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We can help businesses expand through government-contracting programs and provide them help with export- ing their products or services worldwide. n Q&A: Hunt Exporting Evans said that, while her agency will help by request, her team — comprised of eight full- timers and three part-time employees — is often proactively looking for global demands that Connecticut companies can meet. "The Commerce Department has employees all over the world, so we have a good sense of what mar- kets are looking for certain products," Evans said. "We can then search our database of Con- necticut businesses to make connections." Evans cautions that while the export market can provide a large upside to a busi- ness' bottom line, she recommends compa- nies expand domestically before exploring foreign markets. "There's always a cost to find a customer," she said. "But it's higher in foreign markets." She said that money collec- tion, insurance and shipping are all common challenges that many new exporters face, but the greatest need is helping small businesses understand exporting rules. To address that gap, Evans' team is planning — with support from United Technologies — a June conference in Hartford focused on supply chain export compliance. "There are a lot of legal aspects of trade," Evans said. "We hope this conference can help small businesses under- stand those rules and promote the resources we can provide." It's those types of resources that are attract- ing more small businesses to exporting — espe- cially in the aerospace industry — like New Britain-based Addaero Manufacturing, which is involved in 3D printing or additive manufac- turing. The company, which provides parts to industry giants like Boeing and Airbus, started operations in 2015 and has already set its expan- sion sights across the Atlantic. Richard Merlino, the company's president, said he sees a market for his company's technology in the United Kingdom and Europe. While his company is starting to navigate the nuances of exporting, Merlino has ambitious goals for foreign markets. "We want exports to [in time] be 30 percent of our business," he said. Evans says there are currently more than 5,000 exporters in Connecticut and that doesn't account for companies that might export technology or services that don't require physical shipping that drives tradi- tional export numbers. Evans projects that the number of small businesses engaged in exports will continue to grow — despite the minor dip in 2015. n Largest chambers of commerce in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of members as of March 2016) Rank Company Members Minimum dues per year Membership contact(s) Head of chamber Year founded 1 Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce 393 Main St., Middletown, CT 06457 860-347-6924; www.MiddlesexChamber.com 2,100 $215 Cathy Duncan Cathy@MiddlesexChamber.com Lawrence McHugh 1895 2 Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce 200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010 860-584-4718; www.centralctchambers.org 1,600 $225 Ray Gagnon r.gagnon@centralctchambers.org Anthony Mattioli 1889 3 Chamber of Commerce Eastern Connecticut 914 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford, CT 06385 860-701-9113; www.chamberect.com 1,500 $185 Sheri Cote scote@chamberect.com Tony Sheridan 1911 4 Chamber of Commerce of Northwest Connecticut Inc. 333 Kennedy Drive, Suite R101, Torrington, CT 06790 860-482-6586; www.nwctchamberofcommerce.org 700 $275 Scott Gray scott@nwctchamberofcommerce.org JoAnn Ryan 1901 5 Connecticut River Valley Chamber of Commerce (1) 2400 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-3587; www.crvchamber.org 638 $250 Meredith Leone meredith@crvchamber.org Mary Ellen Dombrowski 2016 (2) 6 Midstate Chamber of Commerce 3 Colony St., Suite 301, Meriden, CT 06451 203-235-7901; www.midstatechamber.com 600 $280 Rosanne P. Ford r.ford@midstatechamber.com Séan W. Moore 1896 6 MetroHartford Alliance 31 Pratt St., 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-4451; www.metrohartfordalliance.com 600 $400 Nancy Wheeler nwheeler@metrohartford.com Oz Griebel 1799 8 Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce 50 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492 203-269-9891; www.quinncham.com 585 $354 Dee Prior Nesti dee@quinncham.com Dee Prior Nesti 1915 9 West Hartford