Local Business and the Chamber Of Secrets

It's no secret that chambers of commerce benefit the local business community. The chamber I represent works hard to provide members the opportunity to build, grow and connect their businesses. One misconception is that you must physically participate to get any benefit from a chamber membership, and unfortunately, decisions are made on this misconception. Want in on a secret? Your business can benefit while also benefiting your local business economy. I'm going to give you two examples of how, using our chamber, the Greater East Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce in New Caney, TX.

1. The Online Directory - There were nearly 70,000 views of our membership directory in 2020 with nearly half finding what they were looking for because they went directly to a member's page to get more information. What about the rest? Were they looking for you? If you joined for this benefit alone at our Silver Membership level of $300 per year, that's only $25 per month to be listed in a valuable and utilized directory.
   
   
2. Supporting The Local Economy - Our chamber produces events and materials with the goal of reminding consumers to shop close to home and support local businesses. We will also be revealing new programs in 2021 to continue accomplishing this.

So what's the secret? Your investment average of $25 per month does have great value even if you do not physically participate, although we love it when you do. Tell me again why you are not a member?