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10 REASONS

Why a business needs to belong to the Chamber

Chamber membership gives you instant Targeted and cost-effective promotional
credibility opportunities
Displaying the Chamber logo at your place of business Membership in the Chamber gives you access to many
can lead to tangible business results; consumers are targeted promotional vehicles, including advertising
80% more likely to purchase goods or services from in our newsletter, website and mail program directly
a company that belongs to the local Chamber of to the membership. Plus, you can host or exhibit at a
Commerce, according to the Shapiro Report. This report mixer or sponsor one of our many events. You’ll save
also notes that consumers are more likely to believe promotional dollars by reaching out directly to a very
that Chamber Member products are superior to their targeted audience.
competition.

Networking opportunities
You can help shape local policy When you get involved in the Chamber, you’ll be
Your Chamber is the not-for-profit advocate for local given more opportunities to meet your peers in the
business with a unified voice. We represent you at all community. The Chamber organizes a year-round
levels of government when it comes to issues that schedule of events to make meeting and mixing with
impact business, and we also benefit from membership potential partners, clients and new friends a much more
in the Canadian and Ontario Chambers of Commerce enjoyable experience.
which lobby at the national and provincial levels.
Information and education
Every week, we’ll send you a Chamber News Update to
keep you up-to-date on our events, Member news and
We always refer our Members first programs of interest. We will also create professional
When we receive inquiries from the community or development events on relevant topics to help you and
outside it, we refer Chamber Members first using your employees become more effective. This website
our online membership directory. That translates to and our social media channels provide a stream of
additional leads for you and hopefully, more money in updates throughout the year.
your pocket.

A collaborative relationship with other
You can save on services you that your like-minded organizations
employees use anyway Our staff and Board members meet regularly with
Through our Chamber Perks program, you and your other business organizations concerned with building
a prosperous community, such as Explore Waterloo
employees are entitled to take advantage of discounts Region, Waterloo Economic Development Corporation,
and savings on services offered by other local Chamber City of Cambridge Economic Development, Communitech
Members. We also have a flexible group insurance plan, and neighbouring Chambers. This allows us to identify
fuel discounts through Esso, shipping discounts through opportunities and issues collaboratively to assist
Purolator and UPS. See our benefits section for all the businesses.
details.

A stronger sense of community
Hybrid programming to meet your needs What you get from your Chamber membership will,
The pandemic prompted many organizations and to some extent, depend upon what you put into it. As
businesses to re-evaluate. In keeping with these major you attend more events and get involved you develop
shifts, the Chamber offers a combination of programming stronger relationships with other members of the
– both in-person and virtual – to ensure the needs of its business community which can make a real difference
members can be met in a manner that serves them best. to the prosperity of our community.

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