This episode is brought to you in part by the Cordillane Chamber of Commerce.

Serving businesses since 1912, the Cordillane Chamber of Commerce is a champion for local

economic prosperity and a pro-business environment. Are you using all the available resources

in your business community to survive this pandemic?

If you are like me, you've probably been a member of the local chamber for years.

Are you turning to them for help?

Today, we'll talk with the VP of membership for the Quarter Lane Chamber of Commerce

and discuss ways the Chamber is uniquely positioned

to help you and your business.

Welcome to the Business Buffet Ingredients, where we examine the recipe for business success

and talk with industry leaders and business experts about important business growing ideas. Get ready. The business buffet is open for business

and dinner is served. Cheers, y'all. My name is Ed Beharata and I'll be your chef for today's

business buffet ingredients. As business struggles with a forced shutdown and prepares for the grand reopening, finding helpful

resources can be the difference between success or failure. Connections are the secret to success,

and your local chamber of commerce can be the secret to building connections.

But don't wait until the opening is announced. You need to start getting plugged in now.

Today we'll spend time with Merrily Wallace, who serves as vice president of membership

development for the Cordillane Chamber of Commerce.

I first met Merrily when I joined the Cordellane Chamber of Commerce.

I immediately saw her as the perfect representative for the organization.

She has unlimited energy and deep knowledge of all things, Cortalaine.

But this past year, I got a chance to see Merri Lee in a new light, that of the stage lights,

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