08/27/2026
❤️ 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗙𝗔𝗥 𝗪𝗘’𝗩𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 ❤️
Looking back through photos from 2015–2018 reminded us just how much the Seymour Area Chamber of Commerce has grown over the years.
There was a time when Breakfast Buzz was held in the lobby of Tennessee State Bank or in the former small CROSS Food Ministry building. Looking through those old photos, we would have around 12–17 people gathered together for a meeting.
Fast forward to our August Breakfast Buzz last week, and 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟱𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀. That’s something worth celebrating—not because of a number, but because of what that number represents: 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.
And none of it happened overnight.
To every person who has served on the Chamber Board—from the very beginning, to 10 years ago, to those serving today—𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨. Each of you helped lay another piece of the foundation that made today’s Chamber possible.
To the businesses and members who have supported the Chamber for 15 years or more, thank you for sticking with us, believing in the mission and continuing to invest in Seymour.
And to our newest members, 𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗢 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! We know owning or running a business isn’t always easy, and we hope the Chamber can be a place where you make connections, build relationships and find people who genuinely want to see you succeed.
These pictures tell a pretty special story. From 12–17 people gathered in a small room to more than 55 at Breakfast Buzz last week, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵—it’s Seymour growing together. ❤️
And if you’ve been a Chamber member in the past but haven’t been involved in a while, 𝗪𝗘’𝗗 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞! Come see what’s changed, reconnect with old friends and make some new connections.
👉 Visit 𝘀𝗲𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗻.𝗼𝗿𝗴 and click 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦.
Whether you’ve been with us for 15 years, just joined last month, or are thinking about coming back—𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗔 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘.
Here’s to where we’ve been—and where we’re headed next! ❤️