Chamber of Commerce 948 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06107 860-521-2300; www.whchamber.com 532 $275 Morgan Hilyard-Evans mhilyard.evans@whchamber.com Barbara Lerner 1908 10 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 20 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040 860-646-2223; www.manchesterchamber.com 500 $290 Amy Heritage amy@manchesterchamber.com April DiFalco 1901 11 Greater Southington Chamber of Commerce 1 Factory Square, Southington, CT 06489 860-628-8036; southingtonchamber.com 486 $225 Lisa Jansson lisa@southingtonchamber.com Elizabeth Hyatt 1938 12 Tolland County Chamber of Commerce 30 Lafayette Square, Vernon, CT 06066 860-872-0587; www.tollandcountychamber.org 450 $275 Candice Corcione tccc@tollandcountychamber.org Candice Corcione 1957 13 Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce 1 Court St., New Britain, CT 06051 860-229-1665; www.greaternewbritainchamber.com 400 $225 Taylor Adametz taylor.newbritainchamber@yahoo.com Timothy T. Stewart 1913 14 The Chamber of Commerce Inc./Windham Region 1010 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226 860-423-6389; www.windhamchamber.com 378 $276 Diane Nadeau diane@WindhamChamber.com Diane Nadeau 1887 15 Avon Chamber of Commerce 412 W. Avon Road, Avon, CT 06001 860-675-4832; www.avonchamber.com 350 $140 Lisa Bohman avonchamber@sbcglobal.net Lisa Bohman 1965 16 Simsbury Chamber of Commerce 749 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT 06070 860-651-7307; www.simsburycoc.org 340 $180 Lisa Gray info@simsburycoc.org Charles D. Houlihan Jr. 1961 17 Cheshire Chamber of Commerce 195 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410 203-272-2345; www.cheshirechamber.org 330 $285 Sheldon Dill sheldon@cheshirechamber.org Sheldon Dill Derek Gromko 1974 18 Windsor Chamber of Commerce 261 Broad St., Windsor, CT 06095 860-688-5165; www.windsorcc.org 320 $145 Jane Garibay jane@windsorcc.org Jane Garibay 1901 19 South Windsor Chamber of Commerce 22 Morgan Farms Drive, South Windsor, CT 06074 860-644-9442; www.southwindsorchamber.org 300 $250 Emily Dubord info@southwindsorchamber.org Vacant (3) 1968 20 Canton Chamber of Commerce 326 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT 06019-0704 860-693-0405; www.cantonchamberofcommerce.com 250 $135 Philip E. Worley phil@cantonchamberofcommerce.com Philip E. Worley 1967 20 Newington Chamber of Commerce 1046 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 860-666-2089; www.newingtonchamber.com 250 $180 Gail Whitney office@newingtonchamber.com Michael Loscialpo 1945 22 North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 123, Enfield, CT 06083 860-741-3838; www.ncccc.org 215 $225 (4) Mike Vezzola mike@ncccc.org Derek Meade 1892 23 Rocky Hill Chamber of Commerce 2264 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-258-7633; www.rhchamber.org 200 $150 Gina Luari rhchamberct@gmail.com Geena Dinos 1989 23 Plainville Chamber of Commerce 1 Central Square, P.O. Box C, Plainville, CT 06062 860-747-6867; www.plainvillechamber.com 200 $185 Maureen Saverick plvchamber@snet.net Antonella Calabrese 1908 25 Farmington Chamber of Commerce (5) 200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010 860-676-8490; www.farmingtonchamber.com 180 $165 (6) Cindy Scoville c.scoville@centralctchambers.org Brendan Moran 1967 26 Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce 200 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-721-6200; www.wethersfieldchamber.com 178 $160 Leslie Civitello wethersfield@sbcglobal.net Todd Lamore 1965 27 East Windsor Chamber of Commerce (5) P.O. Box 270, Broad Brook, CT 06016 860-292-6776; www.eastwindsorchamber.com 175 $125 James Richards jim@eastwindsorchamber.com James Richards 1995 28 Granby Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 211, Granby, CT 06035 860-653-5085; www.granbycoc.org 165 $165 Bob Marx gcoc@granbycoc.org Mary Anne Guarco 1965 29 Suffield Chamber of Commerce (5) P.O. Box 741, Suffield, CT 06078 860-668-4848; www.ctchamber.org/suffield 150 (7) $110 Andrew Preissner info@suffieldchamber.com Andrew Preissner 1994 29 Bradley Regional Chamber of Commerce (8) P.O. Box 1335, East Granby, CT 06026 860-653-3833; www.ctchamber.org/bradley 150 $150 (9) Gina Maria Alimberti ginamariaalimberti@yahoo.com Rebecca Buse Taylor 1954 31 Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce (5) 