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10 Reasons
why a business needs to belong to the Chamber
Chamber membership gives you Targeted and cost-effective
instant credibility promotional 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 at 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 given
Your Chamber is the not-for-profit advocate for local more opportunities to meet your peers in the community.
business with a unified voice. We represent you at the The Chamber organizes a year-round schedule of events
municipal and provincial levels of government when to make meeting and mixing with potential partners,
it comes to issues that impact business, and we also clients and new friends a much more enjoyable task.
benefit from membership in the Canadian and Ontario
Chambers of Commerce which lobby at the national and
provincial levels. Information and education
Every week, we’ll send you a Chamber News Update to
We always refer our Members first keep you up-to-date on our events, Member news and
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 channels provide a stream of updates
additional leads for you and hopefully, more money in throughout the year.
your pocket.
A collaborative relationship with
You can save on services you that
other like-minded organizations
your employees use anyway Our staff and Board members meet regularly with
Through our Chamber Perks Savings program, you other business organizations concerned with building
and your employees are entitled to take advantage a prosperous community, such as Explore Waterloo
of discounts and savings on services offered by other Region, Waterloo Economic Development Corporation,
local Chamber Members. We also have a flexible group City of Cambridge Economic Development, Communitech
insurance plan, fuel discounts through Esso, shipping and neighbouring Chambers. This allows us to identify
discounts through Purolator and UPS. See our benefits opportunities and issues collaboratively to assist
section for all the details. businesses.
Hybrid programming to meet your A stronger sense of community
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
you attend more events and get involved you develop
businesses to re-evaluate. In keeping with these major stronger relationships with other Members of the
shifts, the Chamber offers a combination of programming business community which can make a real difference
– both in-person and virtual – to ensure the needs of its to the prosperity of our community.
Members can be met in a manner that serves them best.
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