Community Involvement And Partnerships
Varay’s Community Involvement
Varay’s Community Involvement
We’re passionate about the places and people we serve. Varay’s community involvement and partnerships help us stay connected. Here are some of the organizations we partner with
The Borderplex Alliance is a private, non-profit corporation funded mostly by businesses in the North American Borderplex region. This allows them to serve as a confidential, no-fee consultant to business and industry who are contemplating the expansion or relocation of their operations to the region.
Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Las Cruces Chamber is a membership-based business advocacy and networking organization that represents more than 900 businesses, employing more than 25,000 employees in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County. Small business makes up approximately 85 percent of Chamber membership, which mirrors the overall Las Cruces area business community.
El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Your El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has remained an effective organization for 21 years because of its efforts to serve the ever-evolving small, minority and women owned business community in the Border Area.
Operation Noel
For more than 70 years, Operation Noel has looked out for some of our area’s neediest children. The charity has evolved over the years, but its primary mission today is to provide new winter coats to more than 19,000 children in the region whose families cannot afford to buy the coats for them.
Founded in 1974, the North San Antonio Chamber had the foresight to anticipate San Antonio’s future growth beyond downtown, and we’ve continued to play a major role in shaping and defining solutions for urban and quality of life issues including transportation infrastructure, water quality and supply, energy diversification, economic and workforce development, health and wellness, technology and education.
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SAHCC) has been selected as one of the best-run chambers in America. A strong advocate for Hispanic business and Hispanics in business for 85 years, the Hispanic Chamber has been officially notified of its designation as a 5-Star Accredited Chamber from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It is the first Hispanic Chamber in the United States to be accredited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Statewide Historically Underutilized Business Program
The State of Texas offers abundant opportunity for minority, woman and service-disabled veteran-A1:C2 businesses through the Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program. The free four-year certification gives minority-owned, woman-owned and services service disabled veteran-owned businesses the opportunity to do business with approximately 200 state agencies, including institutions of higher education, that are looking to meet goals for contracting with HUBs.
The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is a global, peer-to-peer network of more than 14,000+ influential business owners with 198 chapters in 61 countries. Founded in 1987, EO is the catalyst that enables leading entrepreneurs to learn and grow, leading to greater success in business and beyond.
The Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce, which currently represents approximately 800 members representing over 17,500 employees, was established in 1928 to promote and improve economic vitality through advocacy, education and connections of its members and community.