Bath-Brunswick-Topsham Chamber highlights Members Helping Members, WILL Power, and third initiative

The Bath‑Brunswick‑Topsham Regional Chamber is ramping up member-driven programming for 2026 with two immediate offerings that target small-business needs and women leaders in the Midcoast economy. The chamber’s Feb. 9 column spotlights a Members Helping Members webinar on alternative health insurance and benefits solutions and the relaunch of the WILL Power leadership series; the column also references a third initiative but provides no details.

The Members Helping Members session will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. The chamber described the Members Helping Members series as one “where members present workshops and education-based presentations,” and said it plans to expand the series in 2026: “We should also note that the Members Helping Members series where members present workshops and education-based presentations is something that we will be doing much more of in 2026.” Health Access Solutions “was willing to do a webinar,” the chamber noted, and that willingness helped prompt the chamber to try the model: “To be clear, we as a chamber have many different insurers who are members, and we value them all, but where this idea is a model that was new to our leadership team and where Health Access Solutions was willing to do a webinar, we wanted to give it a go.” Registration instructions in the column point to a chamber email and the event listing online: “You can sign up by emailing (/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection) or by clicking on the event listing on our website.”

WILL Power, the chamber’s Women in Local Leadership team, launched in 2018 and is being revived after pandemic interruptions. The chamber said, “WILL Power is our Women in Local Leadership team that launched in 2018 with programs to bring together and support business leaders in the area, but the momentum was stymied by the pandemic. It is now back, and we couldn’t be happier to start that momentum again.” The first event in the WILL Power “Will You Rise and Shine” breakfast speaker series is a workshop titled “The Shift,” scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at The Brunswick Hotel and led by chamber member Cary Ouelette. The chamber relayed the program description verbatim: “The Shift is described as: ’ … a powerful clarity-driven workshop designed for women who want more; more confidence, more alignment, and more results. You’ll start to uncover the hidden habits, beliefs, and patterns that have held you back and learn practical tools to step forward with intention in 2026.’ ”

The column signals a broader push to return to in-person and member-led services, and invites members to present topics in the coming year. However, the chamber’s Feb. 9 column promised three initiatives and supplied full details for only two. The missing third initiative was not described in the excerpts available, leaving organizers’ next announcements as the crucial follow-up for residents and local businesses tracking opportunities to save on benefits or to engage in leadership development. Expect further event details and registration clarifications from the chamber as they publish updates.