Our vision: To be the indispensable resource for Allen and Collin County businesses.
Our mission: To support our members through programs that promote business development and encourage economic growth, educational excellence and legislative advocacy.
The Chamber would like to thank the following members for their generosity in sponsoring an event or by donating items or services: Bennigan's - Tuesday Morning Live Sponsor and Coffee Dreams - Business Builders and VIP Coffee.
Click here to view the latest Member Buy Member participant list.
Executive Committee
Sheila McKinney, Chair
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen
Patti McKee, Chair-Elect
Community Credit Union
Bob Rothe, Immediate Past-Chair
Fortune Financial Services
Maxine Sweet, Treasurer
Experian
Sonia Malone, At-Large
Allen Premium Outlets
Worley Stein, At-Large
American National Bank
Sharon Mayer, President/CEO
Allen Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Bruce Heller
JaRyCo Development
Al Holmes
Optymize
Christi Jefferson
Christi Taylor Jefferson, CPA
Dr. Toni Jenkins
Collin County Community College
Rudy Mann
Sunbelt Telecommunications
James Montgomery
Hilton Garden Inn
Griff Moore
Atrium Financial
Dr. Jenny Preston
Allen Independent School District
Charisse Reaume
Allen Economic Development Corporation
T. Randall (Randy) Sandifer
Attorney at Law
Andy Stewart
Compliments, LLC
Peter Vargas
City of Allen
Jim Waldbauer
BW2 Engineers
Staff
Pam Fechter
Membership
Julie Hynes
Administrative Assistant
Carol Rodgers
Operations
The Chamber would like to acknowledge and thank the following major investors
Platinum Investors
Experian
HIT Entetainment
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen
RCL Enterprises
Strasburger & Price, LLP
Sunbelt Telecommunications, Inc.
Gold Investors
Carter & Burgess
Community Credit Union
Frullati Cafe and Bakery
FSI International
Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
Oncor Group
Regions Bank
Sage Telecom, Inc.
Sam's Club #4743 Plano/East
Sanmina SCI
Twin Creeks Master Planned Community
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Chamber Introduces Book Club
DID YOU KNOW?The three things the most successful people in business have in common are: 1) They know how to ask for the business 2) They send personal notes 3) They read
The Allen Chamber of Commerce is introducing the
Business Boosters Book Club!
The purpose of the book club is to encourage entrepreneurial spirit, broaden knowledge of business, sales and marketing tactics, and to exchange ideas that impact the readers.
Please plan to participate! The group will read and discuss one book a month, join in now or any time.
The Club will meat the 4th Friday of the month from 11:30 – 1:00 in the Chamber boardroom. Bring your lunch. Please email Sharon at Smayer@allenchamber.com each month if you plan to attend.
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First Club Meeting: Friday, April 23, 11:30 – 1:00 at the Chamber; bring a lunch.
Our First Title: We are kicking off the reading club with Re-Imagine! Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age by Tom Peters.
Description: Peters rocked the business world with In Search of Excellence and other inspiring titles in the last two decades, and now he’s giving us no excuses for providing ultimate customer service and re-inventing our business. The visually titillating book is easy to read and packed with valuable nuggets.
Availability: Sam’s Club sells the book for $17.84. Barnes and Noble sells it for the $30 list price. Also try Amazon.com. Half Price Books is not carrying this book. There is one copy of this book in the library system, but it already has 3 people on the waiting list. You could try the McKinney and Richardson libraries.
| | Upcoming Club titles: May 28 The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing by Emanuel Rosen June 25 The E Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber. July 23 The One Minute Sales Person/The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson August 27 GOALS!: How to Get Everything You Want – Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible by Brian Tracy You can read or listen to the book. Some are available at Plano and Allen Libraries, others you will have to buy or borrow elsewhere. If you have an Allen Library card, you also have access to all the Plano libraries. You can call to reserve a book. The Allen Library number is 972-727-0190.
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