Membership drive continues

Have you considered joining the Chamber? Now is the time! Our current membership drive includes all our normal Chamber benefits, along with more than $1,300 in added benefits and advertising. We’re having a party to celebrate the drive and meet new potential members, 58 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Inn at Mount Pleasant. Food, beer, wine and a band will all be included free of charge for potential new members.

Chamber Ambassadors will be on hand to introduce you to folks and tell you more about the benefits of becoming a member. If you’d like to join us, RSVP online at nwctchamberofcommerce.org/calendar.

One of the challenges we face and surely you hear it too is that there is “no time for meetings!” We understand and are aware of the hard work it takes to make your business a success. However, the Chamber can help promote your business without you leaving your office.

Here’s what we do for you behind the scenes:

List your business on the monthly newsletter with a distribution of 1500

Promote your business by posting your news, special offers and events on the website Advocate for your business

Watch your back for developments in Hartford and Washington

List your business in the Chamber’s Business & Membership Directory and Member Newsletter

Give you a WriteUp in the Chamber Newsletter

Post your Member Discounts offer on the Website and in our Weekly Chamber Exchange email

List your business in the Directory and on the Website

Provide free business counseling through SCORE

Send you a subscription to the monthly Newsletter

Feature your business in the MemberInTheSpotlight that appears in the Newsletter and online

Initiate new programs that respond to your challenges

A national survey conducted by the Schapiro Group illustrates that Chamber membership benefits businesses:

49 percent increase in consumer favorability rating

73 percent increase in consumer awareness

68 percent increase in local reputation

80 percent increase in the likelihood that consumers would patronize the business

To learn more about our Chamber and all the programs we offer, please visit our website at nwctchamberofcommerce.org