Education and Leadership

The Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce offers meetings to further your education in areas that are pertinent to our local businesses.

The Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce gives a college scholarship to a member of the graduating class of Tonganoxie HIgh School. Our 2007 recipient was Sean O'Hagan.

As a member of the Chamber of Commerce, you have the opportunity to participate or present subjects of interest to you and other Chamber members. This is a great way to further promote your business and services through handouts and networking opportunities.

Chamber members will receive discounts on special Chamber seminars that will require an entry fee.

Some of the topics in work now for future seminars include:

• business succession
• insurance
• financial statements
• tax incentives and tax issues
• handling an audit
• sales tax
• banking topics

Southern Leavenworth County Leadership Development

Southern Leavenworth County Leadership Development program has graduated over 241 students from the Basehor, Tonganoxie, Linwood and Lansing areas. The Leadership program is a joint venture of the Basehor and Tonganoxie Chambers of Commerce. The purpose of the program is to expose citizens of Leavenworth County and surrounding areas to the leadership opportunities presented by the growth and development of our communities, and to encourage community involvement. Classes deal with the challenges facing our communities in the areas of leadership, education, local government, media affairs, state government, and planning and economic development. Classes are held one day per month from September to April.

Persons living or working in the Leavenworth County area, including high school juniors and seniors who are interested in developing their leadership skills and becoming better informed citizens are eligible to participate in the class.

If you or someone in your company is interested in participating, please contact our chamber office for more information.

Committees

There will be many opportunities for business members to participate on Chamber committees.

Participation on committees that impact community issues offer Chamber members a way to be informed, meet other business people with similar community and business interests, develop leadership and management skills, and have a positive effect on our Community.