Copperas Cove Chamber events connect businesses and military this month

The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce staged its January Military Affairs Dinner at the Copperas Cove Civic Center on Jan. 12, bringing together the business and military-focused parts of the community for an evening program that ran from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The event was listed on the Chamber’s official events calendar, which serves as the community’s hub for business gatherings, networking and civic activities.

Today, Jan. 13, the Chamber is hosting Bite Club at Jimmy John’s of Copperas Cove from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Bite Club events are short, midday networking sessions designed to give local business operators and community leaders a low-friction space to meet, trade leads and coordinate efforts for the coming quarter. Looking ahead, the Chamber’s 2026 Annual Chamber Awards Gala & Fundraiser is scheduled for Jan. 31 at the Copperas Cove Civic Center from 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM, offering an evening that combines recognition of local businesses with fundraising to support Chamber programs.

Each event entry on the Chamber calendar includes time and location details and links to the Chamber’s event registration pages, making it straightforward for residents and business owners to reserve spots, add items to personal calendars and plan attendance. For local small businesses, these gatherings are timely: the January schedule concentrates networking opportunities into a short window that can influence first-quarter customer outreach and partnership-building.

From an economic perspective, Chamber-organized events play a practical role in local resilience and revenue cycles by connecting service providers, retailers and civic organizations. Military affairs programming remains particularly relevant in Copperas Cove, given the community’s substantial number of military families and service members; events that explicitly focus on military-business relationships can improve access to contract opportunities, workforce transitions and community support services.

The Awards Gala & Fundraiser on Jan. 31 will function both as recognition and as a fundraising mechanism for the Chamber’s upcoming initiatives, helping underwrite programming that benefits Coryell County businesses and community groups throughout the year. For entrepreneurs and nonprofits alike, these moments to network, promote and secure modest funding are an efficient use of limited time and local resources.

Our two cents? If you run a local business or represent a community organization, prioritize at least one Chamber event this month. Register through the Chamber calendar, show up ready to exchange contacts, and treat the Gala as both a night out and an investment in the Cove’s economic ecosystem.