Your Insights Today Help Shape the Chamber You’ll Experience Tomorrow | | | | At the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, everything we do is built around helping your business succeed—through expert support, strong advocacy, talent solutions, and opportunities to connect with peers and partners across the region. To continue delivering the value you expect, we need your insight. | | Whether you’ve been a member for decades or just joined this year, your experience matters. By sharing your candid feedback, you help ensure the Chamber continues to be the trusted partner businesses rely on to connect, advocate, and provide the resources needed to thrive. Please take just one minute to complete our 3-question survey. | | Staff Favorite Things: Riley Runnells: EPIC Toledo Program Manager | | | | |
"I love Urban Pine Winery because it's the perfect date spot.
My girlfriend and I love to grab their wine flights and desserts.
We also love the attention to detail, like how owner Jen McAlear is a woodworker who makes pieces like tables and chairs for the winery! The food is delicious (with an ever-changing menu so you never get bored), and the wine is superb."
| | Check out our Facebook for more our team’s favorite Chamber members for shopping, dining and just having an all-around good time at during the holidays! | | Business leaders, take five minutes to describe your past six months | | | | Owners and key financial decisionmakers of for-profit businesses, we invite you to share your recent experiences. How would you rate the current business conditions of your firm and other firms in your networks? | | The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s 2025 Business Outlook and Trends Survey (BOTS) is now open, and Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce is a partner in this effort. By taking the survey, you would contribute to data that directly inform the Fed, service providers, policymakers, and others, ultimately benefiting your business and others like yours. Survey closes December 15th. | | |
SCORE is looking for experienced business people who are interested in volunteering as mentors for America’s small businesses.
Read more here, and if you are interested in volunteering with SCORE, please send an email to Mike.Messmer@scorevolunteer.org
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Grounds for Discussion
January 13, 2026 | 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Burkett Restaurant Equipment - 28740 Glenwood Rd., Perrysburg
| | No-cost to attend, but registration is required. | | This no-cost, casual, monthly morning gathering designed to spark conversations, expand your network, and help you build relationships that strengthen your business. Over coffee and open dialogue, you’ll meet new peers, exchange ideas, and walk away with connections that matter. | |
Focus on Business
presented by KeyBank
January 21, 2026 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
TMA Glass Pavilion
| | | | Join fellow business leaders for a fast-paced, high-impact lunch that keeps you informed and connected. Each month features a keynote speaker sharing fresh perspectives on issues shaping the region’s business environment, as well as economic updates from the Chamber, RGP and Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. | | |
At our January luncheon, will will dig into how child care isn’t just a family issue — it’s a workforce issue. Many working parents struggle to afford reliable, high-quality child care, forcing some to leave the workforce or limit their availability. That instability doesn’t just harm employees: it hurts employers’ ability to recruit, retain, and rely on talent — a critical concern for businesses in our region.
Our keynote will explore how new public-private efforts, such as Ohio Child Care Cred Program and Michigan's Tri-Share Child Care Program, are helping address the gap. These initiatives share the cost of child care between employees, employers, and the state — making care more affordable for working families while giving employers a powerful retention tool.
Ultimately — ensuring accessible child care is not only a benefit to families, but a strategic investment in our workforce, our economy, and our future.
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Morning Access
February 6, 2026 | 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
The Toledo Club, 235 14th St., Toledo
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Get uninterrupted, direct access to the elected officials whose decisions shape our region’s business climate.
In a no-speeches, conversation-first setting, you’ll strengthen relationships, ask questions, and share the challenges and opportunities your organization is experiencing. Walk away with clarity, connections, and influence...
all before 9:00 a.m.
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Transitioning to Supervisor: Frontline Leadership Essentials
Taught by In2Great, LLC
February 9th & 10th, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. - noon |
300 Madison Ave., 8th Fl, Toledo
| | | | Strong supervisors are the backbone of strong teams. In just two half-days of focused, expert-led training from In2Great, your supervisors will learn how to manage conflict, set expectations, build trust and navigate the shift from peer to leader. Give your new and emerging leaders the skills and mindset they need to lead confidently — improving communication, strengthening culture and reducing turnover. | |
Step into the new year with renewed energy and practical tools with our featured December courses from the Center for Training & Development
| | As the year winds down, it’s the perfect moment for businesses to pause, reset, and spark new ideas. This December, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Training & Development is featuring courses focused on creativity and innovation—two of the most powerful drivers of growth in today’s competitive landscape. Whether you’re looking to strengthen problem-solving, inspire fresh thinking, or equip your team to adapt in a changing economy, these courses help leaders and employees step into the new year with renewed energy and practical tools. End-of-year reflection naturally creates space for creative thinking, making December an ideal time to invest in learning that fuels innovation and sets your business up for a strong, forward-focused 2026. | | | | |
Innovation in Teams and Organizations
Innovation can make or break an organization in terms of its ability to win and keep customers. This course explores some of the internal responses to the need for creativity, including idea champions, idea incubators, new venture teams and more.
| | | | This holiday season, take your philanthropy to new heights by becoming a Butterfly Hero for Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo. | | |
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300 Madison Ave., Ste. 200 • (419) 243-8191
www.toledochamber.com
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