The Denton Chamber is made up of a diverse cross-section of businesses, companies, and industries in an alliance designed to help promote local products and services and support the collective needs and interests of its members. The organization also provides the structural foundation for administering key affiliate services such as the Convention & Visitor Bureau, Economic Development Partnership, Leadership Denton, and the Small Business Development Center. The Chamber office is the acknowledged "front door" to Denton, with staff responding to inquiries from potential new residents, visitors, and prospective businesses. Literally hundreds of information requests are processed annually, with first priority given to chamber member products and services. Established in 1909, the Denton Chamber has been a consistent and credible representative of local business and is one of only 250 in the entire nation to have achieved and maintained accreditation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for over 35 years.