Trotwood Area Chamber of Commerce

The Trotwood Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to our community. The Chamber was formed in 1979 when a group of business leaders felt the need to have an organization that would help nurture the businesses in Trotwood so they created the Trotwood-Madison Chamber of Commerce. In 1996 when the City merged with Madison Township, the board of directors determined the organization's name should be changed to Trotwood Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber strives to be a positive voice for the community and sponsor many events to enhance the business experience and educate business owners, as well as the community. We are members of the Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance, Ohio Chambers, Miami Valley Military Affairs, and other organizations.

The Chamber publishes a monthly newsletter and a different member is profiled in our newsletter every month. We also focus on new members and encourage them to write an article to be included in the newsletter. The Chamber is working with the City of Trotwood for the economic growth of our City and community. We focus on retaining members and recruiting new members... we are available to serve you! Should you have questions, please call the Chamber at 937.837.1484 or email mbattle@trotwoodchamber.org., we will return your call within 24 hours.

Marie Battle, CAP
Executive Director

Our Mission Statement

The Trotwood Chamber of Commerce works with businesses, government, the non-profit sector, and individuals to build a positive economic environment to ensure and enhance quality of life in Trotwood and the region.

President's Message

Deborah Smith, Trotwood Chamber of Commerce President The Trotwood Board of Directors includes passionate members who represent non-profit community organizations, large corporate businesses, small local businesses, government and education. The great leadership of our board is thoroughly committed to doing everything we can to expand our local, regional and state-wide influence, and to help our businesses with their marketing, growth, development and profitability.

I am honored to serve as the president of the Trotwood Chamber of Commerce for the year 2022. I have served on this great board in other capacities for approximately 10 years; therefore, I know with certainty that the board has made a positive impact on our community and will continue to do so in the future.

The Trotwood Chamber is continually evolving to help lead and actively support all of the great things the city, Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) and business community are doing and to maximize all of the beneficial programs, services and events we provide for our members and the community.

Despite the challenges of the coronavirus, many positive things were spearheaded by the chamber in 2021: among them, the Trotwood Business Directory was launched to give consumers of the community a place to view each of the businesses that call Trotwood home; and two of our traditional events: our annual golf outing and our elegant annual dinner (where we award our outstanding large and small business members) were well attended.

For 2022, the board will focus on improving members' returns on their membership investment and growing our membership. For example, asking member businesses to offer at least a 5% discount to members; chamber to offer more workshops to help our businesses with their marketing growth, development and profitability and to ask each board member to recruit one member a quarter. I would also like to initiate a membership identification card.

To help us improve our understanding of members and their businesses, we are planning several business-after-hours events. Please contact Marie Battle at 937-837-1484 or email mbattle@trotwoodchamber.org if you would like for us to visit your business.

If you are interested in becoming a member of our board, contact us at any time.

We would love for you to offer your talents, ideas or recommendations to enhance the Trotwood business environment and to make Trotwood an incredible place to live, work and play!

Deborah A. Smith, President
Trotwood Chamber of Commerce