San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce President Phyllis Snodgrass says the chamber’s professional staff is available to make presentations to local groups for the good of San Marcos.

As the business year comes to an end, San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce President Phyllis Snodgrass enumerates reasons for local businesses to join the chamber.

Phyllis Snodgrass of the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce introduces a profile for school board candidates developed by numerous entities in Central Texas.

The elections are now behind us. Hays County stepped up the plate and gave a strong endorsement to its elected leadership as well as supported a much needed road bond package that will begin the process of building much needed infrastructure for our future. Congratulations to all who worked hard in order for [...]

On Tuesday October 21, the City of San Marcos will declare Chamber of Commerce week in San Marcos, Texas. During this week, all of the citizens of San Marcos, Texas, are asked to pause and reflect on the many contributions made to our community through the efforts of the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce.The [...]

On Saturday October 11, San Marcos Educational Partners (SOAR), an assortment of for-profit and non-profit organizations who are committed to higher educational attainment in San Marcos, will come together to bring our community the first San Marcos Education Fair. The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce is proud to be a part of SOAR and [...]

“If we don’t build the roads, the growth will go elsewhere,” “Roads are too expensive,” “There are too many people here already, I don’t want anyone else to move here.” Sound familiar? These are quotes heard often in Austin in the 70’s – by well meaning people who moved to this [...]

I bet that you’ve gained a customer or two over the years because a friend or family member made a recommendation. This kind of social networking takes place every day, on the golf course, during committee meetings, at church and in all the other “traditional places”. But in today’s busy business world, there [...]

If we pause long enough in our busy, fast-paced environment to “see the forest” rather than the trees, we will soon catch on that there is a growing challenge out there in the non-profit world, and it starts with the question “Where have all the volunteers gone?”.The computer, meant to save us time and shorten [...]

Not a week goes by these days where one does not read or hear about a “new” non-profit organization being formed to “fix a problem”. There was a time where only a few non-profits existed in each community. The local Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Clubs were often founded when the business community [...]