200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010 860-242-3710; www.bloomfieldchamber.org 110 $150 Jill Fitzgerald Director@BloomfieldChamber.org Todd Warner 1965 Source: Each chamber via survey. (1) Glastonbury and East Hartford Chambers merged on Jan. 1, 2016. (2) Glastonbury Chamber founded in 1902 and East Hartford Chamber in 1915. (3) As of April 2016, the South Windsor chamber is actively searching for a new head. (4) $195 (sole proprietor). (5) Data are from chamber website. (6) Figure from 2014. (7) Figure from 2015. (8) Windsor Locks and East Granby Chambers merged in 2013. (9) $300 for freight forwarders, which are companies that need the Chamber's stamp to certify that all the products they are shipping were made in the United States. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. 3 914 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford, CT 06385 860-701-9113; www.chamberect.com 1,500 $185 scote@chamberect.com Tony Sheridan 1911 4 Chamber of Commerce of Northwest Connecticut Inc. 333 Kennedy Drive, Suite R101, Torrington, CT 06790 860-482-6586; www.nwctchamberofcommerce.org 700 $275 Scott Gray scott@nwctchamberofcommerce.org JoAnn Ryan 1901 5 Connecticut River Valley Chamber of Commerce (1) 2400 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-3587; www.crvchamber.org 638 $250 Meredith Leone meredith@crvchamber.org Mary Ellen Dombrowski 2016 (2) 6 Midstate Chamber of Commerce 3 Colony St., Suite 301, Meriden, CT 06451 203-235-7901; www.midstatechamber.com 600 $280 Rosanne P. Ford r.ford@midstatechamber.com Séan W. Moore 1896 6 MetroHartford Alliance 31 Pratt St., 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-4451; www.metrohartfordalliance.com 600 $400 Nancy Wheeler nwheeler@metrohartford.com Oz Griebel 1799 8 Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce 50 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492 203-269-9891; www.quinncham.com 585 $354 Dee Prior Nesti dee@quinncham.com Dee Prior Nesti 1915 9 West Hartford Chamber of Commerce 948 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06107 860-521-2300; www.whchamber.com 532 $275 Morgan Hilyard-Evans mhilyard.evans@whchamber.com Barbara Lerner 1908 10 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 20 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040 860-646-2223; www.manchesterchamber.com 500 $290 Amy Heritage amy@manchesterchamber.com April DiFalco 1901 11 Greater Southington Chamber of Commerce 1 Factory Square, Southington, CT 06489 860-628-8036; southingtonchamber.com 486 $225 Lisa Jansson lisa@southingtonchamber.com Elizabeth Hyatt 1938 12 Tolland County Chamber of Commerce 30 Lafayette Square, Vernon, CT 06066 860-872-0587; www.tollandcountychamber.org 450 $275 Candice Corcione tccc@tollandcountychamber.org Candice Corcione 1957 13 Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce 1 Court St., New Britain, CT 06051 860-229-1665; www.greaternewbritainchamber.com 400 $225 Taylor Adametz taylor.newbritainchamber@yahoo.com Timothy T. Stewart 1913 14 The Chamber of Commerce Inc./Windham Region 1010 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226 860-423-6389; www.windhamchamber.com 378 $276 Diane Nadeau diane@WindhamChamber.com Diane Nadeau 1887 15 Avon Chamber of Commerce 412 W. Avon Road, Avon, CT 06001 860-675-4832; www.avonchamber.com 350 $140 Lisa Bohman avonchamber@sbcglobal.net Lisa Bohman 1965 16 Simsbury Chamber of Commerce 749 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT 06070 860-651-7307; www.simsburycoc.org 340 $180 Lisa Gray info@simsburycoc.org Charles D. Houlihan Jr. 1961 17 Cheshire Chamber of Commerce 195 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410 203-272-2345; www.cheshirechamber.org 330 $285 Sheldon Dill sheldon@cheshirechamber.org Sheldon Dill Derek Gromko 1974 18 Windsor Chamber of Commerce 261 Broad St., Windsor, CT 06095 860-688-5165; www.windsorcc.org 320 $145 Jane Garibay jane@windsorcc.org Jane Garibay 1901 19 South Windsor Chamber of Commerce 22 Morgan Farms Drive, South Windsor, CT 06074 860-644-9442; www.southwindsorchamber.org 300 $250 Emily Dubord info@southwindsorchamber.org Vacant (3) 1968 20 Canton Chamber of Commerce 326 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT 06019-0704 860-693-0405; www.cantonchamberofcommerce.com 250 $135 Philip E. Worley phil@cantonchamberofcommerce.com Philip E. Worley 1967 20 Newington Chamber of Commerce 1046 