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Programs & Initiatives

Check out our opportunities and programs for Chamber Members:
  • Lawyers, Guns & Money (LGM): An opportunity for local legal and financial professionals to interact with one another in a casual setting after work at chamber member establishments throughout Evanston on the first Wednesday of each month. Find your next business partner over free appetizers (2 drink minimum required).
  • The Business of Art: New this year for our arts-related chamber member organizations, this monthly roundtable forum provides an outlet for guest speakers, best practices, and creating collaborative events between the arts and business communities. This group will also work on the annual Fountain Square Art Festival held in June. FREE!
  • Evanston Women in Business (EWIB): Held the fourth Thursday each month at 11:30, this lunch event provides women (men are welcome!) an atmosphere conducive for great networking surrounding a different professional development topic.
  • The People Business: New this year for our non-profit chamber member organizations, this monthly roundtable forum provides an outlet the first Wednesday of every month at noon for guest speakers, sharing best practices, and recruiting new board members and partners. (Bring your own lunch) FREE!
  • Small Office / Home Office (SOHO): Held the second Wednesday each month at noon, this lunch-&-learn opportunity features guest speakers and interactive programming geared towards challenges and issues more specific to small and home-based businesses. (Bring your own lunch) FREE!.
  • Meet the City: Bi-Monthly presentation to Chamber members from different department representatives from the City of Evanston. FREE!

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“Our company does business in 85 countries around the world, yet we support our local Chamber of Commerce because we care about the quality of life for our employees in  Evanston…The Chamber has accomplished so much to make Evanston a more desirable place to both work and live – and that really helps us in recruiting staff.”  - Corrine Passage, Senior Vice President, Production & Systems Development, Pivot Point International