Sam Angiuli is the first of the 2023 Louis R. Miller Business Leadership Award honorees.

On Friday, December 2nd, the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce hosted its 60th Annual Building Awards ceremony, an event that recognizes excellence in Staten Island’s commercial and residential properties for design and construction.

On Tuesday, November 29, the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual holiday Member Meetup.

Dominic Provenzano, Marketing and Communications Manager of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, was named as one of the country’s “40 Under 40” emerging leaders shaping the Chamber industry by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE).

On Thursday, November 17, the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and several members of the Staten Island small business community gathered at the Sweet Life Bakeshop with one message ahead of the holiday season: Shop Small.

On Tuesday, November 15, the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce - alongside more than 100 members of the small business community, elected officials, and community organizations - gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Chamber’s new office.

On Wednesday, October 19th, the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce held its 2022 Annual Membership Meeting at the Vanderbilt at South Beach.

As part of our 2022 Annual Meeting, the Chamber is celebrating Members who have been with the Chamber for 50 or 25 years.

On a crisp, October evening, the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce partnered with Spooky Staten Island to host a spooky Ghost Walk tour of historic Woodland Cemetery.

“We love having the Chamber as a resource because when clients of ours have questions, the Chamber always has the answer. We are also constantly referring clients to the online directory if they need a recommendation for a specific service. The Chamber has it all.”

“We want to be involved in Staten Island, and we want to be good neighbors and corporate citizens,” says Davey on Pratt’s Chamber membership. “If anyone has any issues, we’d rather them come talk to us directly than going to external sources. We want to have a presence within the business community.”

“We’ve had younger staff members that were rising within the organization who wanted to be involved in the community, so they joined the Chamber’s Business Guilds. I can’t tell you how wonderful those services have been for our organization.”

Approximately 50 Chamber members gathered at Rab’s for an evening of networking, appetizers, and, of course, bowling.

“The mixers that the Chamber hosts are also a great way to get yourself out there and meet other businesspeople,” adds Kracsun. “We always try to take advantage of those when we can. The Chamber is the perfect fit for us.”

The program trains and equips leaders from state and local chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, and trade associations with resources, access to experts, and a network of peers to build their capacity to address the most pressing education and workforce challenges.

“We trust the Chamber to be there and do that community-based small business advocacy because ultimately it benefits us and our clients,” says DTGD.

“We gain from the Chamber,’” remarks Sciame. “We’re always doing collaborative work. We’re partners.”

On Thursday, August 18th, approximately thirty Chamber members convened at Dave & Buster’s in the Staten Island Mall for a fun afternoon of “Games with the Geeks,” an educational and recreational event co-hosted by the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and Tekie Geek.

This summer, the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce invited its membership for coffee with the Island’s three Councilmembers.