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 860-666-2089; www.newingtonchamber.com 250 $180 Gail Whitney office@newingtonchamber.com Michael Loscialpo 1945 22 North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 123, Enfield, CT 06083 860-741-3838; www.ncccc.org 215 $225 (4) Mike Vezzola mike@ncccc.org Derek Meade 1892 23 Rocky Hill Chamber of Commerce 2264 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-258-7633; www.rhchamber.org 200 $150 Gina Luari rhchamberct@gmail.com Geena Dinos 1989 23 Plainville Chamber of Commerce 1 Central Square, P.O. Box C, Plainville, CT 06062 860-747-6867; www.plainvillechamber.com 200 $185 Maureen Saverick plvchamber@snet.net Antonella Calabrese 1908 25 Farmington Chamber of Commerce (5) 200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010 860-676-8490; www.farmingtonchamber.com 180 $165 (6) Cindy Scoville c.scoville@centralctchambers.org Brendan Moran 1967 26 Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce 200 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-721-6200; www.wethersfieldchamber.com 178 $160 Leslie Civitello wethersfield@sbcglobal.net Todd Lamore 1965 27 East Windsor Chamber of Commerce (5) P.O. Box 270, Broad Brook, CT 06016 860-292-6776; www.eastwindsorchamber.com 175 $125 James Richards jim@eastwindsorchamber.com James Richards 1995 28 Granby Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 211, Granby, CT 06035 860-653-5085; www.granbycoc.org 165 $165 Bob Marx gcoc@granbycoc.org Mary Anne Guarco 1965 29 Suffield Chamber of Commerce (5) P.O. Box 741, Suffield, CT 06078 860-668-4848; www.ctchamber.org/suffield 150 (7) $110 Andrew Preissner info@suffieldchamber.com Andrew Preissner 1994 29 Bradley Regional Chamber of Commerce (8) P.O. Box 1335, East Granby, CT 06026 860-653-3833; www.ctchamber.org/bradley 150 $150 (9) Gina Maria Alimberti ginamariaalimberti@yahoo.com Rebecca Buse Taylor 1954 31 Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce (5) 200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010 860-242-3710; www.bloomfieldchamber.org 110 $150 Jill Fitzgerald Director@BloomfieldChamber.org Todd Warner 1965 Source: Each chamber via survey. (1) Glastonbury and East Hartford Chambers merged on Jan. 1, 2016. (2) Glastonbury Chamber founded in 1902 and East Hartford Chamber in 1915. (3) As of April 2016, the South Windsor chamber is actively searching for a new head. (4) $195 (sole proprietor). (5) Data are from chamber website. (6) Figure from 2014. (7) Figure from 2015. (8) Windsor Locks and East Granby Chambers merged in 2013. (9) $300 for freight forwarders, which are companies that need the Chamber's stamp to certify that all the products they are shipping were made in the United States. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. 5 Connecticut River Valley Chamber of Commerce (1) 2400 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-3587; www.crvchamber.org 638 $250 Meredith Leone meredith@crvchamber.org Mary Ellen Dombrowski 2016 (2) 6 Midstate Chamber of Commerce 3 Colony St., Suite 301, Meriden, CT 06451 203-235-7901; www.midstatechamber.com 600 $280 Rosanne P. Ford r.ford@midstatechamber.com Séan W. Moore 1896 6 MetroHartford Alliance 31 Pratt St., 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-4451; www.metrohartfordalliance.com 600 $400 Nancy Wheeler nwheeler@metrohartford.com Oz Griebel 1799 8 Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce 50 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492 203-269-9891; www.quinncham.com 585 $354 Dee Prior Nesti dee@quinncham.com Dee Prior Nesti 1915 9 West Hartford Chamber of Commerce 948 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06107 860-521-2300; www.whchamber.com 532 $275 Morgan Hilyard-Evans mhilyard.evans@whchamber.com Barbara Lerner 1908 10 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 20 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040 860-646-2223; www.manchesterchamber.com 500 $290 Amy Heritage amy@manchesterchamber.com April DiFalco 1901 11 Greater Southington Chamber of Commerce 1 Factory Square, Southington, CT 06489 860-628-8036; southingtonchamber.com 486 $225 Lisa Jansson lisa@southingtonchamber.com Elizabeth Hyatt 1938 12 Tolland County Chamber of Commerce 30 Lafayette Square, Vernon, CT 06066 860-872-0587; www.tollandcountychamber.org 450 $275 Candice Corcione tccc@tollandcountychamber.org Candice Corcione 1957 13 Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce 