partnering with the Anderson Township, Anderson Township Fire & Rescue, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Village of Newtown, Newtown Police Department, Little Miami Fire & Rescue, City of Cincinnati (for Mt. Washington), Cincinnati Fire Department and the Cincinnati Police.
Events: The Chamber organizes the annual AACC Annual Awards Banquet, a Golf Outing, FallFest& Trick-or-Treat at the Anderson Towne Center, and Holiday Cheers. The Chamber partners with Anderson Township for the Trick or Treat event as well as the Holiday Festival Tree Lighting at the ATC.
Training/Professional Development: The AACC provides a Lunch N' Learn Series throughout the year that include topics such Social Media Marketing, Human Resource update, Employment law, Strategic & Business Planning, Business loan & finance to name a few. Lunch N' Learns are scheduled 6-8 times each year and are catered by LaRosas Pizzeria. New in 2022 was the launch of Accelerate Anderson, a nine-month leadership program that is designed to educate and promote professionals to take a lead role within our community.
Membership Meetings: Monthly Membership meetings throughout the year on the first Thursday of each month at Anderson Center that are great for networking. Each Membership Meeting there is a guest speaker with topics ranging from Chamber Benefit Programs, Workforce Development, State and Federal Business issues, Education, Township Economic Development as well as Legislative & Regulatory updates to name a few.
The Chamber supports the Partners in Education program of the Forest Hills School District as well as underwrites scholarships for each local high school. Community activities are promoted through our website, on our social media pages (Facebook and Twitter) and weekly emails with information supplied by the organization.
