Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce

Meets at Karens Uptown Kafe

2nd Wednesday @ 7:30 am

It only costs $50/year and the 1st year is FREE. So stop by have breakfeast, and let us know what we can do to help.

Click Here for PDF Application Form

Financial Institutions:

•   First Federal Bank of the Midwest (448-2341) jfisher@first-fed.com  - Website
•   United Bank and Trust pgilpin@ubt.com  - Website
•   County National Bank (517-448-8957) Ron.haber@countynationalbank.comWebsite

Health:

•   Jonna L. Schmidt MD PC (448-8918) docs@tc3net.com  - Website 
•   Contact For Health Chiropractic Center PC (448-3791) drjim@healthchiro.com - Website 
•   Hudson Pharmacy (448-3111) hudsonpharm@tc3net.com  - Website
•   Life Touch Home Health Care  kim.price@lifetouchhomecare.net

Retail:

•   The Pro Shop / P.S. Graphics (448-8490) proshop123@hotmail.com
•   Bob's Market House (448-3141) Tim_sallows@spartanstores.com
•   Main Street Florist (1-800-944-2293) Website
•   Material Management  dsanbo@cass.net 
•   127 Party Store  127partystore@gmail.com

Home/Commercial Repair:

•   His Servant Heating and Cooling (517-286-6929) Hisservanthvac@wcomco.net - Website
•   Rising Excavation risingexcavating@gmail.com

Lodging / Housing:

•   Sunset Acres Motel (448-8968) Angiereily67@yahoo.com - Website
•   Quigley's Log Homes quigleybnb@tc3net.com - Website

Restaurants:

•    Ten Pen Pizza (448-5491) info@hudsonbowling.com  - Website
•    Karen's Uptown Kafe' karensuptownkafe@earthlink.net - Website
•    Kountry Kettle kountrykettle@yahoo.com

Entertainment:

•    Hudson Cinema (448-movi) Website
•    D.Z. Laser Tag (448-8800) Website
•    Glow Mini Golf (448-8800)  Website
•    Hudson Lanes  (448-5491)  Website

Publications:

•   Bi County Herald Inc. (448-2201) bch@tc3net.com - Website
•   Hudson Post Gazette editor@hudsonpg.net - Website

Insurance/ Reality:

•   Darr Insurance randydarr@darr.net
•   State Farm Insurance (448-2725)  bill.schlotman.l20l@statefarm.com  - Website
•   T.J. Decker & Assoc. Inc. (448-2911) jasondecker@tc3net.com - Website

Funeral Homes:

•    Eagle Funeral Home  (448-3481) Hudson@eaglefuneralhomes.com  - Website
•    Brown-VanHemert Funeral Home Van1@tc3net.com - Website

Veterinarian:

•   Mathew Taylor D.V.M., LLC (448-2102) Drtaylor4640@hotmail.com

Automotive:

Churches:

•  Hudson First United Methodist Church Fdneumann@yahoo.com
•  Our Savior Lutheran Church troy@revneujahr.com - Website

Misc. Services:

•  City of Hudson www.ci.hudson.mi.us
•  Sacred Heart School (448-6405)  Website
•  Hudson Area Schools Website
•  The Coleman Foundation (448-310 ) bcoleman@colemanfdn.org 
•   Rima Mfg  jengle@rimamfg.com
•   VanDevender Law Office email@vandevenderlaw.com   Website

Chamber Vision Committee Meeting
March 17, 2011
 
 Mission
     To enhance the life of our community by supporting and promoting the businesses of our community.
 
 Vision
     To actively involve all local businesses in chamber activities.
     To encourage all local businesses to become members of chamber.
     To enhance local business viability through social networking.
     To develop business to business relationships.
     To promote an excellent working relationship between civic, business, service, religious
     and educational community.
     To regularly highlight member businesses and community interests.
     To provide resources for new and existing businesses to develop and strengthen.
 
 GOALS (10 months)
 
 1. To promote chamber
     1.1. Organize a formal event to celebrate “passing of the gavel” from former president to current president.
     1.2. Publish newspaper ad listing mission, vision and current members.
     1.3. Organize newspaper coverage of monthly chamber highlights.
 
 2. To promote chamber members
     2.1 Create a list and profile of chamber members
         a. Phone
         b. E-mail
         c. Webpage
         d. Type of business
         e. Highlights
     2.2 Promote chamber member monthly through local paper and theater.
     2.3 Explore methods of reaching new families in the community.
 
 3. To increase chamber membership by 10%
     3.1 Identify potential members.
     3.2 Identify who will contact potential members.
     3.3 Create new member packet
     (Develop a member mentor program)
 
 4. To strengthen intra club relationships (social – business)
     4.1 Schedule quarterly after hours events.
     4.2 Organize a social event after Halloween decorations.
 
 5. To work with community groups to enhance common interests
     5.1 Invite representatives from civic, service, religious and educational community to report on a regular basis.
     5.2 Organize a summit of the civic, service, religious and educational community for the purpose of developing common goals.