The Paulding Chamber of Commerce was organized in 1961, and has now celebrated 47 successful years. Several small business owners located in Dallas, Hiram, and throughout the County were instrumental in uniting the business and commercial interests of the county to organize a permanent county wide Chamber of Commerce.

The Paulding Chamber's mission is as follows, "The Paulding Chamber of Commerce is to represent, encourage, support, and develop a vibrant business environment through a share vision and common goals to create an outstanding community in which to live, work and play."

The Paulding Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of business and professional women and men who have joined together for the purpose of promoting the interests of business in the community. The Chamber is a non-profit, non-sectarian, 501 (c) (6) organization which was organized to advance the business interests of all segments of the economic community of Paulding, to promote integrity, and to work to enhance the business, civic, cultural and educational resources of the County.

Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity may apply for one or more memberships in the Paulding Chamber of Commerce. Each member shall be entitled to have individual(s) to represent such membership for the basic dues. The governance of the Chamber, the management of its affairs, the direction of its work, the adoption of its program of work, the responsibility for its finances, and the control of its property are vested in its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors regularly meets once a month. Leadership is provided by an Executive Committee.

The Chamber is not part of a city, county or state government; a political party or faction; a civic or social club; a social service or welfare organization; or an employment agency.

The Chamber's financial support comes from its members through voluntary investments based on size and type of organization. In addition to regular members, the Chairman's Club and President's Club members have made a significant financial contribution to the Chamber. All expenditures are budgeted, approved by the Executive Committee and the Board, and then administered by the President.

The Paulding Chamber has 800+ members representing large and small, domestic and international businesses.

Among the priorities for the Paulding Chamber are job creation and business development.

The Paulding Chamber works in the areas of community development, governmental affairs, education, economic development, business development, membership development, and communications.

The Paulding Chamber provides frequent seminars on a variety of educational and business topics. Demographic data, maps, and directories of various businesses are available.

The Paulding Chamber of Commerce publishes the Community Information Guide, published by Great Southern Publishers for natives and newcomers to Paulding.