﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Arlington Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>www.arlingtonchamber.org</link><description>News related to Arlington Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Arlington Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Chamber 101 9/3/2026 3:45 PM - 9/3/2026 5:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;A free networking seminar for new, existing, and prospective members, Chamber 101&amp;nbsp;is your opportunity to learn how to maximize your Chamber membership. Learn about the Chamber and the many ways you can get involved through events, networking, sponsorship opportunities, and joining committees. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet our staff, future clients and associates, and expand your membership potential at Chamber 101!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Agenda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;3:45 - 4:00 p.m. - Open Networking&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Program&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transportation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Metered street parking is available on 14th Street and the surrounding area, as well as at the Courthouse Plaza parking lot (2098 15th Street,&amp;nbsp;North.). The Chamber is also accessible via Court House Metro (Orange/Silver lines).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;Registration closes at noon on Thursday, September 3. For registration questions, please contact DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager, at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Chamber%20101%20-%20Registration%20Question"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prospective members are allowed to attend up to three (3) Chamber Networking (Breakfast Connection, Business After Business, Small Business Roundtable, Women in Business Networking) events&amp;nbsp; as a guest. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Companies that have previously attended more than three Chamber events and previous members who have dropped their Chamber memberships are not eligible to attend as a guest. The Chamber reserves the right to deny admittance to the event if a nonmember has already attended three events. Please contact Mike Rosenow, Vice President of Membership,&amp;nbsp;at &lt;a href="mailto:membership@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;membership@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; to verify your eligibility or to join the Chamber. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Registrations are non-refundable. While you are unable to apply registrations to future events, you may transfer your registration to another individual.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our Sponsors!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grand Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=6769" /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.statefarm.com/agent/us/va/arlington/michael-garcia-tljym1ys000"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=6770" style="height: 100px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Premier Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mtb.com/"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=6780" style="height: 53px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8981</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:37:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Breakfast Connection 9/10/2026 8:00 AM - 9/10/2026 9:30 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Promote your business before the workday even begins.&amp;nbsp;The format of the Breakfast Connection gives attendees a chance to bring their business to the table, literally. This event focuses on roundtable power networking and provides attendees the chance to exchange business cards, develop new prospects and share a 60 second pitch with each table.&amp;nbsp;Bring plenty of business cards- you&amp;#39;ll need them!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsorship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;We have multiple Patron sponsorships&amp;nbsp;available for this event. Please&amp;nbsp;contact Will Mulligan, Membership Engagement Director, at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:engagement@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Breakfast%20Connection%20-%20Sponsorship%20Question"&gt;engagement@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Agenda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;8:00 a.m.: Registration &amp;amp; Open Networking&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;8:30 a.m.: Program &amp;amp; Speed Networking&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transportation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Limited free parking is available in the parking lot directly across the street from the Pub. Metered street parking is available throughout the neighborhood on 22nd and 23rd Streets, as well as in the&amp;nbsp;parking lot directly behind the Pub on S. Eads and 22nd St..&amp;nbsp;The venue is also accessible via Crystal City Metro Station (Blue &amp;amp; Yellow lines).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;Registration closes at noon on&amp;nbsp;Wednesday, &lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&amp;nbsp;September 10&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;. For registration questions, please contact DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Breakfast%20Connection%20-%20Registration%20Question"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prospective members are allowed to attend up to three (3) Chamber Networking (Breakfast Connection, Business After Business, Small Business Roundtable, Women in Business Networking) events in a calendar year as a guest. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Companies that have previously attended more than three Chamber events and previous members who have dropped their Chamber memberships are not eligible to attend as a guest. The Chamber reserves the right to deny admittance to the event if a nonmember has already attended three events. Please contact Mike Rosenow at &lt;a href="mailto:membership@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;membership@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; to verify your eligibility or to join the Chamber. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Registrations are non-refundable. While you are unable to apply registrations to future events, you may transfer your registration to another individual.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our Sponsors!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Premier Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wacif.org/"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=5550" style="height: 105px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patron Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mstreetbank.com"&gt;MainStreet Bank&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.techpainting.com/"&gt;Tech Painting Co.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9014</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:29:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business After Business 9/24/2026 4:30 PM - 9/24/2026 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Creating connections in this relaxed setting is a great way to end your business day. Build your network while enjoying food, beer, wine, and soft drinks,&amp;nbsp;all of which are included in your registration. Attendees are eligible to&amp;nbsp;win door prizes donated by members.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Are you a member interested in hosting a Business After Business? Please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:events@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Business%20After%20Business%20Host%20Interest"&gt;events@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400 for more information.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration closes on Thursday, September 24 at noon&lt;/strong&gt;. For registration questions, please contact&amp;nbsp;DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager, at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=BAB%20-%20Registration%20Question"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prospective members are allowed to attend up to three (3) Chamber Networking (Breakfast Connection, Business After Business, Small Business Roundtable, Women in Business Networking) events&amp;nbsp;as a guest. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Companies that have previously attended more than three Chamber events and previous members who have dropped their Chamber memberships are not eligible to attend as a guest. The Chamber reserves the right to deny admittance to the event if a nonmember has already attended three events. Please contact Mike Rosenow at &lt;a href="mailto:membership@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;membership@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; to verify your eligibility or to join the Chamber. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Registrations are non-refundable. While you are unable to apply registrations to future events, you may transfer your registration to another individual.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8992</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:00:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Roundtable 9/30/2026 12:00 Noon - 9/30/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Chamber&amp;#39;s free monthly Small Business Roundtable is an important educational and networking opportunity for small businesses. This event provides expert speakers on topics to help you grow your business, such as digital marketing and business development, and also gives you the opportunity to make connections and grow your professional network.&amp;nbsp;The forum is applicable to a variety of businesses and employee levels, from front-line customer service to owners.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="margin:0in;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This Month&amp;#39;s Topic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="margin:0in;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Agenda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;11:55 a.m.: Zoom Room Opens&lt;br /&gt;
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Presentation&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zoom Details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Attendees will receive a Zoom meeting link in their registration confirmation email.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interested in Presenting?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in becoming a speaker for one of our Small Business Roundtables, please review the program &lt;a href="https://arlingtonchamber.egnyte.com/dl/MqWvCrqBppcQ"&gt;guidelines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://arlingtonchamber.egnyte.com/dl/9mcHbJPJvH4R"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;and submit a proposed topic with a one paragraph summary description to &lt;a href="mailto:eventsassoc@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Small%20Business%20Round%20Table%20Proposal%20"&gt;eventsassoc@arlingtonchamber.org.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;For registration questions, please contact&amp;nbsp;DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager, at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=SBRT%20-%20Registration%20Question"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prospective members are allowed to attend up to three (3) Chamber Networking (Breakfast Connection, Business After Business, Small Business Roundtable, Women in Business Networking) events&amp;nbsp;as a guest. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Companies that have previously attended more than three Chamber events and previous members who have dropped their Chamber memberships are not eligible to attend as a guest. The Chamber reserves the right to deny admittance to the event if a nonmember has already attended three events. Please contact Mike Rosenow, Vice President of Membership,&amp;nbsp;at &lt;a href="mailto:membership@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;membership@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; to verify your eligibility or to join the Chamber. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Registrations are non-refundable. While you are unable to apply registrations to future events, you may transfer your registration to another individual.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our sponsor!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grand Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wacif.org/"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=5550" style="height: 105px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=9009</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:06:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>