Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Gives Back – Healthy Joplin Paint the Park Project
2022-10-22 10:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Landreth Park, 1001 Murphy Blvd, Joplin, MO, 64804, United States
Gather your friends for a fun Saturday painting project in Joplin parks with Healthy Joplin and Chamber Gives Back. On Saturday, October 22 volunteers will be working in groups to spray paint stencils on Joplin Park’s sidewalks and trails. These stencils will encourage an active lifestyle and overall health and wellness in our community through the use of social media encouraging citizens to walk, run, swim, bike, skate, and play in our community.
Two different timeslots are available at 10:00am and 1:00pm. Volunteers will meet at Landreth Park. Please note that this event is subject to changes due to rain and wind.
Please register here.

2022 Economic Growth Tour
2022-10-21 08:00 - 13:00 | Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, 320 East 4th Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
Economic Growth Tour is an annual behind-the-scenes tour of Joplin co-hosted by the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and the MOKAN Partnership. The tour is open to local and state elected government officials, business leaders, representatives of public and private schools, media, and other interested community leaders. As the Joplin region continues to transform and grow, it is important for key decision makers to meet the innovators, entrepreneurs, and cultural enterprises that are attracting new talent and businesses to our city.
The bus arrives at the Chamber at 7:45 am and departs at 8:00 am sharp. We will tour various economic development projects. Thanks to our sponsors for this event, there is no cost to you to see the growth that continues in our community. Lunch is included.
Presented by Liberty Utilities. Gold sponsors include U.S. Bank, N.A. and Kansas City University – Joplin. Lunch is sponsored by Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School.

Lunch-and-Learn: 2022 Missouri Chamber Group Health Plan
2022-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, 320 East 4th Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
Join the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and representatives from Croley Insurance and Financial to learn about the Missouri Chamber Federation Small Business Plan offered through your Chamber membership. Lunch is included at no charge.
Please register here.

1 Million Cups Joplin
2022-10-19 08:30 - 10:00, 2022-10-12 08:30 - 10:00, 2022-10-05 08:30 - 10:00, 2022-09-28 08:30 - 10:00, 2022-09-21 08:30 - 10:00, 2022-09-14 08:30 - 10:00, 2022-08-31 08:30 - 10:00, 2022-08-24 08:30 - 10:00 and 1 more date | Advanced Training and Technology Center, 420 S. Grand Avenue, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
Join us at 1 Million Cups Joplin event for free coffee, caffeinated connections, and entrepreneurs presenting their business followed by community Q&A. Apply to present on our #1MC website.
This is a weekly community event founded by the Kauffman Foundation that brings together entrepreneurs and the Joplin community to connect over coffee and conversation.

October 2022 Business After Hours
2022-10-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Downstream Casino Resort, 693000 East Nee Road, Quapaw, OK, 74363
End your day with connections and keep the momentum going from a good day at work by making new connections at Business After Hours!
This month’s Business After Hours is sponsored and hosted by Downstream Casino Resort. Business After Hours is presented by Higher Vision Coaching. Training. Consulting.

EdTalk: Make Decisions Easy as P.I.E.
2022-10-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, 320 East 4th Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
Join Shawn Dodson, Detective Sergeant with the Joplin Police Department, as he delves into strategic decision making.
Would becoming more skilled at making real-time strategic decisions be helpful to you in your profession? Would learning to “read people” give you a decision-making advantage in your daily life? If so, Shawn Dodson’s presentation on “making decisions easy as P.I.E.” will give you a brief exposure on how to develop these skills and more. You will learn the top three considerations you should be assessing before making a strategic decision and learn how reading people just might be your greatest asset in your professional and personal life. It is a guarantee that you will leave this presentation with new tools that you will be able to use immediately in your professional and personal life.
Brown bag your lunch!

October e-Commerce Meetup
2022-10-13 08:00 - 09:00 | aliceCBD, 5399 State Highway 43, Building D, Joplin, MO, 64804, United States
e-Commerce Meetups are monthly get-togethers held on the second Thursday of every month.
Join us for a discussion on the following topics:
Amazon Seller Central | Shopify | Walmart.com | eBay | Shopping Cart Abandonment | FBA & 3rd Party Fulfillment | Shipping Software | Retargeting Pixels | Google Shopping | Product Feeds | SEO | Product Photography and Video Production | Social & Search Marketing | Etsy | Omni-Channel Sales
This month’s e-Commerce Meetup will be held at aliceCBD.

October 2022 Morning Brew
2022-10-07 07:30 - 08:30 | The Arc Of The Ozarks, 4722 East 32nd Street, Joplin, MO, 64804, United States
Hosted once a month to highlight individual businesses and offer an informal setting for the area’s business professionals to meet, mingle, and make contacts.
This month’s Morning Brew is sponsored by The Arc of the Ozarks and presented by Downstream Casino Resort.

Advanced Manufacturing Expo
2022-10-06 09:00 - 14:00 | Newton County A & M Fairground, 700 Field Avenue, Neosho, MO, 64870, United States
October is Manufacturing Month! Join us in celebrating the innovative products made right here and the advanced technology used to make them.
This expo is an opportunity for area manufacturers to showcase their advanced technology, processes, and automation to hundreds of high school students. Hands-on learning experiences will showcase career pathways in manufacturing.
Thank you to our sponsors, General Mills and Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing.
Exhibitors will be open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, and there will be four, hour-long student sessions at 9:00 am, 10:00 am, 11:00 am and 12:45 pm.

