“El Dorado Hills Biz Walk Visits 160 Local Businesses in Single Afternoon” October 24, 2024

By Bill Sullivan

The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce hosted its Annual El Dorado Hills “Biz” Walk Wednesday afternoon, as part of their ongoing efforts to stay informed about the needs, concerns, and successes of the local business community they serve. 

Over the course of the afternoon, 12 different teams of volunteers took to the streets across El Dorado Hills, paying visits to 160 different businesses. The teams consisted of chamber members, local civic leaders and others that teamed up in groups of 2-3 individuals to participate in a walking tour of various retail, commercial, and service business locations throughout the area.

Teams pounded the pavement with their surveys within their designated zones, collecting feedback to gauge the pulse and economic well-being of the business community and presenting a goodie bag of gifts from the El Dorado Hills Chamber and its sponsors. The data the volunteer teams gathered helps determine what is going on in the business community and provides insights into how the Chamber, civic leaders, and the County can retain, improve, and attract businesses to the area.

Twelve different teams of chamber volunteers paid visits to some 160 different businesses on Wednesday’s Biz Walk in El Dorado Hills. Folsom Times photos by Bill Sullivan

In the coming weeks, the data will be compiled and released in a report of the findings for the business community, the chamber and county leaders can work together on to address the needs expressed by the many participants. 

“Biz Walk is our favorite program because we hear from hundreds of local businesses in just a few hours,” explained Debbie Manning, longtime CEO of the El Dorado Hills Chamber. “Be on the lookout for the summary in the next 4-6 weeks.”

Pioneer Community Energy served as the presenting sponsor of this year’s event. Additional sponsors included Style Readers Media, Holiday Inn Express & Suites of El Dorado Hills, West Coast Events, Element 79, LeSarra, MatrixMindz, Ludlow Cleaning Company, Colliers, PATRA, Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers, and Top Dog Accounting.

The Chamber’s Premier Partners for 2024 included AG Spanos, Blue Shield of California, Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital of Folsom, El Dorado Disposal, El Dorado Hills Town Center, GroupOne Consulting, Holiday Inn Express & Suites of El Dorado Hills, Marshall Medical Center, Parker Development Company, ProEquity Asset Management, Red Hawk Casino, Village Life, Wells Fargo, Winn Communities, and AKT.

The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business organization (501c6) representing the business district of El Dorado Hills and surrounding areas, offering services and benefits to both the community and its members. For more information, visit ElDoradoHillsChamber.org.