Non Profit Forum Introduces New Grant Opportunity
New funding will become available to qualifying Ocean County Non Profit organizations. As part of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce Winter Webinar Series, the 108-year group bring their…
Stay Warm and Informed with our Winter Webinar Series
With temperatures dropping and schedules shifting there is an easy way to interact with federal, state and county representatives this upcoming month. The Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce brings three…
Celebrate National Plan for Vacation Day!
Our members remind you to use your vacation days wisely in 2022 and start planning much needed quality time that is only a road trip away! The Southern Ocean County…
New Law Signed Affecting Hotels and Lodging
A new state law affecting hotels was signed January 18 in regards to hotel succession, their employees and guest service disruption. S4295/A6246 concerns changes in control of hotels and disruptions…
LBI Wedding Road Show & Party Planning Back In-Person – Join us this Spring!
The Chamber is always looking for love, and for 14 years it has been finding it with the Wedding Road Show & Party Planning tour event that happens each spring.…
Celebrate 108!
Founded in 1914 as the Long Beach Island Board of Trade, the current organization grew to become the LBI Chamber and then into the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce.…
Find Your Favorite Jersey Firsts…
Celebrating National Jersey Day each July 27 represents the day the Garden State joined the union. We were technically the third state to do so, but there are many NJ…
Meet our new Officers at January19 State of the Chamber
Join us as we begin our 108th continued year of service at the January 19 State of Chamber event beginning with check in at 815am and featuring a full program,…
Southern Ocean Chamber wins 2021 NJ Excellence Award for Chowderfest Digital Outreach
To top off the 107th year of our chamber, we were honored to receive statewide honors for our digital outreach for our recent Chowderfest campaign. The New Jersey Tourism Industry…
Capital Arts Grant Guidelines Now Available
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL ARTS GRANT PROGRAMThe Capital Arts Grant Program supports capital projects for arts organizations located in New Jersey. Approximately $4 million in funds are available for the…
LBI Region part of Tourism Recovery Panel at New Jersey League of Municipalities
We are excited to announce that Southern Ocean County Chamber will partner with the New Jersey Tourism Industry Association to present at the 106th Annual NJ State League of Municipalities…
Shop Small Business this holiday and Win Big in the LBI Region
Shopping local retailers, services and restaurants will mean a lot this Holiday Shopping Season. Earn chances to win, every time you visit a participating business on the Shop Small Win…
Emmy Award Winning Travel Host to Present at Closing Ceremonies
Erik Hastings, a.k.a. Erik the Travel Guy, host of the internationally syndicated television series "Beyond Your Backyard" for PBS to recognize 2021 ChowderMonth restaurants. We are proud to announce the…
ChowderMonth Kicks Off with New Traveling Taster Technology
The Chowder Capital of NJ brings in new way to make supporting local restaurants on the Chowder Trail interactive and easy. Beginning September 4 through October 2 the Long Beach…
Hiring Crisis Obstacles and Solutions
We have been working with business leaders from across the state to discuss employment issues that affect businesses across all industries. Our organization participated in the recent Hiring Crisis Press…