Hot Links Annual Golf Tournament - Fall 2022
2022-09-30 09:00 - 14:00 | Eagle Creek Golf and Country Club, 2742 Ben Pell Drive, Joplin, MO, 64804, United States
Join us for the premier golf outing of the summer! Hot Links is sponsored by Downstream Casino Resort and Freeman Health System.
For more information, please contact Stephanie McGrew at 417.624.4150 or stephanie@joplincc.com.

Chamber Gives Back to FosterAdopt Connect, Inc.
2022-09-27 16:30 - 18:30 | FosterAdopt Connect, Inc., 1802 West 32nd Streets, Suites F & G, Joplin, MO, 64804, United States
Chamber Gives Back will be helping sort clothing donations for FosterAdopt Connect, Inc. boutique benefitting their families. FosterAdopt Connect is a local non-profit that focuses on supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families through direct services, advocacy, recruitment, and other specialized programs.
We’ll be there from 4:30-6:30 pm, so come when you can!
Sign up here.

September 2022 EdTalk: Crucial Conversations with Sara Reineke
2022-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, 320 East 4th Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
A crucial conversation is described as “A discussion between two or more people where the stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong.” While these tense situations may be unavoidable, crucial conversations will help them be less painful for everyone involved. If the whole world understood how to have proper crucial conversations, workplaces would be better, marriages would be stronger, parenting would be easier, and the world would be a better place! Join us as Sara Reineke with The Reineke Agency shares very specific strategies to navigate crucial conversations.
Let’s make the world a better place!

September 2022 Business After Hours
2022-09-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Farmers Insurance – Jake Russell Agency, 1936 S. Range Line Road, Suite C, Joplin, MO, 64804, United States
End your day with connections and keep the momentum going from a good day at work by making new connections at Business After Hours.
This month’s Business After Hours is sponsored and hosted by Farmers Insurance – Jake Russell Agency. Business After Hours is presented by Higher Vision Coaching. Training. Consulting.

Third Thursday YPN Meetup
2022-09-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Club 609, 609 South Main Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
The Young Professionals Network invites you to meet up with other young professionals at Club 609 during September’s Third Thursday! It’s a great opportunity to sit down and connect with other young professionals. This is a come-and-go event, so drop by when you can. We hope to see you there!

Good Morning Joplin
2022-09-15 07:15 - 08:45 | Joplin Senior Citizens Center, 2616 S. Picher, Joplin, MO, 64804, United States
A quarterly breakfast gathers members for networking and opportunity to hear about what’s happening in Joplin. Morning speakers have “one minute of fame” to highlight their business.
Register here.
This quarter’s Good Morning Joplin is presented by Mercy and sponsored by U.S. Bank.

Employee Retention Credit: Are You Eligible?
2022-09-13 11:30 - 12:00 | Carthage Chamber of Commerce, 402 S. Garrison Avenue, Carthage, MO, 64836, United States
To protect area businesses from misleading information about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce (JACC) and the Carthage Chamber of Commerce are offering two different opportunities for individuals to learn about ERC. These informational sessions will be led by Andrew Jordan with Jordan CPA Services.

September 2022 Morning Brew
2022-09-09 07:30 - 08:30 | Missouri American Water Company Water Treatment Plant, 1118 West 21st Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
Hosted once a month to highlight individual businesses and offer an informal setting for the area’s business professionals to meet, mingle, and make contacts. Join us for Morning Brew on a special date!
This month’s Morning Brew is sponsored by Missouri American Water Company and presented by Downstream Casino Resort.

Employee Retention Credit: Are You Eligible?
2022-09-08 13:30 - 14:00 | Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, 320 East 4th Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States

September e-Commerce Meetup
2022-09-08 08:00 - 10:00 | The Jones Companies, 211 Main Street, Sheldon, MO, 64784, United States
e-Commerce Meetups are monthly get-togethers held on the second Thursday of every month.
Join us for a discussion on the following topics:
Amazon Seller Central | Shopify | Walmart.com | eBay | Shopping Cart Abandonment | FBA & 3rd Party Fulfillment | Shipping Software | Retargeting Pixels | Google Shopping | Product Feeds | SEO | Product Photography and Video Production | Social & Search Marketing | Etsy | Omni-Channel Sales
This month’s e-Commerce Meetup will be co-hosted by the Barton County Chamber of Commerce at The Jones Companies in Sheldon, Missouri.
Due to the location of this month’s event, there will be coffee and networking starting at 8:30 am and the presentation will begin at 9:00 am.

Advanced Training and Technology Center Five-Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting
2022-08-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Advanced Training and Technology Center, 420 S. Grand Avenue, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
This month, the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce’s Advanced Training and Technology Center turns five years old! Come celebrate this milestone with Chamber staff, Crowder College, and members of the business community.

August 2022 EdTalk: Developing Self-Awareness
2022-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, 320 East 4th Street, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
We may not be as self-aware as we think we are, and seeing ourselves clearly helps us succeed in work and life. Research shows that self-awareness is the foundation of high performance, smart choices, meaningful relationships, and a fulfilling career. In today’s world, this meta-skill is a remarkably rare quality!
Hear from Melody Morgan of Morgan Coaching and Consulting, LLC as she shares strategies and techniques to help make dramatic gains in self-awareness at a time when it matters more than ever.

August 2022 Business After Hours
2022-08-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Frank Fletcher Ford, 3015 Turkey Creek Boulevard, Joplin, MO, 64801, United States
End your day with connections and keep the momentum going from a good day at work by making new connections at Business After Hours.
This month’s Business After Hours is sponsored and hosted by Frank Fletcher Ford. Business After Hours is presented by Higher Vision Coaching. Training. Consulting.
