The Grand Rapids Chamber is the region’s largest business organization, dedicated to building a thriving West Michigan for its 3,000 members. From small startups to large corporations, the Chamber acts as an extension of your team to drive growth and innovation.
The Chamber is focused on the following goals:
- Empowering Leaders and Businesses to Thrive: The Chamber will develop leaders, grow small businesses, and sustain local ownership for long-term prosperity.
- Advocating for a Strong, Competitive Region: The Chamber will shape policy, position business champions in centers of influence, and mobilize leaders to drive regional competitiveness.
Delivering Exceptional Member Value: The Chamber will anticipate members’ needs and deliver measurable value through data, technology, and personalized engagement.
Connect and Collaborate
Across every industry and at every event, we’re helping businesses connect, collaborate, and innovate. Through more than 160 days of events and programs, you can experience our business community’s energy, and when we gather, we make things happen.
- Collaborative Space: Members enjoy access to a high-tech downtown office space featuring secure WiFi and unlimited coffee.
- Leadership Training: Leadership Grand Rapids, Emerging Leaders, Lead Up: Leadership Development for New Managers, and Women in Leadership are preparing the next generation of business leaders.
Leading with Purpose
The Chamber’s Leading Partners, include industry leaders like Corewell Health, Meijer, and Steelcase. Together we’re investing in the region’s economic future. Their support fuels initiatives such as the Downtown Pathways Project, which provides permanent housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness.