Town of Babylon Launches 'Chamber of Commerce Collaborative'

TOWN OF BABYLON, NY — The Town of Babylon is taking action to unite its small businesses.

The "Chamber of Commerce Collaborative", a new initiative, aims to bring together the "common interest" of the Town’s various chambers to launch joint events and programming, a release said.

This will also include events with the Small Business Association, throughout the year, with the ultimate goal of enhancing small business growth and generating more networking opportunities.

The first meeting of the initiative occurred last week, a release said.

“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and as revitalization continues to be a priority within the Town, it is imperative that we collaborate with one another to maximize benefits for local businesses,” said Town of Babylon Councilman and Small Business Committee Chairman Anthony Manetta. “The Chamber Collaborative effort will bring together new ideas, help to solve common problems and serve as a think tank to bolster the growth of small businesses in the Town of Babylon.”

The initiative also serves to "produce a dialogue of shared ideas and improvement" between the chambers.

Part of these discussions includes how to increase membership and small business participation and drive new revenue growth for members, the release said.

Those in attendance at the meeting included: Deer Park Chamber President Danny Pooran; Lindenhurst Chamber President JoAnn Boettcher; Amityville Chamber President Richard Zimmer; North Babylon Chamber President Garrett Simulcik; Farmingdale Chamber President Joe Garcia; Copiague Chamber First Vice President Pete Buccino; and Babylon Village Chamber Vice President of Events Ben Stein.

“This effort led by Councilman Manetta is much needed throughout the Town of Babylon,” said Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce President JoAnn Boettcher. “It will not only help our small businesses with new opportunities, but allows the chambers to work together more closely to build more robust organizations.”