Membership Benefits
Membership in the Hampshire Area Chamber of Commerce offers many benefits and opportunities including:
Business Referrals
The chamber promotes members whenever possible. We encourage our members to refer other businesses as they are the best immediate networking group at your fingertips. For each newly referred member that joins the Chamber, you receive $50. (Must not be currently pursued by the chamber).
News & Information
Stay on top of local news and emerging developments with postings at the Chamber’s Web site, from e-blasts, and via our newsletter, to webinars and links to SBA websites and contacts.
Advertising & Marketing Opportunities
Grow your business with a variety of promotional options such as:
- Placement on the Chamber’s website & professionally designed annual Area Guide & Business Directory
- Advertisements through the Chamber’s e-blast system
- Advertisements on social media outlets
- Display messages on the Chamber’s community bulletin board located at 72 and State Street
- Sponsored Street Banners on the main street through Hampshire
- Event Sponsorships
Featured Business Promotional Opportunities
Chamber members at all levels can be a spotlighted featured business! The promotion includes a week of promotion on our website and social media pages that includes a professionally written article or blog about your business, a message on the community sign at State Street & Route 72, and an e-blast to all our members!
Tools for Business Success
Local, State, and Federal Links to the most up to date information that pertains to businesses, web resources, speakers, and leadership training tools.
Communications
The Chamber can help you tell your story and build your business using the Chamber’s website, E- newsletter, as well as daily & weekly e-blasts. Post your hot deals, employment opportunities, and event updates online and through email blasts.
Networking
Lunch and learn meetings, a variety of events, mixers and after hours, ribbon cuttings and informative seminars provide excellent opportunities to reinforce existing relationships and establish new networking ties to businesses and local organizations in the area.
Ribbon Cuttings
The Hampshire Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for your business or organization celebrating your new business, an anniversary, an expansion, a new location, or a significant milestone.
Welcome bags
Direct your marketing to new residents by providing marketing materials in our welcome bags given out to new residents to the area. You provide the items and we will distribute them!