Membership Benefits
Why Join the Chamber?
Most consumers (59 percent) think that being active in the local chamber of commerce is an effective business strategy overall. It’s 29 percent more effective, however, for communicating to consumers that a company uses good business practices and 26 percent more effective for communicating that a business is reputable.
If a company shows that it’s highly involved in its local chamber (e.g., sits on the chamber board), consumers are 12 percent more likely to think that its products stack up better against its competition.
When a consumer thinks that a company’s products stack up better against the competition because the company is highly involved in its local chamber of commerce, it is because he or she infers that the company is trustworthy, involved in the community and is an industry leader.
When consumers know that a restaurant franchise is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 40 percent more likely to eat at the franchise in the next few months.
When consumers know that an insurance company is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 43 percent more likely to consider buying insurance from it.
Benefits of Joining
- Membership brings credibility to your business
- Membership increases your visibility in the community
- Networking opportunities are provided to members. You’ll be in direct contact with other professionals
- Gain a voice in Government
- Make business contacts
Online Membership Directory. The Chamber refers our members’ products and services over non-members’, which means you’ll also gain referral opportunities as a member.
Chamber events and programs provide members with great opportunities to get to know new people and expand their prospect base. Chamber events are innovative and fun ways to help members meet potential customers, clients and vendors— and generate new business leads.
Working in partnership with Reliant Energy, the Chamber works to lower your electric utility rate. Call us to get more information.
Advertising and sponsorship opportunities with Chamber events and publications.
The chamber has many low cost or free events that we offer our members. From the low cost Victoria Friendly Certified Customer Service Training to our quarterly series for Building Better Businesses we offer you the opportunity to build your business.
The local chamber takes on the tough issues and opposes new regulations, taxes, fees, assessments and costs directed at small businesses. It also helps protect the principles of free enterprise and aids businesses in being treated fairly.
A business membership is as low as $300 as the initial investment. The renewal is only $275 for the company. In the case of Real Estate, the company is the umbrella for individual agents to join at a discounted investment to have full access to the many different opportunities. The Agent investment is $140.
We are working with our web designer and our Marketing Committee to provide additional advertising and promotional opportunities. They are working to bring our members on line job listings for member companies and Hot Deal Member to Member opportunities.