1 Court St., New Britain, CT 06051 860-229-1665; www.greaternewbritainchamber.com 400 $225 Taylor Adametz taylor.newbritainchamber@yahoo.com Timothy T. Stewart 1913 14 The Chamber of Commerce Inc./Windham Region 1010 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226 860-423-6389; www.windhamchamber.com 378 $276 Diane Nadeau diane@WindhamChamber.com Diane Nadeau 1887 15 Avon Chamber of Commerce 412 W. Avon Road, Avon, CT 06001 860-675-4832; www.avonchamber.com 350 $140 Lisa Bohman avonchamber@sbcglobal.net Lisa Bohman 1965 16 Simsbury Chamber of Commerce 749 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT 06070 860-651-7307; www.simsburycoc.org 340 $180 Lisa Gray info@simsburycoc.org Charles D. Houlihan Jr. 1961 17 Cheshire Chamber of Commerce 195 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410 203-272-2345; www.cheshirechamber.org 330 $285 Sheldon Dill sheldon@cheshirechamber.org Sheldon Dill Derek Gromko 1974 18 Windsor Chamber of Commerce 261 Broad St., Windsor, CT 06095 860-688-5165; www.windsorcc.org 320 $145 Jane Garibay jane@windsorcc.org Jane Garibay 1901 19 South Windsor Chamber of Commerce 22 Morgan Farms Drive, South Windsor, CT 06074 860-644-9442; www.southwindsorchamber.org 300 $250 Emily Dubord info@southwindsorchamber.org Vacant (3) 1968 20 Canton Chamber of Commerce 326 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT 06019-0704 860-693-0405; www.cantonchamberofcommerce.com 250 $135 Philip E. Worley phil@cantonchamberofcommerce.com Philip E. Worley 1967 20 Newington Chamber of Commerce 1046 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 860-666-2089; www.newingtonchamber.com 250 $180 Gail Whitney office@newingtonchamber.com Michael Loscialpo 1945 22 North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 123, Enfield, CT 06083 860-741-3838; www.ncccc.org 215 $225 (4) Mike Vezzola mike@ncccc.org Derek Meade 1892 23 Rocky Hill Chamber of Commerce 2264 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-258-7633; www.rhchamber.org 200 $150 Gina Luari rhchamberct@gmail.com Geena Dinos 1989 23 Plainville Chamber of Commerce 1 Central Square, P.O. Box C, Plainville, CT 06062 860-747-6867; www.plainvillechamber.com 200 $185 Maureen Saverick plvchamber@snet.net Antonella Calabrese 1908 25 Farmington Chamber of Commerce (5) 200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010 860-676-8490; www.farmingtonchamber.com 180 $165 (6) Cindy Scoville c.scoville@centralctchambers.org Brendan Moran 1967 26 Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce 200 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-721-6200; www.wethersfieldchamber.com 178 $160 Leslie Civitello wethersfield@sbcglobal.net Todd Lamore 1965 27 East Windsor Chamber of Commerce (5) P.O. Box 270, Broad Brook, CT 06016 860-292-6776; www.eastwindsorchamber.com 175 $125 James Richards jim@eastwindsorchamber.com James Richards 1995 28 Granby Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 211, Granby, CT 06035 860-653-5085; www.granbycoc.org 165 $165 Bob Marx gcoc@granbycoc.org Mary Anne Guarco 1965 29 Suffield Chamber of Commerce (5) P.O. Box 741, Suffield, CT 06078 860-668-4848; www.ctchamber.org/suffield 150 (7) $110 Andrew Preissner info@suffieldchamber.com Andrew Preissner 1994 29 Bradley Regional Chamber of Commerce (8) P.O. Box 1335, East Granby, CT 06026 860-653-3833; www.ctchamber.org/bradley 150 $150 (9) Gina Maria Alimberti ginamariaalimberti@yahoo.com Rebecca Buse Taylor 1954 31 Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce (5) 200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010 860-242-3710; www.bloomfieldchamber.org 110 $150 Jill Fitzgerald Director@BloomfieldChamber.org Todd Warner 1965 Source: Each chamber via survey. (1) Glastonbury and East Hartford Chambers merged on Jan. 1, 2016. (2) Glastonbury Chamber founded in 1902 and East Hartford Chamber in 1915. (3) As of April 2016, the South Windsor chamber is actively searching for a new head. (4) $195 (sole proprietor). (5) Data are from chamber website. (6) Figure from 2014. (7) Figure from 2015. (8) Windsor Locks and East Granby Chambers merged in 2013. (9) $300 for freight forwarders, which are companies that need the Chamber's stamp to certify that all the products they are shipping were made in the United States. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.

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