The mission the Shires Young Professional group is to help young professionals and families create deep roots in our community that encourage them to stay and build a prosperous life in the Shires of Vermont. The SYP looks to engage, emerge, and empower young professionals throughout the region.
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Getting involved in one's community is essential for young professionals for a multitude of reasons. Here are 10 compelling reasons why it’s important:
1. Networking Opportunities: Community involvement allows young professionals to expand their network beyond their workplace. They can meet people from diverse backgrounds, including potential mentors, collaborators, and future employers.
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Matt Harrington, the executive director of the Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce, knows better than to promote his town as a happening place for the young and the restless. “It’s tough to live in rural Vermont if you are 21 to 27 years old,” said Harrington, who is 34. “Madison’s (a popular Bennington restaurant and bar) closes at 10, 10:30. There’s no nightlife.” But for the still-pretty-young, those over 28, Harrington sees Bennington as a paradise of sorts: a place where you can find a great job at a small company where you’ll get a chance to try out many different roles; a community where you know your neighbors; and a small but dynamic growing ecosystem where opportunities for public service and civic engagement abound.
The Bennington area offers recreation and a small-town feel with proximity to urban centers, but it presents challenges in areas like salaries, upward mobility, lack of events, housing and daycare costs. Those are some results of the Shires Young Professionals' inaugural survey of young professionals in the region, sent out to members of the group last month.
Twenty Three Southern Vermont Emerging Leaders were recognized at the 3rd Annual Southern Vermont Economy Summit on May 23rd. Southern Vermont Young Professionals and the Shires Young Professionals co-hosted the third annual recognition event which celebrates young people from the Bennington and Windham regions. Individuals were nominated based on their work as community leaders and volunteers, and for their professional accomplishments and commitment to serving the region.
Mount Snow, Vermont -- Edward Jones, Heritage Family Credit Union, and Bennington Potters sponsored the Emerging Leaders recognition event at the 2nd Annual Southern Vermont Economic Development Summit. The Summit took place at the Grand Summit Resort at Mount Snow in Dover on May 30th, 2018.
The Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce is investing in the future with young professionals in the region. Announced on May 24, the Bennington Young Professionals group will join the chamber and be renamed as the Shires Young Professionals.
