What is Chamber Edge?

Chamber Edge is a next-step business education and resource program designed to provide access to community business resources, build connections with other small businesses, provide information and tools to accomplish company goals, and offer strategies to address issues common to small businesses. ​Participants will also have access to individual and/or group mentoring by Chamber staff and Chamber-member businesses based on participant's identified growth goals and needs.

​Course Outline
Participants will meet for six (6) total sessions. Four course sessions are held from 5:00-7:00pm at the Chamber of Commerce Office and two (2) Small Business Events are held off-site from 7:30-9:00am. ​

​Session Topics

Course topics include:

• Advanced financial management and capital acquisition
• Business planning
• Certification programs
• Competitive positioning
• Digital transformation
• Exit strategies
• Government Contracting
• Growth strategies and scaling operations
• Risk mitigation
• Talent management and organizational leadership
• Succession planning

​Program Requirements

Applicable business must

1. be in business for 3+ years
2. have less than 20 employees
3. ​record less than $1M in yearly sales

Course Fee

• Members - $100
• Non-Members - $500

Application fee is due at sign up.

​Class Size
Limited to 20 people.

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2026 Class Dates

February 17, 2026, 5 – 6 p.m. | Orientation
March 10, 2026, 5 – 7 p.m. | Sesson 1
May 12, 2026,  7:30 – 9 a.m. | Business Development Toolbox Breakfast
June 9, 2026, 5 – 7 p.m. | Session 2
August 11, 5 – 7 p.m. | Session 3
September 15, 2026, 5 – 7 p.m. | Session 4
October 27, 2026, 7:30 – 9 a.m. | Business Development Toolbox Breakfast
December 1, 2026,  5 – 7 p.m. | Graduation

Apply for the 2026 Cohort

Applications accepted through December 31, 2025 for the 2026 program. Notification of acceptance into the program by January 31, 2026.

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​Questions? Contact:

[email protected]
989-752-7161
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